N.Glantz 130z Oracal banner: Head strikes

[tamias]

We've ordered some 130z Oracal banner material (gloss) from N.Glantz (Kansas City). It's cheaper than the normal Peek we usually use, so we decided to try some out. With every single banner we digitally print onto that material....head strikes appear comparably the same distance. It looks like the ink is just sitting on top and not penatrating. We're using a new Roland printer, and never have had this major of a head strike issue. Has anyone else had any problems with this Oracal? Just curious. In the future we won't be ordering anymore of that material. Cheaper isn't always better for cutting corners.

 

[xpressgraphixman]

I've never heard of Oracal making a banner material. Ya sure you got all your info right?

 

[Gino]

What does Glantz or Oracal have to do with you doing something wrong ??

• Do you have the correct profiles ??
• Do you have the correct head height adjusted ??
• What is the part number ??

As the first poster suggested, I'm unaware of any 13oz banner material from Oracal.

 

[rushworks graphics]

make sure your using the correct media clamps for the banner material, you need to use the longer ones and also up the head hight to. if your material is in crocked that will cause it to buckle after a while and you will get a slight hump/bump on one side, that will cause a head strike. make sure before you load the material its dead straight and use the media roller clamps on the rear to hold the material in line so its goes into the machine true and straight. that way you shouldn't get any head strikes regardless of what material you use or from what manufacturer.
like the others i haven't ever heard of oracal making a banner material.

 

[Rydaddy]

Try printing with the heat off, and once with the heat way up. Make note of the difference.

 

[drive]

yes, not exaclty sure about the heater setup on rolands, but we run banners with post heat only on all our printers. this has helped us alot!