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  1. New Product Which Flatbed Printer to buy?

    Hey Guys, We're looking to buy a new flatbed printer (our first one). We'll be primarily printing on PVC/Sintra, Foam Board and corrugated plastic. Currently looking at the EFI 16H and EFI 24F, are these good choices or should I be looking at something else? We currently have a HP 360 Latex...
  2. For Sale Mimaki UJF-3042mkII UV flatbed printer in Switzerland

    Mimaki UJF-3042mkII UV flatbed printer for sale. Purchased in mid-2017 for internal production and prototyping, only lightly used. Well maintained and regularly cleaned. Currently using LUS-120 inks. 3-head, 6-color CMYK-WP. Includes: Rasterlink6 RIP software Vacuum Table LUS-120 ink set...
  3. HP FB 500 - Profitable items

    I just purchased the HP FB 500 for printing yard signs/ bandit signs. For those of you that have this printer or a similar printer, what are some of the more profitable items you’re printing for your clients? I plan on doing some custom white boards for clients, custom calendars, and then...
  4. Need Help Deciding on a Flatbed, Intermittent Use

    Hello yall, I've been doing research on getting a uv-flatbed for our company for a few weeks now and finally felt it better to ask some people with some real know-how instead. We've been looking into bring printing in-house as we're first, the only ones in our field still outsourcing and second...
  5. Nozzle check

    We have a SQP ORYX3 printer, 7 months old and nozzle check isn't as perfect as in the beginning anymore. Here are the pictures of nozzle check before and after 7 months. Nozzles are all but don't spray straight anymore. Nozzle checks before 7 months: Nozzle checks now: (Click on image...
  6. Issues Printing Gradients from InDesign with Onyx on Arizona 360GT

    I am having issues with a file that was created in InDesign and exported as a PDF 1.4 (see attached pics). The background is a blue gradient that fades from dark to light blue. The gradient was generated in InDesign. No matter how I save the file I am getting the same hard line in the gradient...
  7. 2017 Scitex FB550 w/ 4 New Heads, Tables, White Ink kit for Sale in KS

    2017 Scitex FB550 - $28,500 Highlights: MINT condition. Only used by a person with 10 years of industry experience. Printer was kept in a clean, sealed room. Includes 4 brand new print heads installed by HP technicians on 1/18/19. Printer has been used daily since install in April of...
  8. Bright Ideas Lamp

    This is one of my favorite projects so far. It was for internal use, with an idea I found on Instructables.com We printed this on white dibond, and used our Colex cutter to route it to the desired shape. Then we used our Colex to route out the wood frame and we applied color changing LEDs. It...
  9. Mimaki UJF-30421 issues

    Hi I'm trying to print a sheet of clear acrylic with a white layer at the bottom, and for some reason, a cloudy print is appearing. I don't know if the same thing is happening in colored substrates, because I can't see anything at all of this, maybe because they are not clear, or are not...
  10. Opinion Buying a used flatbed

    My company is looking to buy a flatbed printer, probably used, and I was wondering if anyone had any pros/cons or personal insight to the Vanguard VK300D? I've been reading through old posts and found some information, but this is completely new territory for me. I will be going to see this in...
  11. EFI H1625 LED belt

    Does anyone have any guides or advice on how to clean off and possibly replace the media belt on a H1625 LED Printer? None of the guides provided by EFI have any information about it. we have a lot of ink build up and we are looking for the safest solution to avoid doing any damage to the printer.
  12. IL Flatbed/Latex/Zund Operator-Central Illinois

    Where: PIP Marketing/Signs/Print 8325 N. Allen Road Peoria, IL 61615 Position Overview: This a production position using the latest in printing and CNC router technology. You will be printing, cutting, routing, and installing all kinds of things. No two days will be the same that is for sure...
  13. EFI VUTEk Pro 16h

    anyone used this machine before and have any pros and cons to it. wee looking to upgrade to a faster flatbed and have been offered this machine, I'm a bit concerned that its only 4 colour with no light magenta or light cyan. any info about it would be great
  14. The jump to Flatbed / Finishing Table (Kongsberg)

    Hey All, We've been casually looking at adding a flatbed (FB550) and/or a finishing table (Kongsberg X24) to our lineup for the last year or so but more and more it's feeling like the flatbed at the very least is a necessary investment for us. A little background. Our main bread and butter is...
  15. CO Flatbed Laser System - Rabitt RL-150-1525

    Moving to new location and need to sell this great Flatbed Laser System. Lightly used, purchased in 2013 and includes a BOFA AD-1500 Fume Extractor. Also included laptop, Laser cut 5.3 software, brand new spare parts. Have all of the original paperwork and software. Recently serviced and laser...
  16. Question Océ Arizona VS Agfa Anapurna

    Hi, I'm considering to buy a flatbed (used) to upgrade our old Chinese APEX. Customers are becoming more and more demanding on quality and with an old machine can't keep up anymore. I'm between the Océ Arizona 365GT and Afga Anapurna M2540 FB Price is more or less the same. both, I have to...
  17. Plastic cards

    Hello, I'm exploring printing plastic cards (business cards) on my flatbed and I am interested in any tips & tricks you might have. Actually it could be more than business card sizes, could be postcard size, basically any size that can be printed multiple up on a 4x8 sheet. What kind of...
  18. Profitable markets for a flat bed printer

    I just purchased a Mimaki JFX 200, now i need to fill it up with work. Can you recommend markets that I should pursue? Thanks
  19. Oce Arizona 318 GL white drop out

    I have problems running white ink jobs on my Oce Arizona 318 GL. The white ink will all of a sudden stop spraying when the reservoir is being filled and then drop large drops of white onto the flatbed or material. I've replaced ink the filter and bag and one of the hoses. Does anyone have a...
  20. Ink not adhering to panels

    Having trouble on flatbed printer, printing on a slick material such as aluminum composite or komacel and then laminating, the entire print (ink and laminate) wants to peel cleanly off the material. The panels are cleaned before printing as well. Wondering if it could be an issue with the ink or...
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