Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

Wide-format pricing is determined based on how the market values it and what the market will bear. Here are some tips to help your in-plant confidently set prices that lead to a quicker ROI.

There’s a lot of uncertainty and still many questions. What does the economy look like through 2020 and beyond? Will the industry rebound quickly or slowly? Where do we go from here? What does the next normal look like, and what does that mean for the future of wide-format printing?

According to NAPCO Research and the PRINTING United Alliance, graphic and sign producers were hit hard as the pandemic forced closures in March and April. Since then, things have improved dramatically, but the average change is still negative.

Over the past three years, the in-house sign shop at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Publications has flourished. To reduce overtime and expand the in-plant’s capabilities, the in-plant recently installed a wide-format flatbed printer.

Canon imagePROGRAF customers can now download and customize templates to print signage and posters highlighting COVID-19 safety guidelines as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-plants with wide-format printing capabilities have been busy printing social distancing signage and other related graphics. In a webinar next week, you’ll learn how your in-plant can better adapt to the new world of work and be more proactive with your customers. 

Window graphics, wallpaper, floor graphics, murals — decorative items like these can be produced by any in-plant with the proper wide-format equipment.

This webinar will help you understand the economics of wide-format printing and better address new potential opportunities.

In this webinar you will learn major application category trends and related processes for both short- and long-run applications.

Roland has released the VersaUV LEF2-300D flatbed UV printer, with an expanded workspace that supports a height of up to 7.87˝.