Whatever you would like to print – and whatever surface you want to see it printed on – we will relish the opportunity to deliver a top-quality solution.
Precision and quality on any surface
We can print graphics, images, shapes or patterns to produce a variety of materials including wall panelling, hoardings, signage and glass.
Banners, fabrics, aluminium, plastics – there is virtually no limit to the surfaces on which your printed items can appear.
Because ar18 offers an all-encompassing range of services under a single roof, our print team work with colleagues in CNC cutting to deliver the finished article in an exceptionally short time-frame. Our core skill is large format flat-bed SwissQprint UV printing. We’ll cut your substrate to shape, print and apply graphics in-house. That surface can be up to 2.5 metres wide.
At ar18, we are constantly reinvesting to ensure our teams have the very latest technology to hand.
We are always happy to accept a challenge from customers – if someone brings in a bunch of bananas and asks us to print on them… why not?
Artwork Guidelines
File Formats
PDF, EPS or AI
Large artwork can be supplied on flash drive or sent by FTP transfer. Please contact us if you have any questions.
File Names
Please ensure that file names contain correct sizes in mm
(e.g. 1250mm wide x 568mm high)
Text
With fonts converted to outlines; use vector text where possible to ensure the best quality print. Outline all fonts or convert all fonts to curves or alternatively you can supply font files.
Images
Images need to be at least 300 dpi and 25% or 50% scale .
Images embedded;
Correct height/width proportions;
In CMYK Colour Mode
Please note that even Pantone colours do not produce the same colour on every printed material as inks react differently to materials and change based on the lighting.
Colour Profile
For RGB images please use Adobe rgb (1998).
For CMYK images please use Europe ISO Coated Fogra27.
Cutlines / white / varnish
Cutlines, white and varnish artwork must be on separate layers;
Lines must be complete vector paths set to hairline (0.25mm).
