large format printing : IPEX and ISA
We now have the most comprehensive coverage of all wide format printers: all kinds: eco-solvent, UV, mild-solvent, textile printers, printers for giclee: everything, all available in two formats. You learn facts from the FLAAR Reports that are not available from the manufacturers themselves, such as that Encad seems to have closed their offices in San Diego. There is no evidence of any future new NovaJet printers any more. We will learn more at ISA, but there was not a single solitary Encad printer at PMA (but lots of new HP and Canon printers, see www.digital-photography.org).
You can select lots of free publications by filling out the Survey Form.
Or if you prefer to get reports without having to fill out a form, you can buy all the FLAAR Reports form www.wide-format-printers.NET.
Worldwide sales of solvent-ink printers in the $30K to $40K range are booming. Every day FLAAR receives requests from readers who want us to recommend which mild solvent ink printer they should consider. We cover these printers primarily on our sister site, www.large-format-printers.org.
Just beware that some kinds of solvent inks may dissolve the Epson printheads on some retro-fitted Roland printers. So you need to distinguish the after-market SolventJet from the SolJet (made by Roland itself). Also realize that not all “solvent inks” actually function on economy vinyl. Most of the lite solvents require costly coated media, which nullifies the reason for going solvent to begin with. Furthermore, some of the solvent ink printers are not really using true solvent?
Ahhh, all the things that the enticing advertising brochures at the trade shows don't tell you. Now you see why we use end-user reports to reveal what tradeshow booths don't warn you about.
UV-Curable Ink Flatbed printers
We cover UV-cured flatbed printers primarily on our sister site, www.large-format-printers.org. We gathered information at DRUPA, Photokina, SGIA, ISA, FESPA, and GraphExpo trade shows over a five-year period. FLAAR now has over 53 publications to help you learn to understand the differences between ColorSpan and Raster Printers, between Gandinnovations and Vutek, the pros and cons of the DuPont Cromaprint 22UV and Inca Spyder 320. It is all there; also check out www.wide-format-printers.net; go to the link on UV.
Eco-Solvent Printers, Mild-Solvent Printers
We cover these printers primarily on our sister site, www.large-format-printers.org. We bring information on eco-solvent printers from ISA and other signage trade shows. We have three new titles on the Roland SolJet, based on three different site-visit case studies. We also cover Mutoh, Gerber, and all the mild-solvent printers too (pros and cons with warnings about misleading advertising claims). We are updating our coverage of the Mutoh Toucan LT and its hybrid flatbed also.
Featured shortly will be the new mild-solvent HP Designjet printers that use the Seiko ColorPainter 64S chassis. Remember, HP has a licensing agreement with Seiko.
Printers for Giclee and Fine Art Photography
We cover giclee and fine art photography, and printers, on two websites, www.FineArtGicleePrinters.org and www.digital-photography.org. Our new report on the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 is now available, free to everyone who fills out the Survey Form.
This month (July 2006), FLAAR is issuing evaluations on all three Epson printers: Epson Stylis Pro 4800, 7800, and 9800.
Even Mutoh is now trying to produce a CAD printer: their Mutoh DrafStation RJ-900 and RJ-901. Canon is trying with their new imagePROGRAF iPF 600. HP had earlier come out with their Designjet 4500 to quickly replace the Designjet 4000.
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You can select lots of free publications by filling out the Survey Form.
Or if you prefer to get reports without having to fill out a form, you can buy all the FLAAR Reports form www.wide-format-printers.NET.
Worldwide sales of solvent-ink printers in the $30K to $40K range are booming. Every day FLAAR receives requests from readers who want us to recommend which mild solvent ink printer they should consider. We cover these printers primarily on our sister site, www.large-format-printers.org.
Just beware that some kinds of solvent inks may dissolve the Epson printheads on some retro-fitted Roland printers. So you need to distinguish the after-market SolventJet from the SolJet (made by Roland itself). Also realize that not all “solvent inks” actually function on economy vinyl. Most of the lite solvents require costly coated media, which nullifies the reason for going solvent to begin with. Furthermore, some of the solvent ink printers are not really using true solvent?
Ahhh, all the things that the enticing advertising brochures at the trade shows don't tell you. Now you see why we use end-user reports to reveal what tradeshow booths don't warn you about.
UV-Curable Ink Flatbed printers
We cover UV-cured flatbed printers primarily on our sister site, www.large-format-printers.org. We gathered information at DRUPA, Photokina, SGIA, ISA, FESPA, and GraphExpo trade shows over a five-year period. FLAAR now has over 53 publications to help you learn to understand the differences between ColorSpan and Raster Printers, between Gandinnovations and Vutek, the pros and cons of the DuPont Cromaprint 22UV and Inca Spyder 320. It is all there; also check out www.wide-format-printers.net; go to the link on UV.
Eco-Solvent Printers, Mild-Solvent Printers
We cover these printers primarily on our sister site, www.large-format-printers.org. We bring information on eco-solvent printers from ISA and other signage trade shows. We have three new titles on the Roland SolJet, based on three different site-visit case studies. We also cover Mutoh, Gerber, and all the mild-solvent printers too (pros and cons with warnings about misleading advertising claims). We are updating our coverage of the Mutoh Toucan LT and its hybrid flatbed also.
Featured shortly will be the new mild-solvent HP Designjet printers that use the Seiko ColorPainter 64S chassis. Remember, HP has a licensing agreement with Seiko.
Printers for Giclee and Fine Art Photography
We cover giclee and fine art photography, and printers, on two websites, www.FineArtGicleePrinters.org and www.digital-photography.org. Our new report on the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 is now available, free to everyone who fills out the Survey Form.
This month (July 2006), FLAAR is issuing evaluations on all three Epson printers: Epson Stylis Pro 4800, 7800, and 9800.
Even Mutoh is now trying to produce a CAD printer: their Mutoh DrafStation RJ-900 and RJ-901. Canon is trying with their new imagePROGRAF iPF 600. HP had earlier come out with their Designjet 4500 to quickly replace the Designjet 4000.
Copyright FLAAR© 2001-
