Digital Printing-Wide Format - Roll to Roll

The World Bank Group’s in-plant is experiencing a wide-format boom. From wall and floor graphics to rigid signage, customers are coming up with plenty of ideas for new projects. We talked with Wes Troup to hear what’s been happening at this large, leading-edge in-plant.

A primary benefit of direct-to-textile printing is eliminating the cost of using transfer paper. Typically, this is not a significant difference as the direct-to-textile print process can use more ink; however, the cost savings can add up.

“Larger. More equipment. More people.” That was how Louis Ferrell, manager of the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority’s in-plant, described PRINTING United Expo to IPI Editor Bob Neubauer when they talked at the show. He was there to find replacements for three wide-format roll printers and a flatbed. But he also made a few unexpected discoveries on the show floor. 

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. 

Offering the Mimaki brand is a critical component of LexJet’s ongoing mission to provide its customers with the best technology and service.

When the State University of New York at New Paltz installed a new wide-format printer in June, Manager Jim Lyons says the in-plant printed a demo that’s now hanging in the shop’s front room. It catches everyone’s attention.

At PRINTING United Expo 2022, HP launched several new presses along with new services and a range of innovations with ink and media.

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.

Kellogg Community College Print and Document Services had a good six-year run with its HP Latex 330, but like most good things, it had to come to an end.