Mutoh Braille workshops keep printers in touch with tech
Interest in Mutoh Australia’s (free) workshops on the lucrative Digital Braille production potential afforded by Mutoh’s XpertJet UV technology, continues to grow. In response to this escalating customer interest, Mutoh has penned in times/dates for two more workshops, to be run on Thursday 0th April at the company’s Artarmon HQ from 8.30-10.30am and 2-4pm.
Russell Cavenagh, Managing Director of Mutoh Australia, says. “There are obviously a few important tricks of the trade to learn and our team have rapidly become experts on the production side, but we’re also encouraging customers to familiarise themselves with the Australian standards required for ADA compliant Digital Braille.”
“The main thing from our perspective is to help our customers understand the technology capability of Mutoh’s XpertJet UV and how producing Digital Braille inhouse, rather than outsourcing, can significantly enhance the productivity and ROI of these machines.”
With both the Mutoh XpertJet 661UF and large format XpertJet 1462UF printers capable of producing compliant Braille and full-colour tactile graphics in a single pass, these workshops are designed to introduce and de-mystify digital Braille printing. Cavenagh adds: “Our team run through optimal workflows and help our sign and production customers to understand the various legislative requirements they need to be across when considering offering Braille and tactile signage to their customer bases.”
With the Australian Braille Authority (ABA) enforcing strict specifications under the Building Code of Australia and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), demand for compliant Braille signage across public, private, and government spaces is rising fast. Yet, the number of accredited suppliers remains surprisingly small. This scarcity has driven many sign shops to outsource, often at high cost and with long lead times.
Mutoh claims that the solution to this ‘is hidden in plain sight’, confident that their XpertJet UV technology delivers ‘superior’ quality Braille results and at a fraction of the price its competitors are able to achieve. Part of the secret is in the repeatable consistency made possible through Mutoh’s VerteLith RIP pre-set Braille workflow environments, which allows operators to simply download the Braille print profile, import their artwork, and let the RIP automatically apply the correct ink layers and raised heights.
Cavenagh concludes: “For many, Digital Braille production presents as a vertical opportunity to optimise system productivity ‘in the gaps’ where DTO or promotional production might be slow. But we’re also intending to show customers that compliance can effectively be built into the print process.”
Those wishing to attend the workshops can register here
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