Wide-format product review

Star product: GPT 190s

Star product: GPT 190s

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

Wide-format reviews

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

 
 
Mimaki JV5-320DS dye sublimation printer

Mimaki JV5-320DS dye sublimation printer

22 June 2012

Blowing up Michael Jackson's face to over three quarters the size of the pitch at Wembley Stadium, and the length of six Routemaster buses or Nelson's Column, is no mean feat. But this is exactly what "huge-format printers" Macro Art did to smash the...

 
 

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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

 
 
Business inspection: Adding extra strings to your bow

Business inspection: Adding extra strings to your bow

12 April 2013

The ability to offer a one-stop service to your clients is a powerful incentive to bring new skills in-house, but there are costs to consider

 
 
Mastering the art of the motor makeover: 'Challenge Jenny' vehicle wrap

Mastering the art of the motor makeover: 'Challenge Jenny' vehicle wrap

24 January 2013

Having your brand's graphics emblazoned down the side of your van is fast becoming de rigueur, but applying such wraps takes real skill and years of training

 
 
A year of print innovation

A year of print innovation

14 December 2012

Time and time again, print shows that it can deliver real-world impact like no other medium and these examples are the proof

 
 

Wide-format news

PPFS fires up world's largest flatbed diecutter

PPFS fires up world's largest flatbed diecutter

Trade print finishing company Professional Print Finishing Services (PPFS) has bought a machine billed as the world's largest flatbed die cutter.

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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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