Digital Printing-Wide Format - Roll to Roll

This week, swissQprint launched a new version of its Karibu S wide-format printer, a new double-sided print option, and neon UV inks in a virtual press conference.

Epso's first signage printers to feature multi-purpose resin ink are now available through authorized Epson Professional Imaging resellers. The 64˝ SureColor R5070 and SureColor R5070L are roll-to-roll signage printers with water-based resin ink.

Print service provider bluemedia isn’t a stranger to the Super Bowl. They have worked with the NFL since 2014 on the event, producing and installing graphics for the stadiums, hotels, parties, and other events that surround the league’s biggest annual game.

Though well known for its high-volume offset printing, University of Alabama Printing Services uses a range of wide-format printing and cutting technologies to produce nearly all campus graphics and signage.

Before installing an HP 365 wide-format latex printer and cutter, Elon University Print Services had to outsource jobs that needed to be contour cut. The new device has brought that work back in-house.

Any in-plant still questioning the revenue-generating potential of wide-format printing should speak to Chuck Werninger. In July, his Texas in-plant installed a roll-to-roll printer to handle the surge in demand for COVID-19-related signage. A week later, he ordered two more. Print volumes are exploding.

Chuck Werninger describes how his in-plant’s business adopted new Canon UVgel technology to safely reopen the district.

Too often, in-plants invest in wide-format printers without a thought as to how those pieces will be finished. In a session on wide-format finishing during the PRINTING United Digital Experience, one in-plant manager stressed how vital his shop's automated cutting equipment has been.

Wide-format printing is a hot topic for in-plants, and the In-plant Forum explored the possibilities in depth. IPI Editor Bob Neubauer talked with two midwestern university managers about the expansion of wide-format printing in their operations, and reviewed examples of some of their innovative wide-format projects.

Today, the PRINTING United Digital Experience will focus on wide-format finishing and workflow. One panel discussion will feature in-plant manager Richard Beto, of the University of Texas at Austin, who will talk about how his in-plant’s Colex automated cutter has become essential to its business.