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The term large format corrugated box printer can describe very different machines.
Some buyers mean a scanning printer for extremely large sheets. Others actually need a wider single-pass printing area for continuous carton production.
These should not be treated as the same application.
The FAITH A3+ Single Pass Digital Printer belongs to the second category. It can use one to three Epson A3+ printheads, providing a published printing width from 329 mm to 987 mm, with wider requirements available for customization.
So before calling it a “large-format” solution, we first need to know how much of the carton actually needs to be printed.
A Wide Carton Does Not Automatically Need a Wide Printhead Array
Imagine a corrugated board is 1,000 mm wide.
If the actual artwork occupies only 300 mm on one side, configuring the printer for nearly one meter of printing width may not be necessary.
But if the customer wants a full-width brand graphic, multiple product panels or a large colored design, a multi-head configuration becomes much more relevant.
That is why we normally request an artwork file together with the board size.
The machine's modular printing width makes it possible to start from one printhead and extend the printing area according to the real requirement.
This is more practical than treating maximum width as the only selling point.
Print Quality and Width Need to Be Considered Together
The machine supports published resolutions of 1200 × 400 dpi, 1200 × 800 dpi and 1200 × 1600 dpi.
The corresponding maximum speeds are listed at 48, 24 and 12 m/min.
For a large print area, this choice becomes more important because the artwork itself may contain very different elements.
Large logos and background graphics may be relatively forgiving.
Small instructions, fine graphics or codes require closer inspection.
We therefore do not determine production capacity from width alone.
A 900 mm print area containing simple graphics and a 900 mm print area containing detailed retail artwork are not the same job.
The real test should reproduce the customer's actual file at the required size.
Single Pass Is Different From a Scanning Large-Format Printer
This distinction matters because buyers sometimes compare these two machines directly.
A scanning printer moves the printing unit across a large board. A single-pass machine is designed around continuous material movement through a fixed printing area.
The FAITH product is specifically described as a single-pass digital printing system for packaging products including cartons, corrugated boxes and paper bags.
If the customer's priority is extremely large sheet coverage, another type of large-format machine may need to be considered.
If the priority is continuous production combined with a printing width of up to 987 mm in the standard three-head configuration, this A3+ single-pass platform becomes much more relevant.
Calling both machines “large format printers” without explaining the difference can lead to the wrong purchase.
Ink Choice Also Depends on the Finished Package
The product page lists both pigment ink and dye ink.
It describes pigment ink as waterproof and UV-resistant with longer durability, while dye ink is not listed as waterproof or UV-resistant.
That means ink selection should not be separated from the final packaging requirement.
If the printed carton needs greater resistance after printing, pigment ink deserves more attention.
If the job has different priorities, the ink configuration can be discussed based on the actual board and finished-product requirement.
We would rather print the customer's board and compare the real result than select ink only from a general description.
For buyers looking for a large format corrugated box printer, our first questions would therefore be:
What is the actual printing width? What artwork needs to be reproduced? What board are you using?
Once these three points are clear, we can determine whether one, two or three A3+ printheads are appropriate—or whether the project really belongs to another class of large-format printer.
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