MegaPrint Inc.

BIG Puzzle Printing

Jay Buckley — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:47:49 +0000

: Large Format Puzzle Front

: Puzzle back

Here’s an interesting job we printed for a church in our community. They wanted to create a puzzle of their church, and give a piece to each family that pledged in their giving campaign. Everyone would then put the puzzle together at an event, and they would have a complete picture of the church.

We printed the picture of the church on paper and applied to a 40×60 piece of 50 point board. We then printed directly onto the back of the 50 point board with our new flatbed printer. This gave them a pattern to cut out without disturbing the artwork of the church.

We left it up to the people from the church to do the cutting, and they may have raised a few blisters over the weekend. A good pair of kitchen shears cuts the board pretty well, but there is a lot of cutting to do!

Vehicle Graphics

Jay Buckley — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:20:10 +0000

: Jeff’s Graphic

Here’s a fun job we did for Jeff at A-Bit computer systems, the people who make our computers and help us when we get stuck. The design, by Ethan of our company, makes it look like there’s a hole ripped in the side of the car to expose the name of the company. Nice design work, if we do say so ourselves!

The graphic is printed on 3M vehicle adhesive vinyl with a thin overlaminate. We used our HP-9000 printer to output the graphic. It was installed using spray and a squeegee. The only tricky part was the door seam, which required cutting in the center of the slot and running the vinyl around each side. Jeff says the proof will be when he take it through the car wash!

We put it on both sides of the car, and it’s a great advertisement for Jeff’s business as he drives around town!

Magnetic Car Signs

Jay Buckley — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:44:52 +0000

: Car Magnet Signs

Why not turn your car into a sign that advertises your business around town? We make magnetic signs that go on your car door, and you’ll get an awful lot of exposure for the $52 that a pair of them cost.

Our magnet signs are printed with four color process, so you can have all the colors of the rainbow on them, including photos. We produce them on a sturdy .030 magnet sheet that won’t come off in the car wash.

Tabloid Size Banner Stands

Jay Buckley — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:51:38 +0000

: Small banner stands

Here’s a great product for certain applications- a banner stand with a tabloid size banner. We did these for the admissions department at Plymouth State University, which will display them when they visit high schools. These particular banners list the degree programs that PSU offers.

These convenient banner stands roll up into something the size of a quart of milk for easy carrying, and pop up in seconds to generate a nice looking display. We can change the graphic out, too, if your information changes.

Of course, we do plenty of large banner stands too, offering both an economy banner stand and a durable premium stand. We see them being used at trade shows, for conferences and events, and in airports.

Printing on Acoustic Panels

Jay Buckley — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:07:24 +0000

: Acoustic Panels Printed

We just finished printing a specacular photo on a 4×8 acoustic panel. This is an inch thick panel designed to deaden sound, and it will be hung on the wall in a room where they want to both decorate and control the noise level. The panels are a highly textured material over the top of a foam panel. We printed on it with our flatbed UV curable printer.

We’re hoping this can be a great new product for us! Mmmm- maybe it would work well in the kid’s TV room! Seriously, these panels are great for restaurants, call centers, and offices – anywhere you want to lower the ambient noise level.

Political Season is Upon Us

Jay Buckley — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:08:41 +0000

Campaign Sign

The run up to mid term elections is alive in New Hampshire! Here we are doing double sided 4×8′ signs on 1/2″ coroplast for the Reynolds campaign.

These are produced on our new flatbed printer, which uses UV curable inks and is capable of printing on almost any flat sheet. We do a lot of sign work with it, as well as retail POP and hockey dasher boards.

When a campaign wants signs larger than the typical 18×24 lawn sign, this is the answer!

Unique Flip-Up Displays

Jay Buckley — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:00:42 +0000

Flip-Up Displays

Our customer wanted to show photos of the White Mountain National Forest, but they didn’t want to take up a lot of the display space with the captions. Their idea was to be able to flip up the photo and read the caption.

We executed this project by direct printing onto 3mm dibond, which is a sandwich of aluminum and PVC. For each display, a photo was printed on one piece, and a caption on another. We bought aluminum piano hinger and cut pieces of the appropriate length, and then used Gorilla glue to fasten the hinges to the two pieces. The hinges were then drilled and countersunk through the caption piece for wall mounting with wood screws.

I watched a couple of kids looking at the display when I took this photo, and they were delighted to wonder what was in the picture, and then to flip it up to find out. How cool!

Kiosk Signs for the National Forest Service

Jay Buckley — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:50:22 +0000

: Signs for US Forest Service

Here’s an interesting job we are working on with our new flatbed printer. The signs are for kiosks at over 60 trail heads in the White Mountain National Forest.

The signs were created in the USFS GIS system, and saved as pdf’s. We output them directly to 1/8″ sintra, which is a foamed PVC sheet. They will bolt them to the kiosks so that hikers will have a good map of the local terrain.

The advantage of this process is to have a durable sign that is impervious to moisture. Sintra is a well established sign making material, and the UV curable inks will last for many years, especially under the protection of the kiosk. Direct printing is also very cost effective, since it is a one step process.

If you have never been hiking in the White Mountains, we encourage you to give it a try! There are over 2000 trails, many with spectacular views. My personal favorite is mount Avalon, which has the best view for the amount of effort required to get there!

Senate Candidate Jim Bender visits us

Jay Buckley — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:49:21 +0000

Jim Bender visits our shop

Jim Bender, who is a Republican candidate for the US Senate seat being vacated by Judd Greg, visited our shop last Thursday. He enjoyed seeing a successful New Hampshire business, and had a lot of questions about what we do and how we are weathering the recession.

He then went on to play golf in the Grafton County Republican Golf Tournament at Owl’s Nest in Campton. I had the opportunity to golf with Jim, and we had a wonderful time. It sounded like he had been too busy with his campaign to play much golf over the last year, and I hope this felt like more of an afternoon off than another campaign event. I tried not to pepper him with questions, and just enjoy a splendid day on the golf course.

I can tell you that Jim is a thoughtful, experienced businessman with a deep desire to contribute to the Nation. I believe he will make a great senator!

Unique Trade Show Booth

Jay Buckley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:36:10 +0000

Trade Show Booth

Here’s an interesting application of custom printed wallpaper- as decoration in a trade show booth.

Our customer wanted to create the image of being in a room, without having to drag all the furniture and decorations to the trade show. They created the images of furniture, decorations, picture frames, and wainscoting as artwork, and we printed it as wallpaper. The wallpaper was then applied to flats that were brought to the show.

As you can see, the result is very nice! It was easy to install, fun to look at, and brought a lot of customers into the booth.