Application and process
State UV flatbed printing, single-side or double-side handling, and whether white, varnish or primer is required. Name the boards, films or objects. If a roll attachment is only a wish, mark it preferred rather than included.
Procurement Workflow
large format uv flatbed printer requirement capture
This workflow is for buyers who need a large format uv flatbed printer and want factories to quote the same bed, media path and cure assumptions. Uv Flatbed Printer Sourcing coordinates the packet. The page does not certify a factory and it does not reserve a machine.
Start with the sheet or board you must run, the largest print area, the thickest substrate, and the clearance above the table. Add quantity, the US destination and the timing you will ask the supplier to confirm. Optional budget stays labeled with currency and with a per-unit or whole-order basis.
See inquiry labels
- Print process and media
- Bed, height and utilities
- Quantity and destination
- Drawings and test basis
Four cards that keep a large-bed RFQ comparable
Inputs and interfaces
Record voltage, frequency and phase. Note extraction, compressed air and network drops only as site facts, not as proof the proposed model needs them. Describe the RIP or control interface the art team already uses.
Throughput and duty
Give the shift pattern and one sample job for a factory acceptance test, for example a 1220 mm by 2440 mm board at a named dpi and pass count. Ask the supplier for throughput in square meters per hour under that condition, and for the cure duty cycle at the stated ambient temperature. Those figures stay supplier statements until the test record arrives.
Files and acceptance
List drawings, a media sample and the deviation sheet you will accept. Ask for a datasheet of the exact proposed model. Installation labor and operator training stay in the commercial column until the quote assigns them.
Workflow questions before the inquiry is sent
What is still open after the cards are filled?
Model identity, ink chemistry confirmation, freight mode, commissioning responsibility and any certificate scope. Those items are questions for the quoting supplier. Filling a card does not close them.
How should a large bed be distinguished from a benchtop label?
Write the print area and the maximum media size in both millimeters and the unit your floor uses. A shared family name is not a size. The benchtop labels are a different inquiry starting point.
Where does supplier preference enter?
Choose high-end, mid-range, budget or undecided as a sorting preference. It does not rank a factory, and it does not replace the media or power fields. You can submit with the preference still undecided.
What happens after the form is sent?
The brief is checked for missing quantity, destination and specification gaps. Factories are then asked for quotations on that scope. No response-time promise is attached to the form. The longer checklist is in the procurement brief.
Submit the large-format packet
Include product, configuration, quantity and destination. Sourcing support reviews whether the packet is ready to send outward. A quotation, a ship date and a site fit remain factory and buyer decisions.
Request Factory Quotes Review price-scope rules