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  1. Laminating 3M 3930?

    Hello All - A customer of ours needs us to make four custom signs for the highway, we are required to use 3M 3930 for the High Intensity Prismatic Reflective Sheeting DOT requirement. Can we laminate that with 3M 8518? Thanks!
  2. Freeway Sign Wholesaler!

    Hello All - I'm looking for a wholesale supplier of highway/freeway signs. Here is the spec I need to meet: Single piece of 0.063-inch thick aluminum. Signs shall be fully reflectorized and meet ASTM 4956 (Super Engineering Grade Type II (good) minimum, High Intensity – Glass Bead Type III...
  3. SAI Enroute and Windows 11?

    Hello All - Just upgraded our PC for our Multicam Router and we are having issues with Enroute not working on windows 11. Anyone else having this issue? I'm surprised a company who builds a windows based software program hasn't made it compatible with the most recent version of windows... Is...
  4. Looking for 3M SV480mC?!?!

    Hello All - Any MM on here sell 3M SV480mC and have any in stock? Anyone able to recommend a 3M dealer with that product available? Fellers, Grimco, Denco Sales, and Sun Supply in Seattle, WA are out of inventory. Thanks for your help!
  5. GFP Laminators?

    Hello Signs101 - I'm looking for some feedback on GFP Laminators, how do they work, are they durable, do they track well, etc. We've had a Seal and a Drytac laminator, I was looking at a Flexa but it won't be available for several months and we need a laminator badly. We've also considered...
  6. CWT Galaxy Laminator and Applicator Table?

    Hello All - I'm in the market for a new laminator as well as an applicator table. I'm currently considering: 1) Seal 62 Pro D (already have one that is about 7 years old - runs well) 2) Kala Minstral 3) CWT Galaxy -- For Applicator Tables I'm considering: 1) CWT Evolution 2) Kala...
  7. Has anyone used either of these products?

    Hello All - Looking at an applicator table and both Rolls Roller and CWT offer the VinylRemover VR15 as an optional accessory, has anyone used that or the new TransferWeeder TR17? Do they work? Do they do anything more than what you could make in your shop? It looks like it's just a crank...
  8. Electric Trimmers?

    Hello All - I'm looking at year-end equipment purchases and wanted to get some feedback on the Royal Sovern Electric trimmers. Does anyone have one? How does it work? Is it worth the money? Mainly we print long runs of vinyl, paper prints, and scrim banner. We'd use this to trim the prints...
  9. Replace Drytac Laminator?

    Hello All - When we first started 10 years ago, we purchased a Drytac JM 63 Pro MD, it's been a great machine over the years, and for the price, it was a great investment. Now, the JM 63 Pro MD is ready to retire, and I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a replacement machine in...
  10. Calculating print speeds?

    Hello All - I have two Epson S80600s and an Epson S60600. When printing our RIP tells us how much time it will take for the print to complete, but I was wondering if someone knows the Epson equation for calculating print speeds in sq. ft. per hour. Basically I know some of the factors are...
  11. New Plotter - FC9000 or something else?

    Hello All - I currently have an FC8600 that we've had for about 5 years. We purchased it from a company online (US Cutter) and the support has been non-existant (which I kinda expected from them, they are pretty much just an online company, not a distributor with local support, etc.). We've...
  12. What is the best way to setup and wrap this shuttle?

    Hello All - We have a customer who wants us to wrap a shuttle with the attached artwork. We normally design shuttle wraps to be simple, but this customer provided us some complex artwork and a few team members has suggested doing horizontal panels instead of vertical panels due to the design...
  13. Best UV printer for double sided banner prints!

    Hello All, I am looking for recommendations for a UV 3.2 M roll to roll printer (5.0 meter is also fine if it's in the price range) that does accurate double sided printing for banners. It is fine if it doesn't have a system specifically for registration, but has some workflow to do double...
  14. Onyx Support says Onyx Rip can't auto-rotate files?

    Hello All - Basically, I have a landscape banner that is 10 ft wide and 4 ft high, wanted to print on a 5 ft. wide roll and expected Onyx Thrive to be smart enough to auto-rotate the file so it will print the banner long ways, but it doesn't seem to be and requires me to open up Preflight and...
  15. Where can I find templates for StarCraft Shuttles?

    Hello All - I have a subscription to Pro Vehicle Outlines and occasionally buy a template from The Bad Wrap, but neither place has templates for a StarCraft Shuttle - I have a customer who needs me to wrap the following in the next week (and I can't find a template for any of them): Shuttle...
  16. Need Help Xrite I1IO Table not working with Onxy!

    Hello All, I have an Xrite I1I0 v2 table for making profiles and use it with multiple RIP softwares in our shop, but always have issues with the Onyx RIP. It always says that the machine cannot be found and to reconnect the device to the machine via USB even though it is actually connected...
  17. Need Help Onyx Install cannot find USB Key on Network

    Hello All - I have Onyx installed on a server in our server room and the USB license dongle is installed in that server. I'm trying to install onyx on a second work station in our print room, but during the install I get the message that the install software cannot find the dongle (see...
  18. PDF Settings!

    Hello All - Just trying to find documentation online for the adobe PDF save setting under "Output" the option for Profile Inclusion Policy, "Include All Profiles" - I'm assuming that this setting includes all tagged RGB/CMYK/LAB/ETC. profiles, but for untagged or native elements does this...
  19. Seeking material recommendation!

    Hello All - Thank you in advance for your suggestions, I'm looking for the following: Solvent/UV Printable inkjet vinyl Air Release Removable adhesive Calendared/Cheap - used for short term promotional graphics that are only up for 90 days. Currently we are using 3M IJ35C plus 3M 8508 in...
  20. Oce/Fuji Roll to Roll Option - is it any good?

    Hello All - We just upgraded our Acuity to a new Acuity X2 (double bed) and it should be installed in February or March. We have been considering adding the roll to roll media option (because where can you get a 84" wide roll to roll printer for under $30,000.00?), and it would act as our...
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