Recent content by radji

Yeah, ikarasu is right. No way I could justify a full flatbed printer. And as much as I like the versatility of a hybrid, I looked at one this week at one of our in town print shops (an EFI brand), it was a little too big for the space I have. That and the price might be a bit to high.

Thank you for the feedback. I am not discounting eco-solvent. I just know I can't get the infrastructure support for it. I am definitely getting a cold press laminator with all this. Looks to be the saving grace so I can utilize a roll wide format printer and still do coroplast (and possibly...

I misstated a bit. Not necessarily odor free but VOC odor free, as in I don't need a vent hood. One would think since latex inks are aqueous based, the odor given off is mostly water vapor, not VOC. That's what I am trying to avoid. To be honest, useful life is based upon the usage. If I'm...

That's what I thought. I didn't see much difference between the 315 and 365 in terms of spec. The 365 just seems to be the 64 inch printer vs the 54 inch 315 with the faster printing speed and high volume capacity. The 365 comes looks to come with extras like the takeup reel and your choice...

Yeah, I didn't realize the platens put out that much heat to cause lower quality papers to ripple. I thought only toner printers did that. Tells me I definitely need to consider the take up spool since I print on the 20# bond paper enough. I should definitely ask the rep about the retro...

Yeah, we learned our lesson the hard way. Enterprise service plan is a must. The print heads are covered under this particular Dealer's highest level service plan. And like I posted before, they have a limit on how many heads they will cover under the plan per calendar year before charging...

Wow. 1-2 rolls per day. I will only do 2-3 rolls per month in my busy months. That said, I will certainly be purchasing a service plan (either manufacturer or dealer) to cover maintenance, service, and parts. Its been very worthwhile for our other printers thus far. I should probably just...

Was able to meet with a HP Dealer rep today. He was very informative. Everyone's consensus seems to be the HP Latex series is great and to stay away from the Ricoh/Mimaki latex printers...except for my Ricoh production service tech. He works on the Ricoh/Mimaki latex printers. Says they are...

I PM'd you. Agreed. The HP Latex series loads from the front according to the user manual. Not sure about the Mimaki. Can't find a user guide or photo that shows which side it loads from. Oooh, not exactly a ringing endorsement for these printer's longevity. I will have to keep it in mind it...

Outstanding. I assume you are in the Orange County office? Could you PM me your email? Good to know I would have to upgrade the RIP software to have the media profiling ability. Still very bad to hear the build quality of these machines are flimsy. The HP Designjets we have seem sturdy.

Tried that. I've been able to avoid this subject for years. But bosses said to roll with this and see where it leads. The 2k a year for outsourcing was in addition to the wide format printing I did. I haven't compiled that cost or what its costing us to maintain all these Designjets on a...

Here's a photo of my print/mail room. As you can see, space is at a premium (I took the photo standing on the back of my desk). To the left and right are shelves and counters that run the perimeter of the room. I am clearing out quite a few miscellaneous items so I can possibly fit this new...

Budget is somewhat flexible. I need justify the expense and show that the cost of the new printer will be saved by us not having to use an outside print shop anymore for wide format. The TrueVis 54 series looks nice. I will have to check the specs out in detail. I was told the opposite...

Definitely not ruling out latex. Just was told that eco-solvent has better UV resistance than latex. The Designjet aqueous inks print fairly well on the mylar. I just need to leave them to dry for several days. My mylar printing is mostly engineering drawings anyways, as is my coated and...

Up to 4 weeks outdoors in direct sunlight. With some of the banners, we want to be able to reuse them several years in a row. So 4 weeks up, then stored for a year, then 4 weeks the following year.