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WIDE FORMAT RESOURCE GUIDE

PLUS Hobo Cannabis Company makes a splashy impression P.4

B.C. team wins regional vehicle wrap title P.8

New wide-format technologies P.22

World’s largest sticker store opens History of Stickers Museum P.12

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Hobo Cannabis Company makes a splashy impression

In April 2020, Vaughan, Ont.-based Creative Silhouettes completed a project that saw it print and install graphics in 10 new Hobo Cannabis Company stores in just seven days. In order to ensure consistent results across a range of environments, the company used Drytac Polar Grip across the whole campaign.

Creative Silhouettes specializes in wall graphics and decals, with 70 per cent of its business in large self-adhesive vinyl for offices and retail stores. The company notes that 80 per cent of this work is installed by the team.

Hobo Cannabis Company was opening 10 new stores in the Greater Toronto

Area as part of a 30-branch Canadian expansion. As each retail space was different, Creative Silhouettes required a vinyl product to meet every demand.

“Our deal with Hobo was to wrap 10 entire stores regardless of the surface of the walls - and every one had different surfaces, such as brick, stucco, painted wood and rusted metal,” said Giovani Pereira, project manager and business development at Creative Silhouettes.

“ND Graphics is our primary supplier of vinyl and equipment so we went to our contact Dwayne Burton for advice. He recommended Drytac Polar Grip and we undertook several print and install tests on all rough surfaces, including floor,

Creative Silhouettes was able to print and install graphics in 10 Hobo Cannabis stores in one week using Drytac Polar Grip.

and they all worked well.”

Creative Silhouettes used its HP Latex R1000 to print the black-and-white wall graphics with photographic details.

Drytac Polar Grip is an 80 micron (3.2mm) white polymeric self-adhesive PVC vinyl designed for interior and exterior wall graphics, offering durability of up to five years. Its high-bond adhesive is compatible with a wide range of surfaces including metal, plastic, wood, glass and brick and has been rated for fire safety to meet the requirements of public spaces. It works with latex, UV, solvent and eco-solvent printing technologies and is available in white and gloss finishes.

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B.C. team wins regional title in 2019 Wrap Like a King Challenge

Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions’ annual Wrap Like a King Challenge names 10 vehicle graphics installer teams as Regional Wrap Kings. B.C.’s Sapphire Creative was named the Regional Wrap King for Canada for Spiderghini, a full vehicle wrap on a Lamborghini Aventador installed by Sapphire Creative’s Jeremie Webber, Peter Den Uyl and Dave Benedict.

To be named a winner, projects must have used Avery Dennison vehicle wrap products, such as Supreme Wrapping Film or MPI 1105, to wrap a four-wheel passenger vehicle.

Spiderghini took the team one week to design, and one week to install. The intent of the project, according to the company’s entry form, was to emulate Spider-Man’s Iron Spider suit design from the movie Avengers: Endgame, because the team describes itself as “huge Spider-Man fans”.

The base colour of the car was white at the start of the project. The hood and roof were embossed in order to register the webbing and logos with the printer layer. The classic Spider-Man logo was also embossed on the back of the car. Sapphire Creative used Avery Dennison Supreme Wrapping Film in Gloss White to emboss, and Supreme Wrapping Film in Diamond White for the digital print layout, along with DOL1360Z clear, high gloss laminate.

“We wanted to build a design that was both relevant for today as well as easily

recognizable,” explains Jeremie Webber, president of Sapphire Creative and member of the project team. “Having the design stand out by standing close to the car as well as having it stand out from a distance was one of our main goals. To do this, we had to make sure our general layout design was simple enough with a strong contrast of colours so that visually you could see and understand the artwork from 10 to 20 feet away from the car but also have some serious wow factor when you got up close and personal.”

In order to achieve this, the team printed the graphics on the Avery Diamond SW900 series so the prints would have a heavy metallic finish. In order to give the wrap some depth, the team laid down a cut vinyl layer of the webbing on the car prior to placing the wrap, so when the car was wrapped, the webbing would have an embossed look and feel.

According to Webber, the major difficulty in the design of the project (in addition to actually building it) was taking a design concept that had been custom designed for the human body, and redesigning it to fit a Lamborghini.

“[We had] questions like ‘how do we made a design like this compliment the body shape of the car itself? How thick should the webbing be? How should the webbing curve around the body of the car? Where to place the iconic logos?’ This process took our designers multiple revisions

and edits to get the layout exactly how we wanted it before print production was started,” notes Webber. “[We had] multiple revisions to make sure the webbing curved around the body lines of the car just the way we wanted, and making sure the SpiderMan symbols worked with the body of the car.”

Despite any challenges involved in the design, Sapphire Creative is grateful for both the experience and the exposure of the contest.

“Winning the Wrap Like a King contest for Canada helps set us apart as a company. It is not an award that is easy to win and each year the entries are getting better and more creative from every company that enters,” says Webber. “It shows our potential clients that they can trust our work and that our staff is more than capable to handle any of their wrap needs.”

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B.C.’s Sapphire Creative was named the Canadian Regional Winner for its work on Spiderghini at the Wrap Like a King Challenge. The team used Avery Dennison Supreme Wrapping Films and DOL1360Z clear, high gloss laminate to complete a full vehicle wrap on a Lamborghini Aventador.

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World’s largest sticker store opens History of Stickers Museum

StickerYou recently launched the History of Stickers Museum and Stickers: RePEELed sticker art exhibition at StickerYou: The Store, the world’s largest sticker store, located in Toronto, Ont.

As part of a three-dimensional brand strategy, the History of Stickers Museum

The History of Stickers Museum is a permanent installation at StickerYou: The Store that explores the history of paper and adhesives from the 1700s to the present day.

showcases the history, development and influence of the adhesive sticker, spanning from the way it revolutionized the British postal system in the 1800s to inspiring street art from around the world today.

The museum moves through history starting in the 1700s, and highlights artifacts such as a UK penny black stamp from 1840, an original decal vase from the 1800s, fruit crate labels from the 1910s, Wacky Packs stickers from 1974, a vintage Velvet Underground album with an Andy Warhol-designed banana sticker on the front, and more.

The museum features a timeline of the history of stickers, printed on an Epson SureColor S80600 printer using Treck Hall Wide Format Main Street Wall matte removable vinyl. The store’s team printed and installed decals in various

shapes and sizes to provide a background for wide-format museum graphics.

The Stickers: RePEELed art exhibition was curated by Dave and Holly Combs, editors of the sticker magazine Peel Magazine . The exhibition, located on the opposite side of the room as the History of Stickers Museum, examines the unifying art of stickers, bringing together hundreds of pieces of original sticker art from around the world, including artists Shepard Fairey, Rodger Beck, Robots Will Kill, Matthew Hoffman and more.

“The History of Stickers Museum and Stickers: RePEELed showcase StickerYou’s deep knowledge of stickers and the impact they can have on business and personal expression,” said StickerYou founder and CEO Andrew Witkin. “At StickerYou, we make what matters stick.”

StickerYou Presents: Stickers

RePEELed is a permanent art installation that features hundreds of pieces of original sticker art from artists around the world.

Left: The downtown Toronto storefront of StickerYou features a three-storey sticker-bombed decal, installed in collaboration with 3M.

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A look at the global wide-format market

TMR Research indicates an uptick in UV-curable

inks

Wide-format printers offer a number of printing applications, including a variety of large-sized prints and constructional designs, that can efficiently produce high quality images. Wide-format printers support the printing of large roll widths, typically in the range of 18 to 100

inches. They are used to print banners, posters, signage, textiles, wall coverings, vehicle graphics, point-of-sale displays and other constructional designs.

According to a recent study from TMR Research, UV-curable inks have gained traction in the wide-format printer market in recent years, replacing solvent-based

inks. The use of UV-curable inks in wideformat printing provides improved quality, enhanced productivity, and results in savings in both time and costs. In addition, UV-curable inks are more environmentally-friendly than their solvent-based counterparts.

In addition, wide-format printers that

use UV-curable inks are believed to emit lower levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) compared to those that use solvent inks.

The global wide-format printing market is expected to see substantial demand from industries such as media and advertising, retail, entertainment, healthcare, hospital-

ity and education, notes TMR Research.

Driving growth

Rising demand for short-run print jobs across various sectors and the increased adoption of UV-curable inks for a number of applications are expected to drive growth in the wide-format printer market,

notes TMR Research.

Developments in eco-solvent inks and rapidly climbing demand for 3D printing in various industries are critical to boosting market share. In addition, recent technological advancements in ink-level monitoring software and the integration of traditional printing with digital media communication are leading to increased demand for wide-format printers, notes TMR’s study.

Paired with this, the declining prices of wide-format printers are expected to drive growth of the global large-format printer market. TMR notes that some vendors prefer eco-solvent inks over other solvents for vehicle wraps, outdoor signage and point-of-sale displays, which has helped push demand for wide-format printers.

TMR notes that digital media used for advertising and promotional purposes is likely to impede the global growth of wideformat printers to some extent, however a large number of traditional printing businesses are turning to wide-format to reduce turnaround time, tackle short-run jobs and enhance image quality, among other reasons. TMR says the emerging trend has created abundant growth opportunities for those in the wide-format market.

Geographic outlook

According to TMR Research, a significant share of the global wide-format market lies with European printers, however Asia Pacific is fast emerging as a prominent market. Growth in this region is driven by the demand for UV-curable inks and latex wide-format printers, notes TMR. In addition, technological advances, including the adoption of 3D technology, is expected to fuel market growth in emerging countries such as South Korea, Japan and China.

Competitive landscape

Manufacturers are making significant investments in research and development, and launching customized printers that can meet a variety of demands from end users. Industry players that are looking to capture a larger share in the wide-format market include Canon, Inc., HewlettPackard, Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Epson, Konica Minolta, Agfa Graphics, Mutoh and Kyocera.

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Detailing new wide-format technologies from Canon, Mimaki, Roland, Mutoh, DGI, Agfa, Epson and Mactac

Canon imagePROGRAF TA series

Canon Canada has announced the new imagePROGRAF large-format five-colour 24inch TA-20 and 36-inch TA-30 printers, developed specifically for small businesses and firsttime large-format print users.

The multi-purpose imagePROGRAF TA Series is great for posters, technical documents and designs, Canon Canada notes, adding that the new devices provide users the ability to print on water-resistant media for outdoor signage with Canon’s TD pigment ink. The company explains the TA Series uses pigment ink that can produce posters that can be used for up to six months outdoors – no lamination needed – when using Canon’s waterresistant media. As well, with the ability to print borderless on all paper sizes, these models help eliminate the need for

manual cutting.

The printer includes Canon’s free poster creation software, PosterArtist Lite, allowing users to design and print professional posters. The device also comes standard with layout software, designed to let users easily nest images, minimizing paper waste and can print directly from Microsoft Office.

With the ability to print a 24 x 36-inch document or poster in as fast as 27 seconds, on plain paper using Fast (Q5) mode,

the series’ air-feeding system boasts high quality, consistent printing designed to help increase productivity by helping the paper remain straight to reduce wrinkles and paper jams. Additionally, Canon provides an on-the-fly ink tank technology that gives users the ability to replace ink during printing, helping to reduce the amount of media and ink wasted.

Mimaki ColorPainter Series

Mimaki USA has integrated the OKI ColorPainter Series of printers into its product lines. Three new models will join the Mimaki USA line-up – the 64-inch-wide ColorPainter M64s Traffic Sign Printer, the 64-inch-wide ColorPainter M64s Graphics Printer, and the 104-inch-wide H3-104s Grand Format Printer.

Each model features photorealistic quality and production print speeds, Dynamic Dot Printing Technology to control and optimize dot size and density, SX or 3MTM SX ecosolvent ink sets with extendedCMYK configuration options and outdoor durability with comprehensive warranties with and without lamination.

The new series includes the ColorPainter M-64s Traffic Sign Printer, which serves the continuous need for traffic, wayfinding and safety signage. In addition to the features found in the Graphics Printer model, the Traffic Sign Printer supports SX spot inks in seven approved traffic colours: red, green, blue, brown, black, yellow and orange.

It also includes special media-handling features for thicker films designed for outdoor traffic signage. The Traffic Sign Printer models can print directly onto variety of retroreflective sheeting grades. The combination of SX inks and approved films provides a warranty of up to 10 years for maximum durability, and is ASTMand MUTCD-compliant.

Roland DG LEF2-300D UV

Roland DG Corporation has announced a new addition to its VersaUV LEF2 Series of Benchtop UV Flatbed Printers. The LEF2-300D features an expanded workspace that supports a height of up to 200mm (7.87 inches).

The LEF2 series uses UVLED lamps to instantly cure ink, and can print directly onto plastics, leather, wood, fabrics and other materials. The range of materials allows users to add graphics and simulated embossing to a variety of items such as smartphone cases, awards, souvenirs, giftware and other accessories (including leather goods and electronic devices). According to Roland, the additional height essentially doubles the LEF2-300D’s workspace, which means thicker

Canon’s imagePROGRAF TA series was developed for small businesses and first-time large-format users.

Mimaki’s ColorPainter M-64s Traffic Sign Printer features photorealistic quality and production print speeds.

The Roland DG LEF2-300D features an expanded workspace.

materials and a wider variety of shapes can now be printed on.

“With the growing demand for making personalized, oneof-a-kind items and high-mix, small-lot runs, the LEF2 series helped promote on-demand printing businesses – such as creating truly unique accessories or producing customized items on the spot,” said Hisashi Bito, president of Roland DG’s digital printing business division.

Mutoh XpertJet ecosolvent printer line

Mutoh America has launched two new 64-inch, eco-solvent printers: the XpertJet 1641SR and XpertJet 1682SR. These additions to Mutoh’s line of wide-format printers, along with Mutoh’s new MS41 EcoSolvent ink, aim to provide improved usability and reduced operational workload.

The XpertJet 1682SR fea-

tures a staggered dual-head design that provides ultra-highspeed printing, and smooth gradient reproduction in both four-colour (CMYK) and seven-colour (CMYK, Lc,Lm,Lk,) ink configurations.The XpertJet 1641SR is a single-head, fourcolour (CMYK) printer.

Mutoh’s XpertJet platform includes new features designed to enhance the user’s experience, workflow and output quality. Mutoh says the platform will be helpful for those looking to output various types of wraps, fine art, banners, decals, posters and indoor/outdoor signage.

Features of the XpertJet 1641SR and XpertJet 1682SR include automatic bi-directional alignment with built-in colour sensor; touch panel; internal LED lighting; LED ink level indicators; Mutoh Status Monitor to check printer’s operation status in real time; new media

Canon and DGI have teamed up on three new wide-format printers, including DGI Poseidon (top) and DGI FT-3204X (bottom).

feed flange design for quickly loading media and exchanging multiple rolls; and a new pressure roller system.

DGI Poseidon, DGI FT3204X and DGI FH-3204

Canon Solutions America has teamed up with DGI USA to deliver solutions that combine DGI’s printers with Canon’s support services and expertise on three new wide-format DGI Dye Sublimation printers – the DGI Poseidon, DGI FT-3204X and DGI FH-3204, built with industrial Kyocera and Panasonic printheads for high efficiency and lower printer maintenance.

The DGI FT-3204X and FH-3204 offer a 10-foot-wide hybrid dye-sublimation system with the ability to print either on transfer paper or direct-to-fabric solutions on the same printer, as well as fluorescent ink capability (FH-3204) for producing specialty soft signage graphics. The 64-inch DGI Poseidon Printer can produce transfer prints at the same rated speeds, whether using process colours or fluorescent inks. All three printers incorporate a media-collision sensor that can detect wrinkles in paper or fabric while reducing damage to

the printheads.

Canon Solutions America also provides support and financing for a complete heat press, sewing and finishing solution, allowing customers to produce professional front-lit, back-lit, flag and banner soft signage.

Updates to Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300 LED

Agfa Graphics recently upgraded its Jeti Tauro H3300 LED with additional features. These include four-colour and six-colour printheads to personalize the print quality; Tauro Automatic Board Feeder (ABF) to enhance production efficiency by reducing idle time; and Jeti Tauro Roll-To-Roll (RTR) Unit, an optional light RTR Unit that is suited for occasional, short, single roll-toroll work that can also be quickly converted to sheet mode.

With the new additions, the printer now has six configurations with different levels of automation – including full automation, semi-automation, manual loading and unloading and roll-to-roll printing. According to Agfa, most configurations can be converted into at least two of the other config-

Mutoh’s XpertJet eco-solvent printer line aims to provide improved usability and reduced operational workload.

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Agfa Oberon RTR3300

Agfa has added to its large-format inkjet printer assortment. The Oberon RTR3300 is a dedicated 3.3-m roll-to-roll machine that combines “extreme productivity and quality with an extensive media scope and a unique ease of use.”

The new Oberon RTR3300 comes in four-colour plus white and six-colour versions. In Express mode, the Oberon RTR3300 hits 150 m²/h, while in Production mode, the Oberon reaches 85 m²/hour. The dual-roll option is capable of handling two rolls each up to 1.6 metres wide, doubling the total output.

The UV LED inks on the Oberon RTR3300 were optimized for flexible media and

printing of solid colours. They obtained the highest category of Greenguard Gold certification, Agfa explains, noting that they meet rigorous chemical emissions standards and can be used in sensitive indoor environments, such as schools or healthcare facilities. In addition to its air-cooled LED curing lamps, the Oberon RTR3300 features a water-cooled table designed to keep the printing zone at room temperature.

Thanks to a unique media loading setup, a single operator can quickly load the media, Agfa explains, adding that the smart multi-queue functionality guarantees “effortless” job planning in view of the available materials. The free fall option, which may be used to print on demand, is designed to reduce media waste. A light box next to the printing area allows for onthe-spot quality inspection of

backlit prints, while a double light curtain works to ensure that jobs don’t get interrupted and media wasted, even when an operator accidentally moves into the safety zone.

Epson SureColor F6370

Epson America recently announced the next-generation SureColor F6370 44-inch dyesublimation printer. Featuring speeds up to 680 square feet/ hour, the new dye-sublimation printer is designed to produce high-quality images for promo-

to 10 printers, including all SureColor F-Series, SureColor F-Series Direct-to-Garment, and SureColor S-Series wideformat printers. The Epson Edge Print workflow software features an Adobe Postscript 3 engine and includes job nesting, custom spot colour, project libraries, pattern repeats and the ability to import new media settings, when available, and provides the option for print shop providers to edit media settings and manage projects remotely.

tional products, soft signage and cut-and-sew fabrics.

The F6370 comes equipped with new Epson Edge Print workflow software, as well as a built-in cutter for roll-to-sheet convenience and an optional take-up reel system for unattended printing. The SureColor F6370 replaces the SureColor F6200 to join Epson’s line of SureColor F-Series printers.

The SureColor F6370 comes equipped with Epson Edge dashboard, a remote printing management software featuring an interface with detailed views on current activity, ink supply levels, and important warnings or errors. The dashboard allows users to manage the status of up

Touting additional new hardware features to streamline workflow, the F6370 leverages new roll media adapters to provide support for 2-inch and 3-inch roll media cores and media up to 170 mm. The new roll media adapters lock into place to prevent unwanted roll movement and new built-in cutter for additional convenience, Epson explains. An optional take up reel aids in streamlining roll-to-roll printing and transferring to a rotary calendar heat press.

Roland DGA IU-1000F UV-LED

Roland DGA, a provider of large-format inkjet printers, printer/cutters, and other ad-

The Epson SureColor F6370 can run up to speeds of 680 square feet per hour.

The Oberon RTR3300 is Agfa’s newest addition to its large-format line of printers.

Agfa Graphics recently upgraded its Jeti Tauro H3300 LED with additional features.

Roland’s IU-1000F is a UV-LED flatbed printer engineered for high-volume production.

vanced digital devices, has announced the launch of its new IU-1000F, a UV-LED flatbed printer engineered for highvolume production.

Designed for efficient printing on a range of substrates, including four-by-eight-foot rigid boards weighing up to 99 pounds, the IU-1000F features 12 printheads in a staggered three-row arrangement and a four-inch carriage clearance. According to the company, the IU-1000F is ideal for printing vibrant, detailed graphics directly onto PETG, PVC board, foam board, wood, corrugated board, aluminum plate and more. The IU-1000F prints edge-to-edge on thin or thick boards and offers multiple speed and performance options, including a maximum speed of 1,248.6 square feet per hour in a four-colour draft mode. Printing speed for a typical four-by-eight-foot (1,220 x 2,440-mm) size rigid board averages about 35 boards per hour in draft mode (1,248.6 sqft/hr) or about 15 boards per hour in standard print mode (516 sqft/hr). In quality mode (174 sqft/hr), the IU-1000F averages about 10 boards per hour.

A total of 1,280 nozzles per printhead, along with banding and mottling prevention features, allow for high-resolution image results of up to 635 x 1,800 dpi. Exclusively developed, high-density Green-

guard Gold certified UV inks in CMYK, Gloss and White cure “instantly and deliver stunning graphic results,” Roland explains, adding that a primer ink option allows for even greater adhesion, making it easy to prep and print on challenging materials like acrylic, glass and ceramic. Users can incorporate the Gloss and White specialty inks to enhance their prints with textural and dimensional effects.

In addition, the IU-1000F is suitable for direct printing onto sheets of aluminum, metal and wood to create signs, décor, displays, and print-to-cut prototypes. The IU-1000F can also direct print onto sheets of leather and fabric for high-volume banner, display and décor solutions, or canvas to create a variety of fine art products. Users can even print graphics onto tabletops, plywood, MDF and other boards to create decorated furniture.

Roland’s IU-1000F boasts many features and functions designed to maximize efficiency and ensure optimum overall performance. Variable dot technology allows for the simultaneous firing of droplets in three sizes to create high-definition images, smooth gradations and solid colour output. For easy media handling and print stability, the IU-1000F is equipped with a variable zone vacuum that can be applied to four different sections of the flatbed to

maximize air cushion in specific areas. Additionally, the IU1000F is equipped with specially designed media alignment pins for consistent media placement of multiple boards and double-sided panels.

Other IU-1000F features include a media ionizer to ensure ink-firing accuracy on materials like corrugated board that generate a lot of static, a Roland Print Control Center to manage the machine’s movements, speed, voltage and head cleaning; one-touch, automated daily print head cleaning; and the ability to print on one board or multiple boards at the same time.

Mactac 9800 Pro Series

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Featuring advanced adhesive technology, the new products –MACmark 9800 PRO B-free and 9800 PRO High-Tack – are designed to make graphic application of high-performance permanent marking applications easy.

MACmark 9800 PRO B-free was developed using Mactac’s bubble-free air-egress adhesive technology, which is said to offer ease of installation. MACmark 9800 PRO High-Tack features a very aggressive adhesive that is geared specifically for tough-to-stick-to applications.

The adhesives are paired with a 2.6-mil heavy metal-free calendared vinyl, which touts durability, UV resistance, and conformability over difficult surfaces, such as rivets and those with gloss and matte finishes. The films offer REACH regulation compliance for environmental concerns. The films are supported with 83# and 90# bleached white Kraft liners for added stability and layflat.

MACmark 9800 PRO B-free and 9800 PRO High-Tack are available in white and black constructions and offer outdoor durability of up to 10 years. Typical applications include vehicle/fleet marking, decorative panels, window graphics, and shipping containers.

MACmark Marking Films are designed for plotting and computer-aided decoration and signage.