Will Color Prints Replace Black & White Prints?
January 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Traditional large format printing is evolving. The use of color is increasing dramatically as architects, engineers and designers look for ways to convey more information on fewer sheets of paper and make that information easier to read and understand.
In the past the greatest obstacle to this transformation was price. In Europe the price of color plotting is considerably less than in the United States. The result of this disparity is that while Europe prints less than half the square footage of their peers in the United States the bulk of their large format printing is done in color!
New technology, including some very efficient color printers are making major changes in how reprographers look at large format color printing. We have installed a number of state-of-the-art color plotters and determined that PRODUCTION COLOR PLOTTING can be done COST-EFFICIENTLY.
These changes to the cost of printing in color will make new applications available to the A/E/C community. Cover sheets can be printed with a color rendering. Coordination drawings can be printed in color. And, the engineer can now print and see multiple layers and disciplines more easily than ever and have more readable documents going into the field. Copies of red-line plans can be made available to everyone
With the greater use of color, a new way of looking at color prints is necessary. High end color presentation graphics, with full color coverage, will continue to be priced much higher than the production prints quoted above. Production color, on the other hand, will yield quick, inexpensive, readable plan documents that enhance the construction work flow because of the added enhancements of color to the image.
If you’re using color now, your prices will most likely go down. If you have avoided large format color printing because of cost we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised and suggest that you look at this service. Color plotting can be an affordable option for many applications.
For more information, or a price quote on color printing and copying, call Kevin Cully at 617-471-3373 ext. 227 or email him at kcully@airgraphics.com