By Digital Output Staff
Each year our readership’s interest in the top 50 companies and honorable mentions yields the Readers’ Choice Top 50. The February issue of Digital Output includes a feature article, which shares vendors’ newest/most popular products. For more information on the vendors, read on!
Readers’ Choice Top 50
3A Composites is a leader in innovative substrate solutions for the display and graphics, architectural, as well as specialty/transportation markets across North, Central, and South America. Solutions include paper-faced foamboards, expanded PVC boards, enhanced performance foamboards, aluminum composite materials, and recyclable, rigid paper boards. Industry-known brands include FOME-COR, SINTRA, GATORFOAM, GP APEX, DIBOND, DISPA, POLAR, and SWEDBOARD.
For three decades, Advanced Greig Laminators, Inc. (AGL) has been at the forefront of innovation in laminator manufacturing. What began in 1995 as a small operation has grown into the premier U.S. manufacturer of wide format laminators trusted by print professionals nationwide. AGL’s commitment to engineering excellence, American-made quality, and continuous improvement has defined its leadership in laminators, media, and overlaminate materials. As AGL marks its 30th anniversary, one thing is clear—its legacy of innovation is only gaining momentum, and its just getting started.
Alpina Manufacturing offers LED light box, flip-up (snap), silicone edge graphics (SEG), slide-in, acrylic, or banner grip frames made in any size or quantity to hold graphics or banners. Change graphics without removing frames from wall. Beautiful presentation, low cost. Indoor or outdoor use. 24/7 online quote and ordering website. No minimums, great customer service, fast shipping, and manufactured in Chicago, IL.
Since 1950, leading manufacturer ASLAN Selbstklebefolien GmbH has been successfully developing, producing, and distributing self-adhesive films for a variety of applications. As a specialist in self-adhesive films, ASLAN offers innovative and high-quality branded products with the quality assurance of being made in Germany.
Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions is a global leader in innovative adhesive graphic solutions, specializing in materials for signage, fleet graphics, vehicle wraps, architectural films, and safety markings. With employees across 50 countries, it delivers industry-leading expertise and advanced products that support vehicle personalization, corporate brand identity, and architecture, building, and construction needs.
Banner Ups by Budnick Converting offers a variety of adhesive grommet tabs and tapes. Products may be used to create super-strong banners instantly without the hassle or expense of sewing or grommeting.
Beaver Paper & Graphic Media is a globally recognized producer of TexPrint sublimation paper, ProTex protection tissue, TexSewn cut and sew papers, and TexStyles graphic fabrics for the dye-sublimation (dye-sub) and digital print industry. Beaver Paper offers a uniquely comprehensive portfolio of sublimation media for use in a variety of applications.
Brand Management Group (BMG), a subsidiary of S-One Holdings Corp., provides research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of printing supplies to digital imaging, design, and print professionals. BMG is the brand licensee for HP Large Format Printing Materials and KODAK Wide-Format Inkjet Media.
Caldera is a software company with more than 35 years of experience in developing, marketing, and supporting high-quality technological software for wide format imaging with a commitment to increasing productivity, cost efficiency, and color output. Caldera’s suite of production-orientated print and print-to-cut workflow programs offers color management, imaging, and driving solutions for large and grand format peripherals.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. provides amazing enterprise, production, and large format printing solutions supported by outstanding professional service offerings. It offers products that can help companies in their efforts with respect to increasing efficiency, and controlling costs in conjunction with high volume, continuous feed, digital and traditional printing, and document management solutions.
Colex Finishing, Inc. is an industry leader in wide format finishing solutions. The new Fotoba-XLA320 X/Y cutter handles roll media up to 126 inches wide offering fully automatic vertical slitters that allows different sized prints from the same job to exit the cutter together for ready to ship packaging. The XLA320 offers increased productivity, easy and fast loading process, X/Y angle correction, high precision cutting, and low operating costs with no consumables required and significant energy savings. The new XLA320 is up to seven times faster than a flatbed cutter for straight line cutting.
Continental Grafix USA, Inc. is a leading manufacturer that delivers high quality, innovative, flexible film solutions for interior and exterior wall, window, and floor applications. The dedication to quality and innovation is seen across its reliable solutions for even the most challenging applications. The company offers a range of perforated window films, as well as non-perforated window, wall, and floor graphic materials.
Delivery Signs’ YardSignsResellers.com is a family owned business located in Orlando, FL. It is committed to serving and offering reliable services to customers with over 20 years of experience in the designing and manufacturing of Signs. It strives to remain on the forefront of technology and is continually investing in new digital equipment that allows it to offer full digital printing on the quality of its signs.
Durst Group AG is a manufacturer of digital inkjet printing systems. With an over 85 year history of innovation, the company is comprised of a group of enterprises worldwide and touches a range of printing-related industries, including graphics, ceramic, label, additive manufacturing, software, corrugate, folding carton, and packaging. The company’s North American headquarters serves the U.S. and Canada. With service and support at the core of its business, Durst Image Technology focuses on supporting print service providers (PSPs) with every aspect of their business.
Established in 1993 and headquartered in Gent, Belgium, Enfocus develops affordable, flexible automation software for commercial and wide format printers. Its market-leading products such as PitStop, Switch, Review, Phoenix, and Griffin enable PSPs to automate their print workflows, ensuring greater efficiency, profitability, and quality on every job. Enfocus collaborates with industry partners and customers to foster mutual success, providing a seamless link between multiple systems made by many vendors across the prepress, press, and finishing processes. By connecting separate systems, Enfocus software transforms production environments into unified, seamlessly integrated automated workflows.
Epson America, Inc. offers an extensive array of image capture and image output products for the business, commercial print, graphic arts, photographic, signage, direct to garment, and fabric production markets.
FDC Graphic Films, Inc. has been a master converter and distributor of sign vinyl films, digital media, overlaminates, banner, and heat transfer films since 1988. It markets and converts top-performing products from reliable brands such as 3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes, Lumina by FDC, ASLAN, POLI-TAPE, Siser, and Nekoosa exclusively through distributor sales channels. FDC is family owned and operated—with warehouses and converting facilities in South Bend, IN and Reno, NV.
Fisher Textiles is a leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing in North America, offering an extensive range of polyester knit and woven fabrics up to 197 inches wide. Its capital investment of inventory and six warehouse locations allows it to fill just-in-time requirements. The company stands behind its products and takes pride in providing the best fabrics in the digital printing industry.
Flatbed Tools is trusted by customers worldwide and is transforming digital cutting. Backed by over 25 years of industry innovation and experience contributing to numerous patented technologies, it delivers premium blades, router bits, conveyor belting, and underlayment, specifically tailored for Colex, Kongsberg, MultiCam, Summa, and Zund. Solutions help to boost precision, reduce downtime, and maximize return on investment, all with the support of the company industry experts.
Flexcon engineers and manufactures high-quality pressure-sensitive labels, tapes, and functional materials that drive product performance and sustainability. Through a purpose-led, collaborative approach, solutions are designed to bond, protect, label, and enable the world’s most critical innovations. A family-owned business for nearly 70 years, Flexcon develops and manufactures quality products with precision and efficiency for markets such as healthcare, sustainable packaging, transportation, consumer durables, electronics, industrial, retail and advertising, and construction and energy.
Fluid Color offers innovative LED flatbed, hybrid, and roll-to-roll printers engineered for high-quality performance and lasting reliability. But what truly sets it apart is the process—it listens to the customer and their company’s specific needs before building a printer to suit. From selecting the right chassis to designing the optimal printhead configuration, every Fluid Color system is tailored to help maximize productivity and profitability. Engineered for durability and designed with simplicity in mind, the machines deliver long-term reliability while remaining remarkably easy to operate and cross-train staff on.
For over 30 years, GBC/SEAL has been a leading manufacturer of wide format film and laminating equipment as well as wide and grand format media, mounting adhesives, and display systems. Before the beginning of the digital print revolution, SEAL engineering mantra has been “build robust ergonomic finishing equipment for flawless production.”
General Formulations (GF) is a global manufacturer of pressure-sensitive print media headquartered in the U.S., since 1953. GF offers a cross-platform portfolio of film and laminate solutions, which include rolls for wide format and sheets for narrow format digital printers, as well as offset print technologies. GF prides itself on experienced technical research and development and a highly knowledgeable sales team.
Graphic Finishing Partners, LLC (Gfp) continues to set the standard in wide format finishing across North America. Trusted by dealers, distributors, and sign franchises, Gfp laminators are built to help shops work faster, reduce costs, and produce consistent, high-quality results. With simple controls, durable construction, and features that save time and labor, Gfp helps print professionals finish stronger and deliver great results on every job. Celebrating its fifth Readers’ Choice Top 50 recognition, it remains focused on creating easy-to-use finishing solutions that help every print and sign shop do more with confidence.
Griff Paper and Film manufacturers decorative vinyl used in the craft, sign, floor graphic, tape, and privacy film markets. Create innovative products with its eco-friendly materials. The company produces a range of vinyl including, rainbow, oil slick, glitter, and holographic. The films have excellent wrapping abilities for long-lasting, bubble-free applications. Griff’s printed products are perfect for eye-catching displays on windows and floors.
HP Inc. is an innovation leader for large format printers and technologies that deliver high, consistent quality, on virtually any substrate. This is to support the market needs, customers’ longevity, health and safety, sustainability, and profitability.
Infinite Motion Control is an engineering and manufacturing firm specializing in automation and material handling for the digital finishing and printing markets.
Check back next week for more information on the rest of the Top 50 honorees.
Digital Output, Feb2026
