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What is considered Large Format Printing? A Review from Alphagraphics in Providence.

What is Large Format Printing?

If you own a business in Rhode Island or work for a large company here in Providence, chances are you have stumbled across the term Large Format Printing.  If you are a novice to the industry, you may have questions in regards to what Large Format Printing actually is.

Large format printing services offer oversized printed materials.  Let's break this down a little bit further.

  • A small format printer would generally produce sheets that are between 11 " wide and 22" wide X say 18" to 20" tall.  From these sheets you'll see custom print items produced like: Business Cards, Postcards, Brochures, and Booklets.
  • On the other hand a Large Format printing company prints on itms 4.5ft to 20ft wide X over 300 ft long in length.  Large format printers tend to print on rolls of material: vinyl banner material, poster paper material and self adhesive vinyls.  As well as large format flatbed printers can print directly on materials such as, coroplast, pvc/ plastic boards, wood sheets, metal sheets and more.
  • Common items that are produced by a large format printing service include: banners, posters, yard signs, window graphics, wall graphics, vehicle graphics and POP displays for stores.
If you are a company in Rhode Island or in Providence, and you are looking for an expert in large format printing, give Alphagraphics a call : 401-648-0078  or click here to contact us and request a quote. Alphagraphics is a commercial printing service and large format printing service in Providence RI.

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