Wide-Format & Signage
This section of WhatTheyThink focuses on emerging trends in wide-format printing. It identifies new business opportunities and provides strategic analysis of new applications, technology, and events.
Highlights from FESPA 2024—Sign and Display Printers
European section editor Ralf Schlözer rounds up some wide-format product launches and announcements made at the FESPA Global Print Expo, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 19–22. Read More
And the Awards Go To…The Winners of This Year’s FASTSIGNS Project of the Year
FASTSIGNS Hattiesburg (Miss.) took top honors as this year’s FASTSIGNS Project of the Year. FASTSIGNS Syracuse (N.Y.) and FASTSIGNS San Diego (Cal.) were this year’s runners-up. Read More
What’s Behind the Curtain: How to Break into Décor Printing
Décor printing is a growing part of the display graphics ecosystem and on Thursday, April 17, long-time industry consultant Debbie Nicholson offers commercial print businesses some tips on breaking into décor printing. Read More
Agfa: Reinventing and Reemerging
Since 1867, Agfa has been at the forefront of many technological developments in imaging. As one of the founding graphic imaging powerhouse companies, it struggled through the transition from an analog to a digital economy. However, they have redefined their core business products and structures to not just survive but to grow in this rapidly changing world. Read More
The Expanding Horizon of Display Graphics and Signage
Today, the display graphics and signage industry is highly dynamic, characterized by continuous innovation. Digital printing technology has advanced to include large format printing, enabling the production of large-scale graphics for billboards, banners and wraps. Joanne Gore and Kevin Abergel look at how companies can use embellishments to add new dimensions to display graphics, making them even higher-value print applications. Read More
Executive Q&A: swissQprint’s Erik Norman and Michael Voight
We spoke with swissQprint America President Erik Norman and Application Specialist Michael Voight about the company’s display graphics product portfolio, top and emerging applications, customer expansion into adjacent applications and what automation means for swissQprint and its customers. Read More
Welcome to the Display Graphics and Textiles Issue!
This week and next, we are publishing the content from our latest print edition, Issue Two: Display Graphics and Textiles. Here’s a preview. Read More
Don’t Call It “Wide Format”: The State of Display Graphics
The term “wide format” or “wide-format printing” is very much a jargon-esque term that doesn’t mean a lot outside industry trade publications or print businesses’ service rosters, and we have made the conscious decision to wean ourselves off the term “wide format” in favor of the more understandable “display graphics.” So, regardless of what we call it, what is the state of it? Read More
The Display Graphics Evolution: Epson
This is the first in a series of articles that looks at the evolution of equipment manufacturers and their portfolios in the display graphics space. First up: Epson. Read More
Colorchrome Atlanta Is 41—and Still Growing
WhatTheyThink Films recently completed its documentary on Atlanta’s Colorchrome. Read more about what can be considered the quintessential family printing business. Read More
Survey Says! Signage and Display Graphics in 2024
It’s that time again, time to sift through the data from our annual Business Outlook Survey for the forthcoming Printing Outlook report. As has become an annual tradition, we break out some display graphics-specific data to see what trends we can quantitatively gauge. Read More
Wide Format 2023: Looking Back to Look Forward
As the end of the year draws near, it’s time to look back and take stock of 2023 in the world of wide-format printing, display graphics, and signage—with an eye to what 2024 may bring. Read More
News
Procedes Group Invests in Two Durst P5 500 Printing Systems
Big Signs Lead to Big Business for Minuteman Press Franchise in Franklin, TN
Orbus Recycles 75% of Waste in 2023 & Diverts 1.6M lbs. of Waste From Landfills
WrapFest Returns to Silverstone Amid Vehicle Customization Boom
Canon USA Announces Cooperation with Image Access
True Install Poised for Strategic Growth as First-of-its-Kind Installation Solution
Creative Silhouettes Makes an Impression in Wall Graphics Project with Drytac Polar Grip
Avery Dennison Selects Mimaki’s UV Printer for Groundbreaking TrafficJet™ Xpress Print System
LogoJET Announces Integration of Flexi RIP Software with R Series Printers
Visual Marking Systems Joins Print Provider Network for DreamScape
Summa Releases New Software: GoProduce Flatbed Edition 3.0
Sustainability from Production in the Region
Introducing HP Production Coroplus Board – The Future of Corrugated Sign Printing
Video
ISA Expo Is Back in Orlando!
Lori Anderson, President & CEO of International Sign Association, speaks to WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano about the ISA Sign Expo, which was held in Orlando last week. Watch Video
Thought Leadership: Colorchrome’s John Rhodes on Display Graphics with swissQprint
In this video, sponsored by swissQprint, Colorchrome president and co-founder John Rhodes talks about printing display graphics with the company’s swissQprint Nyala and the newly acquired Kudu wide-format printers. Watch Video
EFI and Agfa Partner to Bolster Both Product Portfolios: Exclusive Interview with EFI's Scott Schinlever and Agfa's Arnaud Calleja
Agfa and EFI recently announced a strategic partnership that will bolster each company's portfolio of wide-format inkjet devices. WhatTheyThink was invited to an exclusive media day at EFI's headquarters in Londonderry, N.H., to learn more about this partnership. In this video, EFI's Scott Schinlever and Agfa's Arnaud Calleja talk about the partnership and what it will do for each company and their customers. Watch Video
Booth Tour: The Durst P5 350/HS at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Durst, Larry D’Amico spotlights the Durst P5 350/HS hybrid wide-format printer, shown for the first time in North America at PRINTING United. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Graphco’s New CNC Routing and Cutting Plotter at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Graphco, Chris Manley spotlights the North American launch of the SD-Italy Augusta F150R Pro hybrid CNC routing and cutting machine. Watch Video
Product Spotlight: Monadnock’s Sustainable Wide-Format Papers
In this video sponsored by Monadnock Paper Mills, Senior Sales Representative Vince Queau talks to Richard Romano about the company’s new line of sustainable wide-format substrates. Watch Video
Customer Profile: Parallax Digital Studios Tackles a Broad Range of Wide-Format Applications
In this video sponsored by EFI, Lee Clevenger, VP of Operations for Parallax Digital Studios, talks about how EFI’s wide-format equipment allows them to tackle a diverse array of customer projects. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Nekoosa Glass Finishes at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Nekoosa, Product Marketing Specialist Jordan Jossie spotlights Nekoosa Glass Finishes, a recently launched line of decorative and privacy window films. Watch Video
Wide-Format & Signage Section Editor
Richard Romano
Richard has written about graphic communication hardware and software trends for the past 25 years.
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