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Big Systems, LLC

Our goal each and every day is to match our customers with the right printers and supplies.

Big Systems is a true Value Added 2D Wide Format and 3D Additive Manufacturing printer dealer and system integrator. We provide high levels of product expertise, the highest level of customer service and the best brands available to achieve the highest quality results desired by our customers. By focusing on high-performance products, excellent technical support and personal care, we acquire and maintain satisfied loyal customers.

10/20/2026

Tip of the Month: most laminating problems trace back to temperature, tension, and speed.

Too little heat and the adhesive never fully wets out, which shows up as silvering, hazy patches, or edges that lift a week later. Too much heat and you get curl, stretched film, tunneling, or a print that shifts color. Speed matters too, because running faster gives the film less time at temperature.

A practical approach:

• Start from the film manufacturer's recommended temperature range rather than a shop rule of thumb.
• Let the roller reach temperature and stabilize before you feed the first print.
• Let solvent and eco-solvent prints outgas before laminating.
• Run a short test piece, then check the edges and hold it up to the light for silvering.
• Change one variable at a time.
• Write down the settings that work for each film and keep the sheet at the machine.

Films and laminators behave differently, so treat your settings sheet as specific to your shop.

Read more finishing tips at: https://www.bigsystems.com/wide-format-tips-and-insights/

10/19/2026

Faster prints. Easier installs. Fewer redoes.

owner Jasmine Henricksen uses the HP Latex 700 with GF 830 AutoMark Wrap Vinyl and GF 831 Laminate to keep vehicle wrap jobs moving.

She loves the fast print-to-laminate workflow, easy repositioning, and fewer issues with glue lines, lifting, and bubbling.

Read the full story and watch the video on our blog. https://www.bigsystems.com/vehicle-wrap-vinyl-hp-latex-rabbit-wrapz/

10/15/2026

Interior graphics are one of the easier ways to add revenue without adding a machine.

Wall murals, branded environments, conference room graphics, wayfinding, window film, and printed decor panels all run on equipment many sign and print shops already own. What changes is the media. Wall films need adhesives matched to the wall surface and texture, printable fabrics behave differently than vinyl, and finish choice affects glare in lit interiors.

Commercial offices, schools, healthcare facilities, and retail spaces all buy this work, and it comes back around every time they rebrand or reconfigure space.

Shop media at: https://www.bigsystems.com/shop/media/

10/13/2026

The ink is the part of a latex printer people underestimate.

HP Latex inks are water-based and, according to HP, carry UL ECOLOGO and UL GREENGUARD GOLD certification. For shops producing interior graphics for schools, healthcare facilities, and corporate spaces, those certifications frequently show up in the specification the customer hands you.

White ink is where a lot of the added value sits. HP Latex white resists yellowing over time, and the print modes cover spot white, underflood, overflood, and multi-layer output. That is what makes clear window graphics, dark substrates, and backlit or day-night applications possible on the same machine that runs your everyday work.

Order HP Latex ink and supplies online at: https://www.bigsystems.com/shop/ink-toner-supplies/hp-ink-supplies/

10/08/2026

Lamination is what makes a printed graphic survive the real world.

Adding a laminator to your floor protects prints from abrasion, moisture, and handling, and it gives you finish options that change how a job looks and how it sells. Gloss, matte, luster, and textured films all read differently on a wall graphic than they do on a floor graphic or a vehicle decal.

It also keeps work in house. If you are sending prints out to be laminated, you are paying for someone else's turnaround time on your deadline.

Big Systems sells and supports wide-format laminators, and we can help size one to your throughput, media widths, and available floor space.

Shop laminators at: https://www.bigsystems.com/shop/equipment/laminators/

10/05/2026

Fall into savings this October with featured rebates on wide-format printers from HP and Epson.

Whether you are upgrading production, adding capacity, or bringing more work in-house, these limited-time offers can help you invest in the right equipment for less.

Featured October savings include:
- Save up to $7,000 on the HP Latex L830W 64"
- Save $4,100 on the Epson SureColor S7170 Print Cut Edition 64"
- Save $1,100 on the Epson SureColor P6570E 24"
- Save $750 on the HP DesignJet Z9dr+ 44"

Our Wide Format specialists can help you compare equipment, applications, workflow, ink, media, and finishing needs to find the right fit for your operation.

Explore October rebates: www.bigsystems.com

10/01/2026

HP Latex inks are water-based. The pigment sits in a polymer dispersion, and heat inside the printer drives off the water and forms a durable film on the surface of the media. That difference in chemistry changes several practical things on a production floor.

• Prints come out dry. There is no waiting for solvent to outgas before you laminate, cut, or ship, so a job can move from the printer to finishing in the same shift.
• The prints are odorless, which matters when the graphic is going into an office, a school, a hospital, a restaurant, or a retail interior where a solvent smell is a problem.
• The ink works across a wide range of media, including self-adhesive vinyl, banner, wallcovering, textile, paper, and film.
• Ventilation and workspace requirements are different from solvent, which affects where you can put the machine.

Talk through whether latex fits your production at: https://www.bigsystems.com/shop/printers/latex-printers/

09/29/2026

Window graphics live or die on clarity, and GF 255 OptiMark is built for that job.

It is a 3.0 mil optically clear high-gloss calendared PVC film with a removable solvent acrylic adhesive, designed for glass graphics that need to look painted on. The adhesive gives clean removal from glass for up to one year under normal exposure conditions, and the 2.0 mil traction-backed liner helps the film feed and track through wide-format printers.

GF 255 supports solvent, eco-solvent, latex, and UV curable inks, which makes it a practical choice for storefront graphics, point-of-purchase displays, and transparent signage.

Two things worth knowing before you run it. Wet application gives the best optical clarity and the fewest bubbles, and the film is built for smooth flat glass rather than conformable surfaces or use over perforated window film.

Order GF 255 OptiMark online at: https://www.bigsystems.com/store/general-formulations-255-optimark-optically-clear-gloss-vinyl-removable/

09/24/2026

Big Systems offers a wide selection of Keencut cutting and finishing solutions built for sign shops, print providers, display graphics, framing, and other wide-format applications.

Whether you are trimming prints, cutting rigid boards, working with vinyl and banner material, or finishing display graphics, there is a Keencut solution designed to make the process faster, cleaner, and more consistent.

Not sure which model fits your workflow? Talk with a Big Systems specialist and we can help match the right Keencut product to your materials, cutting width, and production needs.

Shop Keencut products at Big Systems: https://www.bigsystems.com/shop/equipment/keencut-trimmers/

09/22/2026

Running out of ink in the middle of a production run costs more than the ink.

Big Systems stocks ink, toner, printheads, maintenance parts, and supplies for wide-format printers, and you can order directly online. If you are not certain which cartridge or printhead matches your machine, shop by printer model so you are not cross-referencing part numbers on a deadline.

One habit that saves jobs: keep a spare set of your highest-use colors and a spare printhead on the shelf, then reorder the moment you open the spare rather than when the shelf is empty.

Shop by printer model at: https://www.bigsystems.com/shop/ink-toner-supplies/shop-by-printer-model/

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N59 W14053 Bobolink Avenue
Menomonee Falls, WI
53051

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+12627039000

Website

http://www.bigsystems.com/

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