Wide Format Imaging

Even before the Dallas Mavericks tipped off or the puck was dropped at the Dallas Stars playoff runs beginning this past spring, fans got their first taste of playoff fever outside the American Airlines Center.

Hanging at the front of the home of Dallas? NBA and NHL teams were three large, full-color banners proudly announcing, ?It?s Playoff Time.? The signature green of the Stars and blue of the Mavericks, team logos and pictures of the Stanley Cup trophy and NBA championship trophy adorned the most dramatic of the three, a 118-foot wide Cobra Vision mesh banner draping the entrance to the American Airlines Center. The other two bore sharp, larger-than-life images of superstar players Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks and Mike Modano of the Stars standing at an eye-popping 65 feet tall.

Dallas, TX-based Inkjet International completed the banners in just three days specifically for the playoff runs of both Dallas pro sports franchises using their Jeti 5000 grand-format printer manufactured by Gandinnovations.

?The customer was thrilled, describing the job as amazing, beautiful work,? said Alok Sarna, VP of Sales and Operations for Inkjet International, an output provider of digital print solutions for indoor and outdoor display, including billboards, window graphics and backlit signage.

?There?s a lot of detail in the graphics. When it comes to that, the Jeti really shines in terms of the images. It adds real vibrancy to the images.?

Inkjet International officials were so pleased with the printer?s performance they have purchased two additional Jeti printers from Gandinnovations. They will be having two Jeti 3318 printers installed this summer.

?The customers are really seeing the difference, and that?s what?s important for us right now,? Sarna said. ?Otherwise, a banner is just a banner. What we?re trying to do is showcase the different resolutions, the different level of vibrancy you get with the colors on the Jeti printer. We have to sell the difference and superior quality.?