Steps Taken Toward Sustainability
Environmental stewards promote environmentally friendly practices in the work place. In the graphic arts, many steps are being taken to make wide…
Missy Donovan
Automated Finishing for Fabrics
Several finishing systems incorporate laser options for wide format output. The technology has become an industry standard for soft signage…
Industry Influences
The August issue of Digital Output features our annual state of the industry article. Topics touched on include trending applications…
Reducing Errors, Enhancing Efficiency
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a derivative of automation, in the sense that the graphic arts is turning to AI as a tool to streamline the entire print…
Walls for All Occasions
The connotations associated with wallpaper range from something antique you might have seen in your grandmother’s living room to 1980s…
Bits, Blades, & Belts
Wide format cutting tables offer task versatility—from tangential and oscillating cutting to creasing and sometimes extending to routing and engraving…
Fast, Faster, Fastest
Recent flatbed announcements from several vendors included upgrades in print speed. For example, in January of this year, swissQprint…
Flatbed Printers in 2025
June 2025: Target Chart
Flatbed Printers
Wide format, highly productive flatbeds are favored in production print shops to output anything from point of purchase (POP) standee…
Ecommerce Engagement
Wide format digital print enables a range of applications serving both consumer and business needs. Corrugated cardboard mediums are an excellent…
Cutting Consumables
Finishing systems rely on a variety of consumables, like cutting blades and bits, to handle an array of tasks in one machine…
Wallpaper Substrates
Media optimized for use as wallpaper must feature several non-negotiable characteristics. These include durability and washability…
Sustainable Solutions
Textiles are used for a range of wide format print applications including banners, flags, displays, wallcoverings, and tablecloths…
Direct Growth
Direct to film (DTF) printing is popular for hobbyists and smaller businesses with a customer base in online as well as local retail outlets…
Reigning in Color
Color management is pivotal regardless of the printer, method, or ink set used. That being said, direct to garment (DTG) and direct to film…
For the Love of Installation
Graphics that are printed and finished properly are pivotal to the final appearance, but arguably if a graphic isn’t applied well…