Digital Printing-Wide Format - Roll to Roll

Angel Georgiou, Canon USA, highlights what the Arizona and Colorado printers can do, with a tour of the booth at PRINTING United 2022.

While wide-format printing is a growing service for nearly every in-plant, the Church of Jesus…

Our sister publication, Printing Impressions, stopped by Landmark Grafix in San Leandro, California, to speak with the full-service commercial printer's owner, John Sharp. Sharp gave us an inside look at the services Landmark provides, the trends he sees taking hold in 2023, and how the company expects to grow over the next 12 months.

During the pandemic, Adnormous founder Mark Rowe began to see his competitors close their doors. Instead of panicking, Rowe saw an opportunity and was able to double his business by 2022.

Significant gains are being made by digital printing in the overall textile printing market. And though traditional dye-sublimation still has the lion’s share in this market, strides are being made with direct-to-textile printers. One area often overlooked is coatings and their impact on printing with textiles.

With consumers still skeptical about Cash Back, Rakuten decided to create a special, immersive “Sleigh Your Shopping” pop-up event, its first in-person holiday shopping event.

Larry D'Amico, director of sales, Durst, North America explains the advantages of the new Durst P5 500, a 5.25m “superwide” roll-to-roll printer for production of flexible materials. It made its debut in North America at PRINTING United. 

Kelly and Matt Kettler, owners of SpeedPro of Fort Collins, didn’t come to their business from sign and graphics backgrounds. She worked as a registered nurse, he worked in marketing and brand management, and they came to own their business with the help of a business consultant.

Alex Pery, CEO of Right Way Signs in Chicago, IL, has evolved the company from sign painting and murals into a wide array of wide-format digital printing applications, which has been enhanced by the installation of a Canon Colorado 1630 roll-to-roll printer. 

FUJIFILM has a “very clear strategy,” said David Burton, its marketing director. Everything is developed around proving the ROI, ensuring print quality, and working for the customer.