Question about pre hemmed banner

[bbounds09]

I am new to the printing world and I have a Roland Xc 540, I have a project dealing with pre hemmed banner material. What complications will we see using this material? Do i need to set it a different height to not damage my print heads? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

 

[TammieH]

Are you printing on this?

http://www.alumapanel.com/view_product.cfm?step=1&lines_ID=680&name=14oz Ready 2 Print Banner

 

[TXFB.INS]

We NEVER run pre-hemmed or grommeted banner blanks.

the risk of head strikes are not worth it

 

[shoresigns]

I am new to the printing world and I have a Roland Xc 540, I have a project dealing with pre hemmed banner material. What complications will we see using this material? Do i need to set it a different height to not damage my print heads? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

I have an XC-540 and have tried this before. There are a number of complications:

1. Your artwork has to have a white background, since you can't print to the edge.
2. You can't print more than maybe 8-12 feet at a time or the material might shift enough that the rollers run over the grommets, which you don't want.
3. Print quality was poor on the material I tested. Ink looked very textured like it wasn't absorbing properly. May have been corrected by a profile setting.
4. Chances of a head strike are increased due to extra thickness and grommets.
5. Lining it up so that you get grommets in the corners is an annoying limitation.
6. Most pre-hemmed banner material I've seen is not printable on eco-sol at all. Hopefully you got the right kind.