Imaging that’s
over Your Head The venture opens up a whole new advertising possibility for the business. Images on ceilings not only enhance the visual appeal of a room, but also tend to stop people — wanting to get a better look — in their tracks. The print shop plans to market the unique service to interior design firms and custom-home builders as well as doctor and dentist offices, where patients often spend a good portion of their visit staring at the ceiling. And the printing for the ceiling tiles is a straight-forward process. The print shop maximizes its digital hybrid printer by printing five tiles at a time, using UV-curable inks. The tiles generally are 60.9-cm-by-60.9-cm (2-foot-by-2-foot) or 60.9-cm-by-121.9-cm (2-foot-by-4-foot), and the print shop says it can print on just about any tile type. But keep in mind, certain tile textures will present varying image quality. For example, some tiles have holes in them, which could break up an image. Customers also need to know what hanging system they’ll use to put up the tiles. There are clear strips on the market that often cost more than regular hanging strips but don’t block out parts of the image, thus preserving its overall quality. White metal strips, used in most commercial buildings, work well for ceiling jobs that feature individual pictures in each tile. With the hybrid printer, the print shop prints directly onto tiles up to 4.4 cm (1.75 inches) thick. One set of five tiles usually takes about eight minutes to print, depending on the design intricacy. Because of the UV inks and location, printed ceiling tiles won’t require finishing options. Many shops printing on ceiling tiles won’t offer installation because there are no special considerations needed for the printed tiles. They go up just as any other tile installation would. The shop says it provides easy-to-understand instructions. Because of the many variable factors involved with a ceiling print, shops often can set a price tailored for each job. Longtime SGIA member Custom Printed Graphics (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) offers the ceiling tile services, and produced a Monopoly board-game ceiling tile print job currently on display at its facility. To learn more about the screen and digital printing company and its ceiling print services, visit the Web site at www.customprintedgraphics.com, or call 800.872.8388. |
A digital and screen printing shop in Pittsburgh recently
has been getting some interested stares at its ceilings. That’s
because the longtime SGIA member installed ceiling tile images
in its showroom and lobby, showing off impressive images that
highlight how far digital imaging has progressed. 
Another consideration is figuring out what kind of image to
put on the ceiling. Ceilings, just like walls and floors, need
to be mapped out with the image before any printing takes place
so the entire image fits and maximizes the area.| Sitemap | | | Contact Us | | | Copyright |