Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

Iowa State University Printing & Copy Services is now able to provide ADA-compliant wayfinding signage. For taking the initiative and offering this integral service to its parent organization, the in-plant has earned the Organizational Impact Award from the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association.

In-plants say wide-format printing is one of the most in-demand products they offer, with great profit margins and nearly limitless potential. So why do nearly 30% of in-plants still not offer this capability? I asked them.

During ACUP 2019, Elizabeth Bowden of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, spoke about her in-plant's experiences with its flatbed wide-format printer, detailing some of the key areas to pay attention to, such as need, budget, integration and upkeep.

The new Acuity LED 40 Series of mid-volume UV flatbed printers is designed to be a cost-effective printer for growing print service providers as well as existing Acuity customers considering an upgrade.

The new inkjet color press installed at the Wisconsin Bureau of Publishing and Distribution is 30% faster than the monochrome toner printer it replaced — and the uptime is “outstanding.”

The Océ Arizona 1300 series of high-productivity mid-volume UV true flatbed printers have productive print modes, optional light and white ink support, optically clear varnish and enhanced screening to deliver outstanding print quality, print after print.

The 20th annual conference featured nearly 200 educational sessions, many new product demos and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

Offset volume has been slowly declining at Carleton University’s in-plant. Printing campus signage seemed the perfect solution.

Losing money is never a good strategy, especially for an in-plant in the gaming industry. PCI Printing placed it bets on two new hybrid flatbed printers and came up a winner.

Adding a hybrid flatbed printer to his in-plant, says Joe Morin, has "allowed us to expand well beyond our past capabilities to substrates such as acrylics, metals and wood.” The shop now prints signage for district schools, which is becoming a big business.