Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

Before installing an EFI flatbed printer, the 20-person in-plant team at McMaster University outsourced its wide-format projects. Now, other universities are ordering wide-format printing from the in-plant.

For the seventh consecutive year, PRINTING United Alliance and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) will jointly present the Digital Textile Printing Conference, taking place Dec. 7-8 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, North Carolina.

It’s easy to get stuck in the signage rut when printing wide-format graphics, but many print service providers are producing some truly eye-catching and unusual work. 

Spelsberg UK, a manufacturer in the electrical industry, has brought printing in-house by installing a flatbed printer to print branding and safety information directly onto junction boxes.

Space was limited, so a small footprint was essential. That’s one thing Richard Beto knew for sure when he started making plans to add flatbed inkjet printing to his in-plant’s portfolio of wide-format equipment at The University of Texas at Austin.

For many wide-format printing projects, graphic installation is an essential, final step between concept and completion — and for good reason. Successful work isn’t just what comes out of the wide-format inkjet device. It also includes wrapping the 2D print onto a car, van, or other vehicle.

As Michigan Farm Bureau Centralized Print and Mail Services prepares to move into a larger facility, the in-plant is also expanding its services with a new flatbed cutter.

The workhorse of the retail sign industry is the large-format vinyl banner. Vinyl banners are great because they grab attention with their eye-catching graphics and increase profits through increased in-store foot traffic.

When customers order event signage from Printing & Publications Services at Omaha Public Schools, administrator Steve Priesman doesn’t just hand them a banner; he provides a roll-up banner stand, free of charge.

The recent Wide-format Summit explored challenges impacting wide-format printers and offered tips for bringing automation into your wide-format operation.