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Digital Print Price Help

Posted by Lee O'keefe on 28 February 2006 at 19:34

Hi guys,

I have just got my hands on a flatbed digital printed (Inca Spyder 320) to be precise. Need a guide price on s/A vinyl. I need to produce 2 x 1000 x 700mm decals (laminated). any help on the right price to charge would be appreciated

lubo1972 replied 19 years, 8 months ago 8 Members · 9 Replies
9 Replies

Andrew John Sawyer

Member
2 March 2006 at 16:16

You lucky b*gger! How do you like it? We are looking at flatbed printers.

We would cost on our Grenadier as follows:-
Digivinyl @ £10 per linear metre
Solvent inks @ £18.00 per square metre
Laminate @ £10 per linear metre
Labour @ £25 per hour
Studio/computer @ £35 per hour

On our HP5500 we would charge UV ink @ £15 per square metre

All these costs depend on what you buy in for and should reflect a % of wastage.

Hope this helps…
David Rowland

Member
2 March 2006 at 16:43

Andrew, are you saying that the HP is £3 per sq mtr cheaper then the Grenadier?
Andrew John Sawyer

Member
2 March 2006 at 17:09

Hi Dave – That’s what we find… we use the HP mainly for indoor, backlit applications and printing on textured materials like canvass which means we then have to use substrates which are more expensive (Backlit @ £12.60pm and Canvass @ £23.33pm). Again it’s all down to punting around and getting prices and terms that suit you.

The Grenadier we use for wraps, fascias and exterior applications.

(These prices are what we charge – not what we buy for.)
idgni

Member
2 March 2006 at 21:03

I’m glad to hear some people are wise enough to charge the right money for digital prints. I charge between £125 – £180 sq M applied, got out priced the other day because the company i was competing against was charging £28 sq m laminated and applied !!!!!!
Peter Normington

Member
2 March 2006 at 21:18

quote idgni:

I’m glad to hear some people are wise enough to charge the right money for digital prints. I charge between £125 – £180 sq M applied, got out priced the other day because the company i was competing against was charging £28 sq m laminated and applied !!!!!!

Thats not realistic IDNGI thats extortionate!
A 16m trailer for 10.5K? even at your lower rate,
I can get top notch airbrush work for less

If you can get it fine, go for it. I cant blame you.

Peter
Robert Lambie

Member
2 March 2006 at 21:20

ohhh dont get me on the right and wrong prices to charge… 😕
our industry is a wash with under priced work, sign shops struggling to cope have dragged the value of this side of our industry to its knees way to early… (:)
Peter Munday

Member
3 March 2006 at 00:00

Rob I couldn’t agree more it’s not worth owning a machine nowdays I can’t make mine pay for itself.
Lee O'keefe

Member
3 March 2006 at 08:14

YES I AM A STUFFY BUGGER AS THE INCA FLATBEDS ARE ABOUT £200.000 EACH. IWORK MY BUSINESS PART TIME IE (CONCEPT GRAPHIX AND SIGN SOLUTIONS) FOR NOW TI GET THINGS UP AND RUNNING. MY FULL TIME JOB IS AT A SCREENPRINTERS WHICH I WORK THE INCA FLATBED SO THATS WHY I GOT IT HAHAHA.

THANKS FOR ALL THE PRICES, IT MAKES UK SIGNBOARDS WORTH HAVING

CHEERS………..
lubo1972

Member
8 March 2006 at 11:45

Just for comparison from our and your market – we charge 19£ for vinyl+print+lam and applied end user price. For dealers – 12£ for same job.
Prices for inks, printers, parts is near the same here and there.