We print large format billboard graphics on recycled PE black-backed vinyl, which is fully opaque and blocks light bleed through the banner. Our flatbed presses handle panels up to 196 inches wide.
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| Max print width | 5000 mm (196 in) in a single pass, seamless |
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| Standard material | Black-backed PVC banner, 510 gsm (15 oz) |
| Alternative weights | 440 gsm (13 oz) short term, 610 gsm (18 oz) long term |
| Base fabric | 1000D x 1000D polyester scrim, 9 x 9 or 18 x 18 |
| Opacity | Opaque black core, no show-through from rear light |
| Print resolution | 720 dpi, UV-curable or eco-solvent ink |
| Joining | Heat welded overlap seam, 25-30 mm |
| Finishing | Welded hem, grommets, pole pockets, keder edge |
| Expected outdoor life | 2-3 years and longer on 610 gsm |
Our large format presses run a 5 m (196 in) web in one pass, so a billboard up to that width has no join in the image area. Files are nested so the focal point lands inside one panel, and where a join is unavoidable we place it on a colour block or a dark field rather than through a face or a logo. Ink goes down heavier than on a standard banner because viewing distance is long and contrast beats fine detail. We proof at 1:10 scale and check legibility across the room, on the frame drawing you supply.
Panels wider than 5 m are joined by heat welding, not stitching. A 25-30 mm overlap is fused under controlled temperature so the weld is stronger than the parent material and water cannot track along the seam. We then weld the hem, set grommets or sew pole pockets to your frame dimensions, and pull a weld sample from the same run. Panels are rolled on cores with the sequence marked, and the packing list repeats it, so panels are unpacked in the order they go up.
Roadside boards are read at 100 m or more, which changes the design rules. We recommend a minimum cap height of about 300 mm for the headline, one strong image and no more than three colours on the dominant field. Because the vinyl is black backed, an old poster or a bright sky behind the frame cannot ghost through and shift the colour.
A facade wrap is part scaffold cover and part advertising, so the panel has to be dimensionally accurate to the elevation. We work from your elevation drawing, break the graphic at floor lines and window mullions, and build in the frame tolerance you give us. On a sun-facing wrap a light-back banner glows and washes out the dark half of the artwork.
Sports and event hoardings are seen on camera at close range, so joins and colour consistency between panels are obvious. We print the full run in one pass where size allows, hold one colour target for the whole job and compare panels under the same light. Hoarding normally carries pole pockets top and bottom and a welded edge rope for tensioning along a barrier.
Trailers, warehouse walls and plant screens use large panels where the message is often functional: safety instructions, loading bay numbers, directional arrows. Contrast and letter size matter more than photographic richness, and a matte finish avoids glare from yard floodlights. We can supply a keder edge or eyelets with a rope hem, and print a small variant for each site number in the same run.
Every billboard run starts with a welded seam sample and a printed strike-off. In production we read ink density at five points across the web, because a 5 m width can drift at the edges. After welding we measure the panel against the frame drawing, inspect the seam by hand for gaps or thinning, pull-test a coupon and confirm grommet placement against the installation plan.
Panels up to about 2.2 m on the short side are rolled on a core and packed in a corrugated carton. Larger panels are folded on the weld lines with interleaving, strapped to a pallet and corner protected, which keeps ocean freight volume down. Each crate carries panel sequence, size and weld map.
Billboards are produced to the exact dimensions of your frame. Our 5 m press prints seamless panels up to 196 inches wide, and larger structures are heat welded from multiple panels with seams placed on the approval proof. Choose 440, 510 or 610 gsm black-backed vinyl in gloss or matte, with welded hems, grommets, pole pockets or keder edges matched to your mounting system. Colour is matched to a printed strike-off before the run, and brand colours can be held across reprints from retained references. Supply CMYK artwork at 1:10 scale at 300 ppi, or full size at 30-50 ppi, with fonts outlined and key elements kept vector where possible. Multiple creatives can be produced in one order, so a campaign covering several locations ships together with panels labelled by site and hanging sequence.
