Successfully executing a building wrap project is a little bit like conducting a symphony orchestra. With so many players involved, everyone needs to be reading off the same sheet of music, at the same time, to make beautiful music. So says Thomas Franklin over at Digital Output magazine. That’s probably why so many conductors have such crazed hair and wild eyes. Printers may be better groomed, he says, but the pace of a building wrap project is no less frenetic and the coordination no less complex.

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Krumee Designs offers a nice photo of what looks like an easy vinyl installation job on a shiny black truck. Check out the photo. What are the challenges of applying vinyl to a shiny black surface? I’ve  invited the guy from Krumee to give us more detail on this job.

Military Wraps has selected MACtac as the sole digital vinyl supplier for new camouflage technology designed specifically for the United States military. Combining a vinyl-adhesive process with photographic digital detailing, the camouflage technologies, known as Photo-Stealth and Photo-Real, improve the process of painted-on concealment currently employed by the U.S. military.

MACtac’s patent-pending process marks a new stage in military concealment, with the camouflage vinyl matching terrains so vividly that vehicles, weapons and equipment blend into the surrounding battlefield environment. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hampshire Chronicle News reports Sam Williams completed the ultimate conversion when he got his team of vehicle wrapping technicians to wrap two 40-foot articulated lorries, turning them into shining emblems for the England rugby team, and one of its sponsors.

Williams told the Hampshire Chronicle, “I run a specialist vehicle-wrapping business, Raccoon, based in Durley. I secured a deal to wrap two vehicles, and when they turned up they were monsters! My team worked fast, though, and got the livery onto the vehicles in a single day.” Read the rest of this entry »

Mutoh America just announced a new line of high-performance variable drop mild-solvent printers. The Blizzard series will make its debut at the SGIA in Orlando. Mutoh promises these printers offer impeccable output quality at 430 square feet an hour and can reach top speeds up to 861 square feet an hour in production mode. Read the rest of this entry »

When was the last time you saw a truly neutral black and white photograph produced on an inkjet printer? If your answer is never, Daniel Halkyard over at Wide-Format Imaging magazine challenges you to read on.

“What makes this so difficult to achieve?,” he asks. With the precision of photo editing software, monitor calibration tools, ICC color profiles and new ink technology, you would think you could just set your printer or file to black and white and produce a black and white print to rival the best of Ansel Adams.

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An overlaminate, in its simplest term, is a transparent film used for graphic protection over other graphics such as floor, fleet, or outdoor graphics, writes Neal McChristy over at Wide-Format Imaging magazine.

“Overlaminates can not only lengthen print life in the sun by acting as a “print sunscreen,” but also have the capability to protect prints from humidity and the weather by sealing the print more securely. In floor graphic applications, overlaminates protect from scuffing and slip resistance. Specialty or performance overlaminates can also provide graffiti protection and easier cleaning, according to Jared Johnson, marketing manager, 3M Graphics Market Center.

“Overlaminates are generally required for digitally printed graphics for exterior applications,” said Johnson. “Most overlaminates have UV inhibitors in them to help extend the life of the graphic, and reduce fading of the inks. However, an overlaminate can only extend the life of the inks, so the ink formation is very important to the overall life of the graphic.”

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