graphic expression
Graphic communication right on track with your ideas.
About us
Who are we?
At Graphiscan, we believe that an open mind is the start point of all adventures, may them be human, aesthetic or graphic. We are open to the world and we listen to you. We will go out of our way to track down the best equipment and the latest trends in the field of graphic communication.
Creative imagination brings us somewhere new every day. We always try to think outside the box in order to meet your ideas.
Graphiscan truly believes that devotion leads to excellence and to a unique customer experience. We built the perfect equation by putting the right equipment in the hands of the right people, and by expressing the right ideas through the right media.
We also believe in the importance of human contact, as it allows a better understanding of our clients and of their needs. Human contact brings us all closer and creates a friendly working atmosphere. Our philosophy is built on a comprehensive and personalised service, and we make a point of honoring our commitments.
Graphiscan is there to support those who want to express their ideas to the world.
History
Graphiscan has had more than enough time to mature. Founded in …, this company is built on a sturdy tradition. Expertise, openness and adaptability of its passionate team have contributed to raising Graphiscan to the top of its field. At the beginning, Graphiscan’s high end rotary scanners were its trademark. Inevitably, new technologies appeared on the market at the turn of the century, and digital cameras gradually became more popular. These new equipment were about to drastically change the reality of printed documents. In 2002, Graphiscan was already ahead of its time and was the first in Canada to acquire a digital press. Since then, Graphiscan has always made a point of working with the most sophisticated and performing equipment available in order to satisfy its customers’ growing need for quality and precision.
- “GreenWorks Environmental Recognition Award” certification by Agfa Graphics
- We use FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) papers
- Vegetable ink
- Plates without chemicals (thermal plates)
Silver medalist at the SAPPI NORTH AMERICAN PRINTERS OF THE YEAR contest. We are very proud of having been granted this high honor, as it puts forward the quality of our work throughout America.
Services
Our team at Graphiscan is entirely devoted to making your life simpler, by offering you a comprehensive and personalised service. All together, our professionals hold a tremendous amount of experience. Each of them is at the top of his field: customer service, graphic design, pre-press, printing, finishing, cutting, etc. We are sensitive to your needs and we will offer you the best solutions to convey your ideas as far as you like. At Graphiscan, the choices that are made all through the process leading to your final product are never a coincidence.
The World is a pool
of inspiration in which
we dive to
impress you.
Design
communicate
with your target audience
but inspiration is
scarce?
an editing project
and it’s time for you to
redefine
your visual identity.
Examples:
- Folders
- Posters
- Labels
- Promotion campaigns
- Brochures
- Flyers
- Business cards
- Stationary
- Catalogues
- Books
- Calendars
- Packaging
- Annual reports
- Photo retouching
- Logotypes and slogans
- Writing and proofreading
- Websites
- Etc.
We meet the graphic standards for printed material and web design.
State of the art graphic services,
so your ideas can go far.
Pre-press
Graphiscan is faithful to your colors from the beginning to the end of the graphic process. In order to guarantee the consistency of your colors from one piece of equipment to the other, through the different systems and applications, Graphiscan uses GRACol compatible ICC profiles. It is a color normalisation system that was developed for sheet by sheet offset printing.
Your proof is compared to the GRACol standard and the system establishes if the result is faithful to the imprint before issuing the proof certification. This process could be done by the human eye, be we do it scientifically, by using spectral measurements and densitometry data. The proof that you will approve is GRACol certified, which guarantees a 97% level of compatibility of your documents.
Equipments
- CGS “ORIS” operating system
- “Direct to the plate” system (without chemicals)
- GRACol standards
- Epson printer for proofs
- (Workflow) Trueflows
Offset printing
Graphiscan has a Heidelberg CD 102 press with aqueous varnish, as well as a Heidelberg 8 colors "perfector" press. With both these pieces of equipment available, you can go wild and exceed the regular 4 color process by adding metallic or PMS colors. You can also create special effects with full surface, selective or tinted varnishes.
Equipments
- HEIDELBERG with aqueous varnish - 5 colors, size 28" x 40" up to 40 pts.
- Heidelberg 8 colors Perfector with aqueous varnish, size 23x29 up to 24 pts.
- Hamada - 2 colors, size 11" x 17" with sequential numbering
- Heidelberg Printmaster 2 colors, size 13" x 19"
For all of our presses, we use Green, vegetable inks. These inks are considered to be harmless to the environment.
Examples:
- Stationary
- Annual reports
- Brochures
- Flyers
- Posters
- Packaging
- Catalogues
Digital printing
Colors and quality are always important, for proofs as well as for high speed printing. Since the economical factor is also important, Graphiscan chose to combine these aspects by using its color HP Indigo 3550 Digital Press.
Equipments
- HP Indigo 3550 Digital Press, sizes up to 12.5" x 18"
- MGI Meteor DP60 Pro, sizes up to 13" x 40"
- Xerox Color 1000 13" x 19"
- Minolta Black and White 12.5" x 18"
Examples
- Variable data documents (low and high printing volume)
- Stationary
- Brochures
- Promotional documents
- Flyers
- Packaging
- Catalogues (low printing volume)
- Books (low printing volume)
- Forms
- Etc.
Finishing
Equipments
- Complete finishing system (Assembling-Stapling) Mueller 6 stations
- Assembling Horizon 2 towers 16 cases
- Folding machines
- Die Cut
- Scoring machines
- 3 head punch
- Plastification
- Wire-O binding
- Foam core support
- Numerous finishing tools
- Manual finishing for various projects