Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

One subject that I feel doesn’t get enough coverage is wide-format finishing. With the rapid growth of digital printing technology in this area, the focus on finishing is increasing. The combination of print-on-demand wide-format printing and finishing has truly revolutionized the large-format signage and display industries.

With one of North America’s largest installed bases of large-format digital UV flatbed press equipment, Tempt In-Store Productions’ new 100,000-square-foot facility in New Berlin, WI, has become a leader in the technology revolution that is changing how retailers market in-store.

Tulsa, OK-based Meeks Group has installed HP Scitex LX850 and FB700 industrial printers to help improve its productivity, meet environmental demands and diversify the company’s application offerings. Meeks is a full-service print provider specializing in vehicle wraps, banners, trade show graphics and point-of-purchase displays.

Source One Digital, located in Norton Shores, MI, recently installed a Uvistar 2 superwide-format UV roll printer, along with two UV inkjet flatbed machines—an Inca Onset S40 and Acuity Advance. “If it can be printed on rigid or roll material, we can print it.”

According to InfoTrends, the global market for wide-format UV-curable inkjet printers and supplies is expected to grow from $1.42 billion in 2010 to $3.04 billion in 2015 for a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.4 percent.

Modernistic Inc. is a leading supplier of point-of-purchase signage based in Stillwater, MN. “The (Agfa Titan’s) low ink consumption and true 1,200-dpi resolution fills a void for customers looking for ‘near litho’ quality on lower volume products,” said Scott Schulte, co-CEO.

The family of Andrew Berli is glad to have the real Andrew home for Thanksgiving. But while he serves as a U.S. Army sergeant in Afghanistan, “flat Andrew” lifts their spirits at family gatherings. Flat Andrew is a life-size corrugate cut-out of a photo of Berli produced by SightLine Display (Comstock Park, MI) with Swiss digital printing and cutting technology.

“My kids and my sister’s kids love it,” said Berli’s sister, Holly Shupe. “The cut-out makes us brighter and happier. We say, ‘Oh, Andrew’s here!’”

For SightLine, flat Andrew is an example of the fast, customized small jobs the company can do

Specialized Output Printing in Waukesha, WI, hopes to be the best silent partner a printing company ever had. Owner Russ Brock launched the wide-format trade shop to produce jobs for other printers that require special equipment or as overflow.

The “Onset Challenge” is a simple, five-step process that demonstrates how the Onset family of wide-format inkjet printers can help unlock new business and increase profitability. The site also gives the user a custom return-on-investment calculator to demonstrate just how quickly the press can pay for itself.

HP today announced the first beta installation of the new HP Scitex FB7500 Printer at Dallas-based Gigantic Color, a top large-format print service provider (PSP) and the leading graphic producer in the Southwest.