Plotter for a small business
Hi Clo 3d Community,
Can any one please recommend a plotter that is suitable for a small business?
I am located in New Zealand.
I see plotters and plotter cutters on line but it is hard to know which one would be suitable.
Thank you
Duncan McLean
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Plotting for CAD cutting markers for making or plotting for patterns for technical packs in paper or card ? Paper based plots verse card based plot systems differ.
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I am also interested in this :)
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If you pattern make using paper you can trace and adjust at pace, unlike card where it can take longer and cost more in materials ... and card is typically used to hold off to oneside for marking out and cutting smaller batches rather than make big nested digital markers for mass production at a factory side. So paper based is generally fine for those whom are sending out technical packs and distributing digital data files,where additional nesting and inhouse reference may also accrue some development adjustment. Where you may have a more tailored bespoke approach for customers, paper can still be fine, or card simply more robust. Dependent on what type of small studio throughput you need (speed) > inkjet verse vector plotting the time can vary per plot. A vector plotter that cuts is generally much slower than a inkjet plotter, so if you are doing a lot of design development and passing on technical packs, maybe all you need is a paper based workflow, and if you do want some sturdy card blocks you can opt to use an service provider if/when needed. So a mix of inhouse print equipment and external services can be smart for a small studio.
If you are digitizing historic blocks for digital re-use you can use both tablet based manual input or photographic (overhead image capture) for tracing ... or even wide format scan input with external services.
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