Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed
When a newer or less mainstream printed product proves to be too difficult for your team to sell, perhaps the best tactic is to try giving it away first. That proved to be the case for Beeline and Blue, a wide-format printing and graphics specialist based in Des Moines, IA.
Since adding three Fujifilm Acuity Advance HS X2 flatbed printers, Oakley Signs & Graphics has experienced a major increase in production. "What led me to purchase three Acuity’s is the service we receive from Fujifilm, and my comfort level with Fujifilm," said Brett Levitt, co-owner.
Join In-plant Graphics Editor Bob Neubauer and a panel of industry veterans on March 20, at 2:00pm, for the "Seize the Wide-format Advantage" webinar sponsored by Canon Solutions America.
conVerd will become a part of FiberMark’s wide- and grand-format inkjet business in which FiberMark’s wide-format print product line will adopt the conVerd brand name. Paul Paulette, the current owner and president of conVerd, will join FiberMark as vice president and general manager of the new conVerd/FiberMark business unit.
A new Acuity LED 1600 UV Inkjet printer, from Fujifilm, has allowed New Haven Print in Fort Wayne, IN, to enhance its print solutions and expand into wide-format inkjet printing.
At FASTSIGNS International's annual convention in Anaheim, CA, a record-breaking 79 FASTSIGNS centers were recognized for exceeding $1 million in annual sales, including 71 locations in the United States, four in Canada, three in Australia and one in the United Kingdom.
At the Solutions Showcase at the Dscoop9 conference, March 6-8, in Orlando, FL, visitors will see live demonstrations of a complete, practical production workflow, from design-to-print-to-cut in adjoining Platinum Sponsor booths, Esko and PriscoDigital.
TC Transcontinental Printing has installed the world’s first HP T400 Color Inkjet Web Press integrated with an Epic WebCoat 400 at its Aurora, Ontario, location. The new press will simplify TC Transcontinental's workflow, reduce delivery time and grow its direct marketing services.
EFI announced that armor systems manufacturer Hardwire LLC has purchased an EFI VUTEk QS2 Pro UV inkjet printer. The newly installed, two-meter wide printer gives Hardwire the ability to meet growing demand by improving the company’s custom decoration processes. Hardwire’s CEO, George Tunis, discussed his new print technology in a panel session at Connect 2014, EFI’s users conference in Las Vegas this week.
The eight-foot wide Anapurna M2500 inkjet printer installed at BPI Media Group is the first in North America. BPI anticipates expanding its current business and entering new markets with the new press in its shop.