Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

We sat down with HP’s Daniel Martinez and Oscar Vidal to learn more about the company’s wide-format strategy, and where it is headed.

IPI Editor Bob Neubauer recently visited Sacramento State University Print & Mail and talked with Director Laura Lockett about her in-plant's expansion into flatbed printing and cutting, which necessitated the opening of a new facility the shop has dubbed "Wide-Format Land."

Many PSPs are familiar with the concept of window graphics. What may not be so clear is the different options for installing and applying these colorful graphics.

IPI Editor Bob Neubauer recently toured the in-plants at University of California - Davis, Sacramento State, American River College, and the State of California's Office of State Publishing. Here's a look at what he saw.

One opportunity available for PSPs and their customers is the ability to print textures or finishes, offering a tactile and/or visual “bonus” when compared to flat printing on a flat substrate.

In recent years, the landscape for prepress — and specifically color management — has improved by leaps and bounds.

Building on the success of the X-16, the dual-head Xanté X-24 UV flatbed printer boasts increased production speed and 3D texturing capabilities.

Wide-format graphics are an integral part of sports events, from banners hanging up above to graphics on the court . Whether it’s on basketball courts or hockey rinks, there are almost always printed elements beneath the players’ feet.

Alpina Manufacturing has just released two new products for producers of banners and signage: the Ban45 pole banner mounting system and easy-to-install gas pump frames.

At PRINTING United Expo, IPI’s Kalie VanDewater chatted with Tina Wolfgram of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, about her Expo experience, the success of her shop’s flatbed printer, and the increase in black-and-white printing at her in-plant.