Digital Printing-Wide Format - Roll to Roll

Teamwork, Technology Revive In-plant
May 1, 2012

A year and a half ago, Shana Farrell, Printing Services and Distance Learning Manager at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wis., organized a recognition event for her staff of six. She invited not only her boss but the college president. There, each employee received individual recognition for his or her hard work and dedication. Afterward, Farrell says, she noticed everyone was working harder and enjoying their jobs more.

Fletcher-Terry Announces its New F-60 Substrate Cutter
April 30, 2012

Fletcher’s New F-60 is like no other, featuring its unique plastic knife cartridge allowing for quick and safe blade change, its lock down pressure clamp for tightly securing material and its “lock and cut” feature, ideal for any in-house shop for any industry. Cutting a variety of semi-rigid and flexible substrates, the F-60 unit can…

Graph Expo: A Glimpse of Printing’s Future
October 1, 2011

JUDGING BY the number of in-plant managers walking the Graph Expo show floor last month, there are quite a few in-plants itching to leave the recession behind and get busy adding equipment. The show gave them plenty to ogle, too, particularly in the inkjet arena.

Graph Expo Closeup: Wide-format with the LED Advantage
September 14, 2011

IPG checked out some of the most innovative products at Graph Expo 2011. Here, Editor Bob Neubauer chats with Steve Cutler about the features of Fujifilm's Acuity LED 1600 wide-format printer. Its low-power-consumption LED imaging system can print three layers of ink in one pass.

New Printer Brings In-plant Recognition
September 1, 2011

University Printing Services at California State University, Dominguez Hills has installed an HP Designjet L25500 printer to meet the demand for large-format printed output. The new printer allows the in-plant to print on a variety of media, from recyclable HDPE banners to a range of gloss and matte photo papers.

Banners Now Printed In-house at UT Knoxville
July 1, 2011

Until recently, when the University of Tennessee Graphic Arts Service needed to print a banner for an outdoor event, the in-plant had to outsource the work. For posters, the shop used an HP inkjet copier. But that has all changed since the Knoxville in-plant purchased a 64˝ Mutoh ValueJet 1608 Hybrid wide-format printer.

Customer Comments Inspire Wide-format Printer Purchase
July 1, 2011

When the print shop for the City of Longmont, Colo., wanted to improve its capabilities, it didn't send out e-mails to ask what type of services customers needed. Instead, staff went out to each customer and asked what they thought the in-plant was lacking. "There was an expression of a need for a wide-format [printer],” reports Richard Showers, in-plant manager.

On Demand 2011: Digital Innovations
 in D.C.
May 1, 2011

Now in its 18th year, the On Demand Conference and Exposition tried something new this time when it moved south of the Mason-Dixon line to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Not everyone was happy with the results. Though some exhibits were packed at intervals, others were not so busy. Perhaps the absence of key companies like Xerox, Kodak, Presstek and Standard caused some potential attendees to skip this year's event. Or maybe D.C. was too far for the Northeast day trippers who attended previous years' shows in Philadelphia, Boston and New York.

Longwood University Adds Wide-format, Helps Students Prosper
September 1, 2010

When art students graduate from Longwood University, they will leave with higher-quality portfolios than ever thanks to some recent additions in the in-plant. The five-employee shop, in rural Farmville, Va., has added two wide-format printers: a 54˝ Xerox 8254E color printer, and a 36˝ Xerox 6604 black-and-white printer with a color scanner.