Since its founding in 1987, Big Image has been driven by a desire to push the boundaries of what can be created on a grand scale. The investment in a 5-metre sublimation printer is another step in the company’s long-term ambition to create new possibilities for its customers. The new printer can produce seamless textile imagery up to 5.2 metres wide and throughout the full length of the roll – on everything from lightweight transparent fabrics to heavier polyester textiles.
This opens the door to new types of installations and visual expressions within scenography, retail, exhibitions, and events. Large surfaces can be transformed with high-resolution textile imagery.
Creative teams gain greater freedom to work with cohesive visual concepts and select materials based on the vision rather than technical limitations.
“For us, this is about more than a new machine. It’s about continuing to push the boundaries of what can be created on a large scale,” says Rickard Eskilsson at Big Image. “We will continue to develop the technology, and the results so far have been magical.”
The technology is based on dye sublimation, where colour pigments become embedded within the polyester fibres themselves. This creates soft, flexible materials that are easy to transport, install, and work with.
The new printer complements Big Image’s proprietary Infinitus printers, which are optimised for seamless images up to 12 metres wide on cotton fabrics. Together, the systems provide greater flexibility in both material choice and visual expression, strengthening Big Image’s ability to tailor each solution to the customer’s vision.
