Global Imaging · 06-27-2005, 03:28 PM

If anyone has any questions regarding UV Flat Bed printers, please contact me. We can go over everthing from A to Z.

mastersignwizard · 07-10-2005, 06:34 PM

what are the biggest advantages to printing with uv inks verses solvent or eco-solvent

Global Imaging · 07-14-2005, 03:41 PM

The UV inks will adhere to rigid substrates like styrene, sintra, corroplast, alumicore and many others. The skys the limit. Solvent or Eco-Solvent will not adhere to any rigid substrate except for porous products like paper. The UV inks also adhere to flexible media like vinyl and fabrics as well. It is a very versatile medium.

mastersignwizard · 07-14-2005, 04:05 PM

Is there any hope that in the future the price of UV printers will go down to a affordable level of the smaller sign shops?

jayhawksigns · 07-14-2005, 05:07 PM

The only thing I was told about UV printers was don't get rid of you solvent if vehcile wraps are your thing. The UV inks do take well to the stretching you have to do sometimes when applying wraps.

Again, thats just what I heard.

Barry · 07-14-2005, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayhawksigns

The only thing I was told about UV printers was don't get rid of you solvent if vehcile wraps are your thing. The UV inks do take well to the stretching you have to do sometimes when applying wraps.

Again, thats just what I heard.

Ive heard that as well, but my understanding is the newer inks are a lot more flexible than some of the older ones..

jayhawksigns · 07-14-2005, 10:22 PM

That would be nice, the JV3 takes up a bit of room as it is, not having to keep it around will save space, and make upgrading cheaper since we can trade-in/sell the machine.

Barry · 07-14-2005, 10:37 PM

You really going to get a UV Matthew?

jayhawksigns · 07-15-2005, 01:09 AM

Seems almost the natural progression for us.

The requirements for our next printer are rigid to at least 1", and white ink. There are a few rigid solvent machines, and the white ink is just starting to filter to the market, but with the health concerns with solvents, switching to UV seems like the logical next step.

Like I said before, we printed more in the first month of having the JV3 than we did with the Colorspan and Roland combined before. And we had an idea, 4x8 alumacore - $70, ink - $16, hour design time - $38, ten minutes to print. How much do you sell 4x8 full color signs for?? Kick them out for less than $100 in materials and in under ten minutes through the printer, and once they finish printing you can hand it to the customer.

Wholesale them to the competitors, or sell direct to the public, either way it would be a win win situation for us. Just convince our competitors that they couldn't compete on price, and that time/cost savings makes it worth it for us to print them. And tell customers they can sign-off on a design, have a complimentary pepsi while they are waiting, and take their sign with them ten minutes later.

Barry · 07-15-2005, 01:12 AM

If your serious, contact Mike at Global Imaging, the boy knows his stuff and is just a really nice guy. mikeb@globalimaginginc.com

06-27-2005, 03:28 PM	#1
Global Imaging Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 Printer: UV Flat Bed Printer	UV Flat Bed Printers If anyone has any questions regarding UV Flat Bed printers, please contact me. We can go over everthing from A to Z. __________________ Mike Beard Global Imaging Inc. mikeb@globalimaginginc.com

07-10-2005, 06:34 PM	#2
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07-14-2005, 03:41 PM	#3
Global Imaging Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 Printer: UV Flat Bed Printer	The UV inks will adhere to rigid substrates like styrene, sintra, corroplast, alumicore and many others. The skys the limit. Solvent or Eco-Solvent will not adhere to any rigid substrate except for porous products like paper. The UV inks also adhere to flexible media like vinyl and fabrics as well. It is a very versatile medium. __________________ Mike Beard Global Imaging Inc. mikeb@globalimaginginc.com

07-14-2005, 04:05 PM	#4
mastersignwizard Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,038 Printer: Roland SC-545 EX Pro II V & HP5500	Is there any hope that in the future the price of UV printers will go down to a affordable level of the smaller sign shops? __________________ Corey Printing Digital www.printingdigital.net E-Mail: corey@printingdigital.net Direct: 623-444-5200 Roland SC545EX Pro II V w/Triangle MLD Bulk Ink System - HP5500 - Flexi Sign Pro - Sign Lab - Wasatch SoftRip - Onyx - Daige Laminator - Ioline SC72 - Ioline Studio 8 - CorelDRAW X3 - Adobe Creative Suite CS3 - Eye Candy Effects Collection - Vertus Fluid Mask - Flaming Pear - All Andromeda Photoshop-Plugins - PhotoZoom Pro - EyeOne Proof & Profile Maker - Estimate

07-14-2005, 05:07 PM	#5
jayhawksigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 303 Printer: Mimaki JV3-160S w/ Triangle Inks	The only thing I was told about UV printers was don't get rid of you solvent if vehcile wraps are your thing. The UV inks do take well to the stretching you have to do sometimes when applying wraps. Again, thats just what I heard. __________________ Matthew Jayhawk Signs & Graphics www.jayhawksigns.com Got Squeege?

07-14-2005, 10:22 PM	#7
jayhawksigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 303 Printer: Mimaki JV3-160S w/ Triangle Inks	That would be nice, the JV3 takes up a bit of room as it is, not having to keep it around will save space, and make upgrading cheaper since we can trade-in/sell the machine. __________________ Matthew Jayhawk Signs & Graphics www.jayhawksigns.com Got Squeege?

07-14-2005, 10:37 PM	#8
Barry Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 1,977 Printer: Versacamm SP300	You really going to get a UV Matthew? __________________ Mimaki JV3-130SPII - Triangle Mild Solvent inks (MLD) Graphtec FC7000 Cutter Wasatch SoftRip v6.0

07-15-2005, 01:09 AM	#9
jayhawksigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 303 Printer: Mimaki JV3-160S w/ Triangle Inks	Seems almost the natural progression for us. The requirements for our next printer are rigid to at least 1", and white ink. There are a few rigid solvent machines, and the white ink is just starting to filter to the market, but with the health concerns with solvents, switching to UV seems like the logical next step. Like I said before, we printed more in the first month of having the JV3 than we did with the Colorspan and Roland combined before. And we had an idea, 4x8 alumacore - $70, ink - $16, hour design time - $38, ten minutes to print. How much do you sell 4x8 full color signs for?? Kick them out for less than $100 in materials and in under ten minutes through the printer, and once they finish printing you can hand it to the customer. Wholesale them to the competitors, or sell direct to the public, either way it would be a win win situation for us. Just convince our competitors that they couldn't compete on price, and that time/cost savings makes it worth it for us to print them. And tell customers they can sign-off on a design, have a complimentary pepsi while they are waiting, and take their sign with them ten minutes later. __________________ Matthew Jayhawk Signs & Graphics www.jayhawksigns.com Got Squeege?

07-15-2005, 01:12 AM	#10
Barry Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 1,977 Printer: Versacamm SP300	If your serious, contact Mike at Global Imaging, the boy knows his stuff and is just a really nice guy. mikeb@globalimaginginc.com __________________ Mimaki JV3-130SPII - Triangle Mild Solvent inks (MLD) Graphtec FC7000 Cutter Wasatch SoftRip v6.0

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