Find out more about printing
Produce + Print at one place
Showdown Displays Europe is your producer and printer for promotional signs, displays and visual communication. We can handle the entire development and production process including the printing of graphics, assembly, fulfilment and drop shipment. Read more about our printing techniques, on which materials we print and for which products. View our printing story and experience it yourself!
Which products we print?
Walls, banners, posters and flags, you name it! As a producer and printer for promotional signs, displays and visual communication, we can do it all. View below which products we can deliver to you or your customer with hardware and graphic in one!
Meet our printers
We have several printing machines in our production centre in Přestanov, Czech Republic, that make the printing magic happen. View our printers below.
Learn more about our printing techniques
Your graphic will be printed with one of the professional, high quality printers we have shown above. Each suitable for a different type of material. In our in-house printing centre in Přestanov we work with different printing technologies: Dye sublimation print, UV flatbed print and latex print. Find out more about them!
Dye sublimation print
Dye sublimation print is perfect for fabric prints. The ink sublimates into the fabric fibers under heat press, resulting in vibrant and long-lasting graphics. Most of our dye sublimation materials are B1 fire rated, and our eco-friendly approach uses water-based inks on polyester-based fabrics. We can accommodate widths up to 3200 mm for your graphics.
Commonly used for
- Zipper-Walls
- Counters
- Table Covers
- Pop-Ups
- Flags
- Tents
- SEG products
UV Flatbed print
With the UV flatbed printer we can print on various rigid materials, such as plastic boards, paper-based sheets, aluminium sandwich boards, black writing panels and more. The UV flatbed printing technology makes extra personalisation and branding possible. Excellent and vivid colours are ensured with UV cured inks. We can accommodate a maximum printing area of 250 x 125 cm and a material thickness up to 10 cm.
Commonly used for
- Panel bases
- Advertising panels
- Indoor wall signs
- Outdoor wall signs
- Overhead Banners
- Top cards
- Menu boards logo branding
- Logo branding
Latex print
Latex printing is a printing technology that uses water-based inks to deliver outstanding colour quality. It is an eco-friendly option that is not only quick, but also durable, with water-resistant properties. It’s suitable for outdoor use and our print centre can take care of graphics for widths up to 1600 mm.
Commonly used for
- Roll-Banners
- Topcards
- Poster Frames
- LED Frames
- Stickers
How to prepare your print file?
And now you know which products we can deliver complete with hardware and print, you catched a glimp of our printers and cutters and you gained more knowledge about our printing techniques. Now it is time to prepare your print file! And to assure a smooth and accurate printing process, there is a certain way how our print centre would like to receive your print file. Just follow the steps below and your artwork is ready to go!
- Use the right print template
You can download all the print templates of all our products on our Online Reseller Platform. You will find them under ‘downloads’ on each product page. Or download them in bulk from this page. - Create artwork in CMYK
Our print centre is printing in CMYK colours, that is why we prefer to receive your artwork in CMYK. If you send us the print file in RBG or other colour scheme, our system will convert it to CMYK. When we convert the colours, our system will search for the closest colour match but we can’t guarantee a 100% match. If you want to be sure we print the exact colour you need, we kindly ask you to send us the file in CMYK. - Preferably in 300 DPI
To ensure your prints looks stunning, please deliver it to us in 300 DPI. For larger formats above size A1, 150 DPI would be good enough as well. Our automatic software checks every print file for a minimum resolution of 150 DPI. If the resolution is below 150 DPI, we cannot guarantee the best print quality. - Embed your images
Make sure all images are embedded and they become part of your artwork. There are no more hidden files in the template. - Convert text fonts to outlines
Do you have some important words or text in your design? Don’t forget to turn text into a visual. - Remove template lines
When your template is all set and ready, kindly remove all the template lines. All for a smooth printing process. - Save as PDF
Deliver your artwork to us in PDF format. Preferably a PDF export of PDF/X-4:2008 or PDF/x-1a:2001. And you are ready to go!
2. Look up the product you want to order
3. Choose if you only want the graphic, or combined with the product
4. Choose your preferred print type
5. Select the file containing the graphic
6. Place the order
7. Check your email for feedback on the print file: ready to print, approve print or upload a new file
Finishing touch
After your graphic is being printed, our in-house confection team gets involved. Our talented seamstresses put the finishing touches to the graphics. They look at the overall print appearance and conduct a quality check.
Also, the cutting, sewing and packing process really holds no surprises for our experienced team. They ensure that the products leave the workshop neatly finished. After this, the graphic is perfect to come your way!
Want to know more about printing?
So, we have guided you throughout our print services! If you still have questions about printing, your sales contact person would be of course very happy to guide you throught it personally. Would you like to see our printers in real? You are more than welcome to visit our print centre in Přestanov, Czech Republic. Or visit our showroom in Nederweert, where you can see all the products with print set-up. We are your partner for products with print!