Wide format
Wide format covers print processes for large output — banners, posters, vehicle wraps, signage, exhibition graphics — typically on roll-fed inkjet machines and measured in square metres. Wide-format jobs are quoted on linear metre or square metre rather than per-sheet.
Also called: large format printing · wide-format printing · large format inkjet · sign and display printing · banner printing · wide format quoting software
In depth
Wide-format printers are roll-fed inkjet machines that print onto media wider than a standard sheet press can handle — typically from 1m to 5m wide. Substrates range from paper and vinyl to fabric, mesh, foam board, and rigid acrylic. Ink technologies include solvent (durable for outdoor signage), latex (lower-VOC, fast-drying), UV-cure (rigid substrates), and aqueous (indoor display work).
Pricing in wide format diverges from sheet-fed in several ways. Quantity is usually one or a few large pieces, so makeready overhead matters less. Substrate is consumed on a per-metre basis, so roll utilisation and offcut waste are first-class concerns. Finishing operations — laminating, eyeletting, contour-cutting on a CNC table — often cost more than the print itself.
PeakSpitz supports wide-format costing with per-metre and per-square-metre rate cards, roll-width-aware substrate consumption, and finishing operations modelled as separate billable lines. A wide-format estimate looks different from a sheet-fed estimate; PeakSpitz adapts the form accordingly.
Common questions
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