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The arlon has a better adhesive than the 3m I've found. Print quality and color reproduction was identical between the two when I created the profiles for each of them. With 3M recent move I think I'll be using a lot more arlon myself. Their calendered product with the air release works great...

I just use the straight IJ35 for labels. No air release and no issues. I find it's the best I've used for maintaining edge adhesion on heavy coverage decals. Larger sizes the air-release would definitely help the customer out with the RTA stuff, but then you run the risk of them not liking the...

If they're just creating a network hub (which they already have with their trimline network) then why did they buy that shop? It's one thing to go into competition with your customers. Now they add lying to your face on top of it. Nice move!

I've never worked with the JV3, but from all I've heard is that the 33 is much easier to set-up. The machine is fairly picky about feed compensation and drop position adjustments between different media types. I'm using all four of the user types on my machine and it helps when I'm switching...

$68K for a grit wheel driven hybrid UV printer with a max speed of 133 sq ft/hr? No thanks.

Did you happen to bend anything when you were modding the head height. You obviously know your way around the printer. If something has twisted you'll be chasing the leak forever. Since you mentioned shimming it, I wonder about everything still being square.

ND's name for the 7 mil product is polybrite rollup. They have a 15 mil product called polybrite popup which is suitable for you guessed it.... pop-up displays. Cost is about 80¢ a square foot so it's cheaper than the decolit/ferrari from ND, which comes in higher for my account anyhow. I've...

I use a product called polybrite roll-up. It's a house brand from ND graphics up here. I have no idea who manufacturers it for them but it's great. It has a nice film like feel to it, zero curl, a very slight pebble texture, 7 mil thickness, gray backing and doesn't require lamination like some...

You need a super bright media to pull it off. One with a ton of UV brighteners (which fluoresce) and then you could print. No matter what, your colors brightness will be determined by the underlying white point of the media. Putting a fluorescent ink onto your typical grey banner media will not...

ND has a better product that's a 7 mil film with a matte gray backing. It provides an excellent print surface, won't curl and is designed especially for roll-ups. They have a 15 mil film of the same stuff for pop-up displays. I've tried it and it's great. No lamination required and it has a...

Just put the word "boutique" into your current description. It's like when real estate agents need to say small, but they know it's going to hurt the sale, so they call it "cozy" Same crap, different pile.

x2 for the doc.

I have trouble with 2mil cast on my laminator going down perfect on a 54" roll. It takes a little adjusting on the tension before it starts going down smooth compared to thicker lams. If you have a 1 mil and you're putting it down with a squeegee, then good luck. Get some extra peeps to hold...

I'm anxiously awaiting the boxes of cash to arrive next week. Whoo Hoo!

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Burgundy and other deep red saturates benefit greatly from increasing the resolution and number of passes. You lay down more ink and get far better reds than running your printer in low pass production speeds.

It's too bad this product is going away. I've heard nothing but great things about the CatUV ink. Unfortunately it was always followed the phrase "but it's really really slow". Perhaps Gerber could cut their losses and ensure a transition for their users by selling the ink technology to a...

Your Y motor is likely hooped. My local tech informs me that Mimaki is telling their techs to keep an eye out for problems as the Y motors aren't lasting as long as they thought they would.

Try contacting http://www.bi-wize.com in Australia. They have an Eco-HS1 bulk ink system they say is compatible with the JV33 series. I've never seen Mimaki say that the HS or Eco-HS1 inks are good to go with the JV33, but that doesn't mean much. Let us know what you find out. My local dealer...

It's entirely possible, but the changes would be buried in the firmware code and not something accessible to the end user. The same principals apply between wide format and grand format, so I think your assumption is correct. However that's an assumption and you know how those can work out.