3.2m xp600 Head 1440dpi Large Format Printing Machine Inkjet

vast change in the world of signage and branding. For instance, before the introduction of wide format printers, road banners had to be done by freehand painters on fabric and this would take hours to get the job done. Some sign writers had however devised ways of creating stencils which made it easier to replicate artworks. The limitations were that it would only be economical to do writings only because drawing of images would attract a very high cost. However, with the introduction of wide format printing, what used to take hours or even days can now be achieved in a matter of minutes. This came with also gave a guaranteed quality of finish and close to 100% uniformity of replicated artworks.

The most common large format printers in the market today range between 1.5 metres to 3.2 metres. The larger the wide format printer, the larger the print head and hence the lower the resolution of print. The wider large format machines are therefore recommended for artwork without fine details. Someone might ask a question, if the machines in the market are 3.2 meters, how are the huge billboards on the streets printed? Here is the answer, the wide format printers are bought alongside printing software which help the machine operator to slice the artwork into widths that are lower than 3.2 metres. This is commonly known as tiling. This is done in such a way that the artworks have an allowance of the same part of the artwork to allow overlapping without messing the appearance of the artwork. The overlaps are then joined in a process called welding and this is done using a welding machine.

Large format printers are used to print posters, murals, vehicle wraps, self adhesive vinyl stickers, backlit films, Reflective Stickers, Road Banners, Banner Satin(Polymath), Architectural maps, Flags, rigid media among others. We also over a few past years seen the introduction of print-and-cut machines which have made it even more interesting. If you have an artwork for branding that has a unique shape, the printing software defines the edges and cuts around the artworks such that you only need to peel the final sticker and paste is without having to do manual cutting.