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.
Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed
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.
Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, recently hosted the first Océ Innovation VIP Event at the Océ Customer Experience Center in Boca Raton, FL. Océ executives, industry experts and a cross section of print professionals spent a full day exploring the positive impact of digital innovation on their businesses.
VALHALLA, NY—October 29, 2008—Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A., Inc. announced today the sale of the Inca Onset flatbed UV digital press to HGI Co., LLC. Introduced last year, the Inca Digital Onset represents a breakthrough in digital printing and produces high-quality, short run point-of-purchase and display graphic products. The two companies signed a letter of intent on the first day of Graph Expo 2008. The installation at HGI Company will be just the tenth installation of the Inca Onset worldwide.







