Wide-format product review

Star product: HP Latex 3000

Star product: HP Latex 3000

Latex quality at high speeds, promises the manufacturer

Wide-format reviews

Star product: GPT 190s

Star product: GPT 190s

12 April 2013

A high-speed solvent machine at a price designed to appeal.

 
 
Me & my: Océ ColorWave 600

Me & my: Océ ColorWave 600

08 March 2013

Walking into Tower Printing is a bit like walking onto the set of Only Fools and Horses. For starters, the commercial print outfit is situated in Peckham in south-east London, home to Del Boy's clan.

 
 
Me & my... GMG ProductionSuite

Me & my... GMG ProductionSuite

15 November 2012

Thanks to this suite of tools, Tower Printing has found that the trials of colour matching wide-format work by eye are a thing of the past

 
 
Me & my... Océ Arizona 360 XT

Me & my... Océ Arizona 360 XT

18 October 2012

The Bigger Printing Company added this press to its line-up to deliver quality print for its high-profile clients

 
 

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In Depth

Technology Report: Don't get caught in the ink storm

Technology Report: Don't get caught in the ink storm

04 February 2011

While ink price rises may make many see red, suppliers are aiding printers with a whole gamut of ways of converting their blues into green, writes Jon Severs

 
 

Big formats don't have to mean spending big bucks

10 June 2013

In the past commercial and wide format print businesses were very different animals. One happily dealt with those leaflets, brochures, flyers and smaller posters that would fit comfortably on their kit, while their large format counterparts down the ...

 
 
Why consumers need to see the big picture

Why consumers need to see the big picture

10 June 2013

When it comes to photography, the received wisdom is that consumers rarely think big. While they will happily create a photobook full of smaller images, the thought of picking one photograph to blow up into a large canvas or poster seems to be a step...

 
 
Innovation and service top list of customers' demands

Innovation and service top list of customers' demands

10 June 2013

Here's a riddle for you: what can look like molten metal, be applied to floors, and be written on and have magnets stuck to it? We'll give you a clue: not a digital billboard.

 
 

Wide-format news

Durst to unveil addition to Rho 500R super-wide series

Durst to unveil addition to Rho 500R super-wide series

Durst is to give a global unveiling of a new addition to its super-wide Rho 500R series roll-to-roll printers at Fespa, next week.

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Analysis

Wide-format hit by high street woes, but help is at hand

Wide-format hit by high street woes, but help is at hand

24 January 2013

With the latest high street cull claiming four household names, POS printers have discovered the latest software could ensure that they don't follow

 
 

Wide is the format of choice for profits

30 October 2009

The wide-format sector is broadening its capability and boosting turnovers, finds Tim Sheahan

 
 

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