Compare flatbeds first for rigid sheets and repeatable placement; compare conveyor or roll systems for continuous flexible media and long jobs; evaluate high-drop or lift structures for thick, formed or height-variable parts. Validate the final choice with the largest, hardest and most common real jobs.
Choose from five machine systems
Pioneer flatbed
Mainly flat rigid media requiring a stable bed and repeatable placement.
- Typical jobs
- Signs, acrylic, glass, metal, wood and nested parts.
- Verify during sampling
- Maximum sheet, warping, adhesion, white coverage and nesting efficiency.
Conveyor & roll media
Job length and continuous throughput matter more than sheet placement.
- Typical jobs
- Banner, PVC, canvas and flexible media suited to continuous feeding.
- Verify during sampling
- Tracking, tension, edge curl, ink flexibility and winding.
Navigator high-drop
Part thickness or height variation exceeds a standard flatbed workflow.
- Typical jobs
- Boxes, doors, décor parts and formed products needing more clearance.
- Verify during sampling
- Highest and lowest points, head clearance, fixtures and batch consistency.
Lifting-platform
The workflow benefits from platform movement for different fixture heights.
- Typical jobs
- Frequent switching between part heights or dedicated fixtures.
- Verify during sampling
- Lift range, load, repeatability, fixture change time and safety limits.
Vision scanning
Manual alignment or repeated fixture making limits changeovers.
- Typical jobs
- Gifts, hardware, phone cases, labels and varied small parts.
- Verify during sampling
- Contour limits, reflective parts, positioning, occlusion, file matching and cycle time.
Verify your choice in three steps
Record material, maximum size, thickness, batch, finish and daily output.
Keep the batch, pretreatment, ink, mode and actual production time.
Confirm nozzle, registration, continuous run, training and service scope in writing.