It came in 5 boxes of 1k each 1 box came completely unglossed the other 4 came glossy for the most part 2 out of 26 cards from a random sample from the box were like that, do you guys know what might have happened?
Hi everyone,
I’ve designed this test card to compare postcard print quality across different providers. I run a postcard service myself.
This is v0.1. Before ordering samples and publishing any comparisons, I’d appreciate your feedback:
Would this card reveal useful differences, or am I missing something?
What would you change, remove or add? I’m also curious whether the border makes sense for checking trimming accuracy.
Thanks!
Following the discussion on my test-card post, I'd like to take a step back: when you or your clients choose a postcard printing service, what matters most - and what makes a higher price worth paying?
Print quality, paper and finish, price, delivery time, consistency, ease of ordering, customer service, or something else? What has made you or your clients switch providers?
I run a postcard service myself and want to understand which differences are worth including in a fair comparison.
I was cutting sticker earlier and all of a sudden the machine cutted incorrectly so i restarted the process and then all of a sudden this happen, i would appreciate any help, since im pretty worried and desperate right now. Thanks in advance
Made the app for auto imposition on iphone. For roll and for sheets. Calculates on the fly. Easy fast cheap,
Enter quantity, size - get in second best layout, sizes, even price .
What do think ? What options to add more? Waste calculation? How many cuts ? Etc.
The signage company I work at is looking to replace our Canon Colorado 1650 with the EFI Pro 33r.
Most of the review articles and pages I can find online all just seem to waffle on like they're being paid to read from a specification sheet and are just trying to up sell the machine.
Does anyone have genuine experience with the EFI and can give us some insight into whether the machine is as good as all the sales reps and reviewers say!?
AI seems to be finding its way into pretty much everything these days, and now we’re starting to see more of it in the large-format printing industry.
I’ve been wondering where it can really make a difference.
Could you see AI being useful for things like:
But the bigger question is: how much would you trust AI with your workflow?
Would you be happy letting AI make some of those decisions, or would you still want an experienced operator to have the final say?
For those working with large-format printers, where do you think AI could genuinely save time, reduce waste or improve quality — and where is human judgement still essential?
I’m curious how different shops handle this.
When a customer sends in artwork that isn’t really production ready low-res logos, bad vectors, missing elements, AI-generated, wrong sizing, etc. what do you normally do?
Do you handle the cleanup/rebuild in-house, charge the customer extra for the artwork, send it back to the customer, or outsource it to someone?
I’m asking because I’ve been doing some production artwork/prepress work myself and I’ve noticed that some customer files can take way more time to fix than you’d expect.
I’m interested in hearing how other commercial print shops deal with it, especially when the design team is already busy.
What works best for your shop?
Bought a refurbished MG-300 from Wensco and the delivery driver came alone so I had to hire movers to get it into my shop. The test print when the delivery guy/tech brought it was perfect but now after moving, zero ink is printing. I’ve done a medium clean and an ink renewal (which dumped zero ink into the drain tank). The print head was locked during the move and I watched them move it safely. It threw a random motor error 3 times upon initial power up once it was in the basement but it went away after unplugging and plugging back in. I confirmed the capping tubes were still attached.
Could it be a simple capping alignment issue?
What can I do? I have a very large order due in a few days. The machine is under a two year warranty but the sales rep said the tech is fully booked “for a while”.
Thank you for the help!
Hi, first ever Reddit post, please give me some grace!
Looking to start a commercial printing business with possibly an offset sheetfed press or something similar. I’ve worked in a print shop for 8 years and have learned several styles of printing on various presses, the most recent being a mark Andy performance series. With a budget of $50k-$100k is this possible and if so what advice/recommendations would you have for me? Thanks in advance.
We’ve done the rounds with a few systems over the years to manage our office and factory. Starting with a google doc and currently on Shopvx. While we’re fairly happy at the moment I’m beginning to see some limitations in the system and have built add ons to it.
Nearly every printer that Ive spoken to that is using AI has toyed with the idea of building their own MIS. Just wondering has anyone here done it? What was the reason? Did you add any features to it that no one else is providing?
Some things we’ve added on. A bookmarklet that creates a folder structure based on the customer and job name when you have that order open on screen. A status board screen on the wall with jobs due and in progress. And then a ton of single use tools like renaming a spot colour, nesting on a certain sized sheet, split a file into a print file and a cut file.
Hi i wonder if anyone has ever encountered this problem before, so there are horizontal white lines that appear at the sides of the image.
the same problem actually occurred before, but the nozzle test has so many empty lines that cannot be clean no matter how many times i clean or soak the head so i thought it was the head problems.
but after a week the horizontal lines started to appear again.
i am using a chinese uv printer brand tupac 60x90 with 2 heads , 1 for the white ink and another one cmyklmlc.
side notes: i am talking with the technician in my country on how to fix it and trying to ask the chinese technician but they can be really slow to response
thank you in advance
I am looking to learn more about how other print businesses handle large-format printing. Particularly when jobs involve banners,Posters, exhibition graphics and other oversized materials.
For those who work with large-format printing regularly, what do you normally look at when deciding whether to outsource a job or produce it in-house?
I am especially interested in things like:
Typical order quantities that make outsourcing worthwhile
File preparation and resolution requirements
Material selection
Finishing options
Turnaround times
How you manage large or unusually size artwork
I'd be interested to hear what has worked well for other printers and businesses.
Hi! We are looking into purchasing one of these and was curious if anyone had any feedback. Also is it absolutely necessary to get a router? We are a commercial print shop looking to expand our signage offering so any insight would be very much appreciated.
I am looking for a reliable commercial printing company in the Kansas city area for some business materials. Mostly things like brochures,flyers, business cards and occasional larger runs
I have used online printers before but I would prefer working with a local company this time so I can actually talk to someone if there's an issue with the order.
Who have you had a good experience with in Kansas city? Mainly looking for consistent quality, reasonable pricing and good turnaround times.