Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

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.

The University of Delaware recently installed a roll-fed Canon Colorado 1630 and a Canon Arizona 1360 GT flatbed printer. Manager Michael Czerepak says he can’t imagine life without them.

The Print and Technology Center at San Jose State University recently took a significant step toward expanding its service offerings and value when the on-campus shop installed a Xanté X-55 UV inkjet flatbed printer in June.

When creating spaces for the hospitality segment, you have to think about more than just the graphics.

From the menus, to the wall graphics, and everything in between, graphics help restaurants create the experience they are trying to evoke. A print service provider with expertise to help bring a new concept to life can mean the difference between a new restaurant standing out, or fading into the background.

Here are some of the newest wide-format devices available for the in-plant market. These hot products include UV flatbed printers, laser engravers, and sublimation transfer inkjet printers.

To take advantage of new value-added opportunities, Cedarville University’s in-plant has made major investments into contour cutting, flatbed printing, and engraving.

The Wide-format Summit 2022 has wrapped up, and after three jam-packed days filled with keynote speakers, intensive case studies, and networking, here's a look back at some of the things attendees learned.