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digital printing

  1. Ever feel like giving up before you really got started?

    Hi guys, I'm a newbie since Sept 2020 in the signmaking/digital printing industry. My trade was graphic designer previously with outsourcing all print for 18 years, I'm into gadgets and technology so have a great interest in printers in general etc. To start out with in the printing industry I...
  2. EPSON S40600 Nozzle Check

    Good afternoon, we've been having problems while cleaning the heads of our Epson S40600, the problem is that the nozzle check doesn't appear complete, we have some holes on the proofs. I attached a picture of it. Is there any recommendations we may try to fix this problem?
  3. Need Help [Need Supplier] Digital Printing and SAV Installation in Doha, Qatar

    Dear friends, I am in need of digital printer, and/or self adhesive vinyl applicator in Doha, Qatar. Please let me know. Thank you very much.
  4. Just In Screen vs. Digitally Printed Yard Signs

    FireSprint offers both digital and screen printed yard signs! That's why we sell more yard signs than just about anyone. Are you buying from a supplier that competes with you, or only sells digitally? If so, check out https://www.firesprint.com/yard-signs/ for more info and join FireSprint today!
  5. Resolution for large photo sign

    What type of photo resolution would I need to make a 3'x5' sign of a photo of a tractor for a barn that would be installed about 30' high on the front of a barn? The next issue is finding a photo of an Oliver 2150 tractor. Customer is an elderly man who is selling his farm to his son, the sign...
  6. Print Estimating & Order Management Software

    Ordant is a cloud based Print MIS software designed for Print Companies and Sign Shops. Ordant is an advanced print estimating tool and order management solution, with an integrated Web-to-Print storefront. This online tool is designed to save you time by reducing the need for re-entry from one...
  7. Need Help primer for magnets digital printing

    I'm printing on magnet material with a JFX200 mimaki and get pretty good adhesion using Kolorcure primer, but when to go cut these magnets on our Colex cutter the ink slightly chips off of the edges. Are there any primers out there anyone uses that are really good or specifically for magnet...
  8. Need Help Is head misaligned? Teleios Fabric Printer Yellow Head

    I have a weird issue with the yellow head on my Telios direct disperse printer. It's a Roland body (SJ-1000 I believe) that's got a fixation unit attached to the front. My yellow print appears to overprint a bit to the left. I thought at first that maybe it was just a few clogged jets that were...
  9. Oki 900 Series

    Hi Guys, Does anyone own any of the Oki 900 series? If so, what are your experiences with them? Any particular projects or types of media / signage you use the 900 series for specifically? where is the best place to purchase media for this machine? Thank you in advance Deri
  10. UV ink printing on corregated yard sign material

    I have a Mimaki JFX200 flatbed printer that uses UV ink. I'm having some trouble getting it to bond well printing on corrugated material like the material used for yard signs. I have 2 primers from Nazdar that I've tried that work great for most everything else, except it doesn't help bond to...
  11. JFX200 UV light lense cleaning

    I have a mimaki JFX200 printer. I have some dried ink buildup on the lenses for the UV lights. I was wondering if anyone out there has any idea on how to clean these, how to take them out for cleaning or even what they are made out of. Thank you!
  12. Konica Minolta's Dishonesty

    by Kim Vinh Luong When shifting from “Specialized in book sales and book sales only to Digital printing”, Saigonbook has chosen to purchase Konica Minolta’s Digital Printers with a belief that a new machine of a well-known company will be ensured about quality and price.On August 15, 2014...
  13. Konica Minolta's Pricing Trick

    At the Printing shop of Saigon Fahasa Co, Ltd (Saigonbook) - 474 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, district 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - are placed two Konica Minolta Bizhub Press C1100 that have a price difference of about $98,605 – an amazing amount for anybody who knows this story. Saigonbook...
  14. Need a 3 inch diameter by 65 inch empty core for Take up reel

    Anyone know where I can get a 3 inch diameter tube that is 64 or more inches long? I need it to use on my take up reel. I have found what i need on Uline.com or other places like that but they make you buy a large quantity. I only need about 5 at a time. I currently have a 3 inch x 65 inch core...
  15. They Didn't Tell Us

    New Roland user here ... VS 540i with white and metallic configuration. In love with this machine !! Of course, we began intensive study on potential problems online and we totally jam our tech with questions when we can. Still, we have experienced a couple avoidable problems, if only we had...
  16. Flatbed Printing On Dura-bond and Metals

    So we have been experimenting with flat-bedding onto different metals, We have found that these prints scratch and chip extremely easily. Are there specific metal sheets designed for flatbed printing, is anyone prepping there boards before printing. Any advise would be appreciated. I've seen...
  17. Huge Shout out to Sign Team, Inc

    I have worked with Micky and his teat at Sign Team Inc. since 2009, when I lost everything in a tragic flood of my entire city of Cedar Rapids Iowa in 2008, I lost all my equipment including my digital printers, due to the fact insurance wouldn't cover my equipment it put me under until 2009...
  18. Yard Signs- Print my own or outsource?

    First, by way of a quick intro so I don't sound like a complete newbie... I am not currently in the sign-making business, but I have a 30 year career in printing and digital prepress, starting out as a color scanner operator in the early 1980's. Currently, I am self-employed as an entrepreneur...
  19. HP Gloss adhesive Vinyl

    Is anyone familiar with this product? I am working with a new company and we are the largest HP dealer in the U.S. They have their own Gloss adhesive vinyl, as well as a cast adhesive vinyl and I am looking for product comparisons. I personally am used to 3M, but i am looking for for others have...
  20. need a RELIABLE and inexpensive outsource asset

    I'm looking for a reliable and inexpensive company to outsource small print jobs. I have had some headaches recently with the printer I've been using. I get slow response/no response which has cost me more than one job so it's time to dump that outsource asset and find a reliable one. I have...
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