Worth the Wait: Flatbed Finally in Action at UNC-Wilmington

摘要

After years of research and planning, SeaPrint Graphic Solutions at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, finally got approval last year to purchase a wide-format flatbed printer. It turns out that was the easy part. Getting it installed and operational was a much bigger challenge. Last year, the seven-employee in-plant went out to bid on a Mimaki JFX200-2513 UV printer, which can print onto media up to 1.97" thick, including irregularly shaped media. The winning bid came with one small caveat: it did not include delivery. That forced the in-plant to secure a private rigger to transport and install the new printer. Then the shop encountered a new problem: the machine wouldn't fit through its doors. "We ended up having to tear our walls out," says Production Manager Steven M. Barrett. The shop's 6' door was turned into a 9' door by cutting into a 4 "-thick sheetrock firewall.