Digital Printing & Screening

Today’s digital scanning and printing options have taken customization to a whole new level. Advances in digital scanning and printing have opened a world of possibilities in the design and manufacturing markets.

From small, custom furniture makers to huge panel fabricators, the incredible realism captured by today’s scanners and applications are nothing short of breathtaking. And experts say they are just scratching the surface of possibilities with this evolving technology.

These technologies open the door to manufacturing customized products that may have never been envisioned before—a key driver being scanning technology.

These image-capturing systems have been instrumental in capturing not just accurate color of surfaces, but most importantly the 3D surface and texture.

The ability to accurately recreate texture of a surface with speed and ease is an integral part of a successful implementation of a digital manufacturing process.

The advancements in inkjet printing technologies have also played a tremendous part in accurately recreating these textures. The combination of the two working in harmony has been a game changer for the décor manufacturing business.

In addition, 2D printers with different lighting angles and multiple scanning passes and software to process the data, are also able to capture elevation data. This data can then be combined with the image data, split into separate print files and printed together in sequence on the printer in perfect registration.

The beauty of this ever-evolving technology is that the color and patterns of edge finishes can be perfectly matched to flat surface finishes to create a harmonious finished product. And, as manufacturers improve their technologies, and adopt new sophisticated methods of processing, the time to market will only quicken over time. n

DIGITAL PRINTING & SCANNING MANUFACTURERS

Canon

www.csa.canon.com Melville, NY (844) 443-4636

CGS-Oris

www.cgs-oris.com/en Hainburg, Germany (49) 6182-9626-0

SwissQPrint America

www.swissqprint.com Elgin, IL (224) 802-2770

With the latest digital screening and printing technology, producers can replicate and apply virtually any image or pattern to a façade. Today’s printers reproduce complex visuals crisply and accurately to flat panels, components and other surfaces.