Wide Format

Made to Perform

Print providers have many choices for printing to textiles. Decisions involve the print process, pretreatment, fabrics, finishes, and inks to use. These selections should be...

November 1, 2021

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True Dedication

Every flatbed printer on the market today differs in some regard—from the size of the bed to the printheads and how high they can be adjusted. One variation...

November 1, 2021

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Made for Messaging

While the pandemic has been tough on many businesses, print service providers (PSPs) were well poised to make the most of it. True, demand for things like event signage...

October 31, 2021

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Double Time

Some wide format applications, like banner stands, benefit from double-sided printing capability. Like its name implies, double-sided printing allows the display of an advertisement...

October 1, 2021

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Flourishing with Wide Format

Print service providers (PSPs) with a specialty service have truly honed their skills on that particular application. Thanks to overlapping similarities between so many...

August 27, 2021

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Looking Ahead

Join the Printing United Alliance in Orlando, FL from October 6 to 8, 2021 for the Printing United Expo. We’ve compiled information from many of the vendors planning...

August 27, 2021

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Wrapping Around the Vehicle, Not the Axle

I did a piece on the vehicle graphics market a while back as this was an up-and-coming opportunity for expansion during the pandemic. This was driven by the fact that...

August 27, 2021

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Graphics Reawakening

It’s been an interesting year to say the least. As we head into the end of Summer, we asked leading industry players to share their thoughts on the last 12 months...

July 29, 2021

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When Two Become One

Digital dye-sublimation (dye-sub) printing is continually adopted as the demand for customization rises. There are two digital dye-sub printing methods...

July 29, 2021

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2021 Inkjet Wide Format Graphics

2020 was a different year, with downward consequences for this, by some distance, still largest and most fragmented single digital...

July 29, 2021

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Printers Over 24 Inches

August 2021 Target Chart

July 29, 2021

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Ten Buildings, Seven Days

Congratulations to the first, second, and third place winners of this year’s application of the year awards! Work from Art City Wraps, Premier Graphics Inc., and Sport...

July 29, 2021

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Retail Store Beautification

In the first part of this series we profiled the first place winner of this year’s Application of the Year awards, Art City Wraps of Oshkosh, WI. The company was nominated for its work...

July 29, 2021

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Art Excitement

Every year we invite our readers to nominate their peers for our Application of the Year awards. This year’s top four winners—first, second, third, and honorable mention—differ in their scope...

July 28, 2021

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Printing Goes Soft

Digitally printed textiles continue to have their moment. Smithers’ The Future of Digital Textile Printing to 2023 states that in 2018 the global value in this market...

June 29, 2021

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When the Going Gets Tough

The strengths of digital dye-sublimation (dye-sub) printing for fabric are apparent in various markets from traditional print service providers (PSPs) relying on the technology...

June 29, 2021

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