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  1. Need Help Best Roland Printer

    also if you do go with the truvis make sure it has ver2 inks running in it. the original version was part of the issues we had
  2. Need Help Best Roland Printer

    we have a truvis and was good for like 18 months then 5 months of issues our vendor and roland finally got everything resolved and we have been problem free for about 3 months now...knock wood. with that said we have 5 rolands including the truvis. in my opinion the truvis was just released...
  3. Has anyone used Nazdar ink? CET Q series

    yeah what they said. been using nazdar for over 40yrs also, mostly silk screen inks but the past 5 yrs or so also their digital inks. if you are going to use after market inks it's smart to go with a company that actually makes ink. they have always been good with service as well. no complaints...
  4. Need Help Ford Transit Connect 2013-2018

    i use adhesive promoter in concave curve areas. not a guarantee but it helps
  5. Need Help Wide format printer

    Pat Freer Relationship Development Manager Merritt Big Color, A National Sign Co. http://www.merrittbigcolor.com https://nationalsign.net/ 101 Prestige Park Rd. E. Hartford, CT 06108 860.216.3193 x1400 pat@merrittbigcolor.com
  6. Curious how you deal with this type of job

    we have done this with small text for office directories. it can be a pain but it does work. weed all the big text but leave a box around that small line of text so you can weed it later. apply the app tape then flip it up and weed the small text....good luck
  7. Need Help Reflective sheet printing

    try re-laminating the sheets to the release liner. that should help with the bubbles. also you may have to raise the head on your machine so you don't get the head strikes. also could be a temp issue with the printer, maybe too hot and causing the material to bubble up. try some different settings
  8. hand sanitizer stations

    no worries. i am not a huge fan of the things we have to do now. i wear my mask when mandated and wash my hands..blah..blah. i am doing what i have to so i can work and keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. not making light of the situation but with that said the government really...
  9. hand sanitizer stations

    explain that to the wife of the guy i worked with that died
  10. hand sanitizer stations

    anyone need a hand sanitizing station for their shop, office, church, school or maybe you want to sell them? let me know and i can get you contact info. one of our customers makes them. just sharing the info
  11. Yoga Mat Printing on UV Flatbed/Hybrid Printer

    i have printed on yoga mat with roland LEJ-640. everything went fine and adhesion was good. the issue we had was customer complained about the smell from ink
  12. clear & translucent vinyl installed- squeegee marks

    installed some mactac bubble free clear with custom printed color per customer request. now they are complaining about squeegee marks. printed on roland eco-sol printer (pms2130- blue) w/ gloss lam any tips or tricks to not get squeegee marks? will they fade over time? pic attached but keep in...
  13. designers and large files? venting..haha

    the main thing that gets me is if my computer gets slowed down working with the file so did the designers so why didn't they fix the issue so it's manageable. then throw in all the other issues that go along with it..haha
  14. designers and large files? venting..haha

    is it just me or does anyone else receive art from customer with large graphics masked off and make the file size huge and hard to work with? why would you leave a file like that? am i missing something? it's so annoying when you try to move a file in illustrator and it freezes up while it moves...
  15. XC540

    the XC is a work horse we have had ours for years but it does need some regular maintenance when stuff like that happens. i usually start with the cap tops. then dampers then a head soak over night after that a head might need to be replace but that i have to call a tech in to do.
  16. Dont know about you, but my buisiness just stopped

    we have slowed down but still have work. unfortunately we have had to got to a 4 day work week starting next week to try and save some money. could be worse, at least we can still work
  17. Need Help Turning off printers potentially for a long period of time

    i would double check with your tech but we have roland machines and a fugi flat bed all have been left on during our 2 week company shutdown and they run their regular cycles of self cleaning and ink renewal. if that is not an option and you have to shut them down i would flush the lines with...
  18. Anyone seeing a slowdown due to coronavirus?

    https://sdgmag.com/news/coronavirus-having-major-impact-trade-show-and-special-events-industries?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200312_SDG_ENEWS%20(1)&utm_content=&spMailingID=22993298&spUserID=MTcxMzkyNDAxNzI0S0&spJobID=1700715707&spReportId=MTcwMDcxNTcwNwS2
  19. Anyone seeing a slowdown due to coronavirus?

    overall not really but we do have one area it's starting to disrupt. we do work with a few event/party planners and do graphics for weddings, parties and other events. just had two jobs canceled. one was a big one for GOYA luckily no special materials were ordered and no printing had begun yet
  20. Question Solvent printable adhesive backed kraft paper

    i have not seen anything like that before. you probably have to buy a roll of Kraft paper and a roll of mounting adhesive then just laminate the two together
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