Why the Roland TrueVIS VG3 is a Game-Changer for Large Format Printing

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Why the Roland TrueVIS VG3 is a Game-Changer for Large Format Printing

Large Format technology is constantly evolving to be better, faster and more efficient than the printer models of years past. With the release of its latest printer/cutter in the TrueVIS VG3 series, Roland has solidified its reputation as one of the most innovative brands in the industry.

Both the VG3-540 and VG3-640 models are advanced wide format printing machines designed to meet the dynamic needs of modern printing businesses, sign shops, retailers and major enterprises. We’ll explore a few of the new features, benefits and upgrades that make TrueVIS a worthwhile investment.

Superior Print Quality

The VG3 series includes a newly designed printhead that delivers exceptional print quality and performance. Advanced True Rich Color technology ensures accurate color reproduction, allowing you to create crisp lines, sharp details and graphics with vibrant and consistent colors that pop. Both models also offer state-of-the-art media handling capabilities, including high-speed printing and automated inkjet maintenance, which yields consistent, reliable results.

In addition to superior print quality, the VG3 series is second to none when it comes to precise cutting capabilities. Whether you’re creating labels and decals or wall decor and vehicle graphics, the new TrueVIS machines can print and cut on small and large scales.

Versatility

Today’s sign and graphics professionals require versatile printers equipped to handle multiple print applications, from banners and signs to vehicle wraps and backlit displays. The VG3 series supports a variety of inks, including UV, resin and eco-solvent, plus large format media types and substrates, including vinyl, textiles and paper, making it an ideal choice for businesses that need flexibility in their printing capabilities.

User-Centric Design

Roland products are designed with the end user in mind, and this new series of wide format printers is no exception. The VG3 machines are designed for ease-of-use, with features such as a 7-inch LCD touch-panel control, auto-calibration and other intuitive, automated tools. The automated maintenance feature, in particular, ensures the printer is easy to operate and maintain, reducing downtime and increasing productivity.

Powerful RIP Software

Fueled by VersaWorks RIP software and Roland DG Connect, a powerful print operation app, the TruVIS goes above and beyond when it comes to boosting productivity. Roland DG Connect comes with data and visualization tools to optimize your print workflow, while VersaWorks boasts a host of features, including detailed color matching, simplified drag-and-drop functionality and all the tiling, nesting, variable data and color profiling tools you need to produce stunning visual communications.

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Additional features include:

  • Automated pinch rollers to ensure accurate print and cut operations
  • Enhanced nozzle mask function, which helps to minimize printer downtime by allowing you to turn off a specific misfiring nozzle band without disrupting production
  • Custom crop options to improve accuracy on long print runs of stickers and decals
  • New media holder and other features to make loading easier
  • Smart media clamps with integrated grooves that don’t interfere with sheet-cutting or need to be removed at any time
  • Perforated sheet cut option, which allows for “easy tear” perforations between print jobs

Roland’s TrueVIS VG3 series large format printers are built to last. With superior print quality, color matching and enhanced product features, the upgraded series is a solid investment for businesses that want to stay on the cutting edge of the wide format printing industry.

If you have questions about the VG3 or want to set up a virtual or in-person demo, don’t hesitate to reach out.

 

 

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Ensuring Your Wide Format Business Thrives during Times of Economic Uncertainty

Ensuring Your Wide Format Business Thrives During Times of Economic Uncertainty

Ensuring Your Wide Format Business Thrives During Times of Economic Uncertainty

As we continue into 2023, many business leaders are looking to the future with some degree of trepidation. Economists are buzzing about a potential downturn, but regardless of whether or not one comes to pass, companies should be taking this time to prepare, not panic.

All businesses need to have plans in place for when the economy slows down, but even more so if your organization is on the smaller end of the spectrum. That’s why many wide format printing companies are developing strategic operational and budgeting practices now to protect against an uncertain future and position themselves to thrive. By focusing on the areas of your business that you do best, examining costs closely and shepherding your customers through their own concerns, you can help your organization flourish.

Ensuring Your Wide Format Business Thrives During Times of Economic Uncertainty Focus first on customer needs

Whether the economy is on solid or shaky ground, it’s important to gain a deep understanding of your customers’ greatest needs so you can do your best to meet them. Begin by analyzing your current book of business, including key accounts, to determine how you might ease the burden on customers dealing with economic pressures.

For example, if a customer typically purchases a particular brand of wide format media, you might offer a lower cost alternative. In addition to the immediate cost savings, your customer will come to see you not merely as a vendor or product supplier, but as a trusted partner who has their best interests in mind. Ultimately, you’ll benefit from moving products and making profit, and building brand loyalty through better business relationships.

Seek to serve untapped markets

Sectors such as healthcare and education tend to be more resilient against the shifting tides of the economy. Some retailers, including grocery and convenience stores, also remain relatively stable. While other industries like hospitality, tourism and the event space might be more subject to this ebb and flow—and therefore less likely to purchase your goods and services when the economy hits a speed bump—grocery stores and universities are a safer bet. Consider expanding into these markets to counteract the dip in demand you may see from customers in other industries.

Keep a close eye on your inventory

During the pandemic, businesses the world over experienced major supply chain setbacks that hindered their ability to maintain proper stock levels. When it comes to inventory management, taking a proactive approach is key for printing and packaging-related companies. This becomes significantly easier to do when you have a distribution partner you can rely on. Particularly if your distribution partnership has been long-standing, they’ll be able to help you stay stocked (without overstocking), secure competitive pricing and plan for the future.

Consider financing major purchases

Most businesses are far less inclined to make large purchases during periods of uncertainty, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find other ways to fund big expenditures. For instance, if you’re in the market for a wide format printer, ask your supplier about equipment financing options. Paying incrementally allows you to keep an eye on your cash flow while reaping the cost-saving benefits of wide format technology, such as automation. Depending on your jurisdiction’s tax codes, there may also be a tax benefit to buying and financing equipment before year-end.

Leading wide format printing companies are building resilience now to protect themselves from future economic events. If you need help crafting a strategic plan, don’t hesitate to reach out.

 

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Where Can You Get Training on Your New Wide-Format Equipment?

Where Can You Get Training on Your New Wide-Format Equipment?

New equipment and technology require training and much more. Suppliers like Mac Papers and Pacakging are available for training during and after the installation. Resources, training, a call hotline (844.MAC.WIDE) are all available for your wide format needs.

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What Does a Wide-Format Equipment Warranty Cover?

What Does a Wide-Format Equipment Warranty Cover?

Mac Papers and Packaging’s Wide Format Sales Director, Sean Profera is back to explain the importance of fully understanding what your wide format printer warranty does and does not cover. By having a warranty, it will cover the immediate response for less down time and will keep you at the front of the line for service. Do you need an extended warranty? Sean has it all covered in this episode of Mac Knows.

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What Value Add Should You Look for in a Large-Format Printer Supplier?

What Value Add Should You Look for in a Large-Format Printer Supplier?

Mac Papers and Packaging’s wide format team is here when you need them. We offer a wide range of products, resources, Hotline 844.MAC.WIDE, industry experts, cost saving tips that adds value to you and your customer.

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Picking the Right Printer Profiles for Your Wide-Format Printer

Picking the Right Printer Profiles for Your Wide-Format Printer

This week, Mac Papers and Packaging’s Wide Format Sales Director, Sean Profera is back with another great topic on printer profiles for output and why you need them for output quality and cost savings. Profiles are specific to material, model and what you are printing.

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Let’s Talk Maintenance on Your Wide-Format Equipment

Let’s Talk Maintenance on Your Wide-Format Equipment

Mac Papers and Packaging’s Wide Format Sales Director, Sean Profera explains the importance of maintenance to minimize downtime that will save you time and money. Taking the time to do the daily, weekly, monthly routine maintenance not only will keep your machine running smoothly but also keeping you within the parameters the factory warranty.

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Automation in Printing: Improving Turnaround Time & Reducing Errors

Automation in Wide Format Printing

Automation in Printing: Improving Turnaround Time and Reducing Errors by Sean Profera and Tom Grizzle

Most companies strive to work smarter, faster, better. In today’s turbulent economic environment—where labor shortages and supply chain disruption remain the norm—streamlining operations, optimizing production workflows and improving overall productivity have become even larger and more urgent challenges.

So, what’s the most effective way to introduce efficiency? The short answer: intelligent automation.

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There are different types of automation, from mechanical to technological. In the printing business, automation can be applied to specific parts of the physical printing process, or it can be used to refer to software- or technology-powered automation.

Does your company’s wide format printer come equipped with a robotic arm to assist with material handling and loading? That’s a prime example of mechanical automation in action. On the software side, there are dozens of prepress wide format applications that come with automated tools built in: nesting software to manage multiple print jobs, for instance, or variable data printing, which allows users to change specific elements or variables for individual print pieces.

In the offset printing and graphics space, automation has been on the rise for the past decade and continues to grow year over year. Everything from automatically cleaning your printing blanket to auto-feeding and auto-discharging materials can be reduced to the click of a button, saving precious time and resources.

How Automation Can Improve Your Business

Whether you’re an enterprise with a large-scale, grand format operation or a small or midsize commercial printing business, time is money. Automation can shave hours off your production timeline, but that’s not the only benefit.

Here’s how automation can improve your operations:

  • Reduce human error: Computers aren’t perfect, but they are far more accurate than human operators. Once certain presets are programmed, you can “set and forget” those print jobs and your equipment will take care of the rest.
  • Improve turnaround time: Thanks to automation, you can produce more printed pieces faster without sacrificing quality. Consumers are increasingly demanding personalization in their printed products, but they don’t want to wait longer for them. Automation takes significant time out of the prepress stage, as well as the finishing process, enabling you to take on more jobs and, ultimately, grow your business.
  • Enhance workplace safety: Offset printing equipment is large, expensive, and oftentimes, dangerous to operate. With tens of thousands of moving parts, they are far safer to operate when certain tasks are handled by robotic technology, helping to enhance workplace safety and reduce damage to your equipment.
  • Alleviate labor issues: After the recession of 2008, scores of commercial printing businesses closed. This created several ripple effects, including a shortage of skilled workers equipped to operate, maintain and train others on the intricacies of offset printing. As historically manual tasks become automated, equipment operators don’t need the technical knowledge that may have precluded them from entering the wide format industry. Businesses are then able to fill positions more quickly.

 

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Solutions for Solving Your Wide-Format Equipment Problems

Solutions for Solving Your Wide-Format Equipment Problems

Our Mac Papers and Packaging team of experts are a phone call away to help keep your equipment running smoothly. We have factory trained professionals there to help you resolve your problems by phone, in person, whatever it takes. Who you gonna call?

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Where to Buy Media & Ink for Your Wide-Format Printer

Where to Buy Media & Ink for Your Wide-Format Printer

This week, Mac Papers and Packaging’s Wide Format Sales Director, Sean Profera is back discussing buying media and ink supplies for your printing needs. As a supplier we stock a wide range of products with great prices but we also have the expertise to point you in the right direction.

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