Markham’s Beyond Digital Imaging (BDI) adds Hewlett-Packard Scitex TJ8500 to its huge, growing inventory of equipment, solidifying its position as an industry leader in large-format printing.
Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Beyond Digital Imaging has been a Canadian success story in taking large-format printing to the next level.
In 2003, they turned industry heads with massive, breathtaking hotel wraps for COMDEX, depicting the Microsoft Office Suite in Las Vegas, Nevada. That same year, equally stunning outdoor graphics enhanced Vancouver’s Science World. In 2005, Montreal’s FINA swimming competition also featured eye-candy examples of BDI’s large-format creativity. For the past five years, the company has produced all outdoor graphics for the Rogers Cup Tennis competitions at Toronto’s Rexall Centre.
Today, BDI’s 80,000-sq.-ft. production facility in Markham houses over $10 million worth of state-of-the-art digital printing equipment, including nine super-wide-format digital printers – five 16-ft. printers, three 10-ft. printers and the latest addition, the HP Scitex TJ8500.
“The TJ8500 has been a great addition to our large-format line-up since we installed it in June,” says BDI President Larry Chan. “We’re especially impressed with the speed, colour, image quality and small-font reproduction. The reliability is impressive too, as we could use it virtually 24 hours a day as production mounts.”
Equally impressive, however, is BDI’s ongoing expansion, adding an adjacent 10,000-sq.-ft. building that is both an installation bay and an indoor tennis court. The interior is cleverly wrapped with massive vinyl graphics of skies, meadows, trees and other outdoor greenery.
“We use it to do vehicle wraps and store super-large-format banners,” says Chan, “though I must admit we do like to play a bit of tennis there occasionally.”
What’s in the future for this industry leader?
“I’m really excited about acquiring, very soon, HP dye sublimation technology that will allow us to print up to 10 feet wide on fabric,” says Chan.
In the meantime, Beyond Digital Imaging will continue to churn out large-format showpieces across North America for a growing list of clients such as Roots, Molson, Harley-Davidson, Canadian Tire and Exhibition Place.
Earlier this year, BDI became the official large-format printer for NASCAR Canada and the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival sponsored by Hewlett-Packard (Canada). Tying in with NASCAR Canada is BDI’s new Race Car Wrap program, or Race Skins. Race teams can now offer one-race deals without disturbing the original paint or graphic theme.
Needless to say, for companies like BDI, “bigger” is definitely “better” – and with help from industry leaders like HP, they definitely intend to be the “best.”
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