Simon Bingham
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We use SignVOX. Signed up for it in the early part of the year and haven’t looked back since.
CRM, quoting, invoicing, and online proofing are all built in. Links to quickbooks if required. The only extra is a module for pricing of vehicle wraps, which includes vehicle profiles in the price.
You pay a monthly subscription and have pretty well as many users as you like for that price. Updates and new features are regular and free. Online chat service for help is fast and efficient
Everything is cloud based so you can access from anywhere, and you can also have access on tablets or smart phones 🙂
It’s an American company, but they customised currency and date etc. for your location
Loads more features – http://www.signvox.com tells you more, but request an online demo for detailed info
And no I don’t work for them or get commission!
Just a happy customer 😀
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Europoint do 3m x 2m sheets in 3mm and possibly 5mm
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We use a laser thermometer, you need to if using Avery easy apply
You have to heat it to 90 degrees at the end.
DDI do a great course, spent a day with them at spandex
£250 pp but worth it. Plenty of time and material supplied to practice.
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The error is due to faulty banner material occurring in the manufacturing process.
2 suppliers in Bristol and Dundee have had a faulty batch recently.
Don’t waste your time, just reject the material
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quote :Account advice:………. Supreme only sell onto companies who specialise in the promotional gifts and incentive markets exclusively.
We have an account and we definitely don’t fall into either of those categories[/quote]
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sorry, take this broadband for granted sometimes
downsizing as we speak!
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if you are after roadwork traffic signframes then try vicraft
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Also no expert, but TIF is generally regarded as the best format.
JPEG are smaller files but this is due to compression and you will lose a degree of detail each time you re-save the file, this also happens with TIF files but to a smaller degree.
BMP is a bitmap image format developed by Microsoft and commonly used in the Windows operating system for storing icons.
GIF is designed for web use and should be avoided
ON a recent training course I was told that if the image is supplied at print size then 150dpi is OK, at 1/2 size – 300 dpi and so on.
There is a brilliant book which I have had out of the library in the past called something like “The Non-designers print and scan guide” which really good at explaining everything without getting too confusing
or try this link for more info on file types
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We have a Hp 3000cp which is the next one up in the range.
The spec for ours is as follows: It is a water based inkjet with a print width of 1372mm. All media it prints onto has to have a coating. It can use two different types of ink, the UV ink system is supposed to be suitable for short term exterior use – but we never really put it to the test.
HP do have a vinyl in their range, but it’s not very conformable.
Anything printed on it does need to be laminated.
If you want any further info you can email me at
s.bingham@sema4-graphics.co.uk
would be grateful if you could let me know what the asking price of the 2500cp is, as since buying an Elan we are considering selling our 3000cp.
Regards
Simon Bingham
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Price is per linear meter
Works out at about £700 + VAT per roll
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We have been using Avery 1005 easy apply
Spandex the place at the moment for best price, about £15 per mtr (before you apply pressure!)
Great vinyl to work with, very forgiving, and prints on the Elan really well.
Make sure you get the temperature right when applying, a laser thermometer comes in handy.
Haven’t needed to laminate yet, I think we were advised to use a liquid laminate if we needed to – but don’t quote me on that.
Avery do a course which I might send a couple of guys on, other than that practice, practice and then practice!
Oh and there are no perforations, just a honeycomb pattern in the adhesive to disperse the air – and it works.
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try rs components, they deliver nextday