Digital Printing-Wide Format - Roll to Roll

The 330 Series incorporates “Mimaki Weaving Dot Technology,” a printing technology that changes the order of ink droplet placement depending on printing conditions. This suppresses the unexpected occurrence of streaks or uneven printing.

Wide-format printers view 2022 with a mix of optimism and realism. They expect to grow and see opportunity in a broad range of products. But they also expect supply shortages and labor shortages.

Roland DGA, a provider of large-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, has launched its redesigned online store. The e-commerce portal has received a total makeover, resulting in a new look, more intuitive navigation, and a faster, simpler purchasing and check-out process.

When you hear the term “vehicle wrap” the first thing that probably comes to mind is a car or truck, perhaps a fleet van. But the world of transportation is quite larger, with shops that think outside of a car-shaped box opening themselves up for a great deal of very profitable opportunities.

Which applications are a good fit for solvent printing? Canvas reproductions, vehicle wraps, and decals are all top choices because of the high quality and color reproducibility that solvent printers can accomplish — with a low total cost of ownership.

Skip Barber Racing School has been running its new 64" Roland DG TrueVIS VG2 series printer/cutters virtually non-stop to wrap its fleet of race cars.

With new categories such as social distancing signage, the wide-format sector has evolved throughout the pandemic and is expected to grow with even more applications. At drupa 2024, the key manufacturers will showcase a multitude of applications.

We took a closer look at the top trends impacting the wide-format market right now, everything from supply chain issues to staffing problems.

Greg Stecker will describe how his business grew from traditional offset toward high-margin display graphics.

In some ways the digital transformation of textile printing has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 crisis.