Athens Experience Room

Wide Format Solutions

Athens offers wide format solutions across equipment, substrates, service, and hands-on demonstrations. Our team helps you build a best-in-class manufacturing operation with the right mix of quality, efficiency, and scalability for the applications your customers request.

Wide Format Equipment

When it comes to wide format equipment, Athens has the expertise you need and a wide range of equipment solutions. We will help you accomplish your goals and build a best-in-class manufacturing facility with the right mix of quality, efficiency, and scalability.

Equipment and Software Solutions

Athens offers a broad variety of wide format equipment from several top brands in printing.

Current Solutions Include

Expert Service Before, During, and After the Sale

Our experts take time to understand what you need to get jobs done quickly and efficiently. We build recommendations around quality, versatility, and speed.

What to Expect from Athens Support

Athens manufacturer-trained and certified expert technicians can install equipment, train your team, and provide ongoing technical support after the sale.

We consult with you before the sale and support you after purchase. Count on Athens experts to install your equipment, train your team, and provide technical support.

Wide Format Substrates

We can help you get the right materials at the right price. Our experts ask the right questions to understand the application and offer good-better-best suggestions for both sheets and rolls.

Stocked Materials

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Materials Include

  • Paper
  • Foamcore
  • Flexible plastics
  • Vinyls
  • Vehicle wrap film
  • Canvas
  • Textiles of all kinds
  • Rigid substrates
  • Magnetic materials
  • Eco-friendly materials
  • Aluminum and aluminum composites

Manufacturers We Represent

As one of the largest wide format materials suppliers in the Southeast, we maintain strong relationships with key manufacturers.

Featured Manufacturers

  • 3A Composites (Fome-Cor, Gatorplast, Gatorfoam, Sintra and Dibond)
  • AlumiGraphics
  • Arlon Graphics
  • Athenian Quality Media
  • Athens Hi Dyne
  • Athens Paperboard
  • Aurora Northern Lights
  • Avery Dennison including Vehicle Wrap, Wall Films and Premium Vinyl
  • Beaver Dye Sublimation Paper
  • Catalina Graphic Films (Mojave Wall Films, Wall Graphics and Static Cling)
  • Clear Focus Perforated Window Film
  • DAF Products
  • Dietzgen
  • Dreamscapes
  • Foster
  • General Formulations
  • Gilman Brothers including Insite Reveal, EagleCell and Ryno Board
  • Goex Styrene
  • Hahnemuhle
  • Herculite Bantex
  • Hewlett Packard including Ink, Media and Equipment
  • Jain EX-Cel PVC Sheets
  • Jessup Industries including Asphalt Art
  • Keencut
  • Kodak Inkjet Media
  • Kommerling including KomaTex, KomaCel and KomaAlu
  • Laminators, Inc.
  • MACtac
  • Magic by Dietzgen
  • Magnum Magnetics
  • Matra Plast Hi Core and Vistar Styrene
  • MultiPanel UK
  • Natura
  • Neenah (Converd and Fibermark)
  • Nekoosa
  • NewLife Magnetics
  • Orafol
  • Palram
  • PhotoTex by Kodak
  • Presto (Application Tape and Print Media)
  • Que Media
  • R Tape
  • Summa
  • Sihl
  • Top Value Fabrics
  • Transcendia
  • Ultraflex
  • United Industries Ultraboard

Order Banner Stands and Event Displays

Get the hardware you need for indoor and outdoor banner stands and event displays to support retail, events, and visual sales programs. Athens provides products, expertise, and tools to support your wide format growth.

Interactive Wide Format Hardware Catalog

Our durable products are competitively priced and available quickly. The interactive hardware catalog includes the resources your team needs to buy and deploy with confidence.

2023 Catalog Includes

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  • Full range of wide format hardware options including retractable and tension banner stands, textile, show, outdoor, and information displays
  • Wide format accessories and replacement parts
  • An outline of Athens Paper stock items
  • A retractable decision tree to help inform purchasing decisions
  • An interactive table of contents for click-to-navigate use
  • Resource links on each page for templates, installation instructions, high-resolution images, and individual catalog page sell sheets

Plasticade Sign Options

Plasticade manufactures one of the most popular sign holders in the U.S.: the Signicade A-Frame Sign Holder. You may see it frequently on sidewalks in front of businesses.

Plasticade Product Categories

There are many Plasticade signs and shapes to choose from, including:

  • Sign frames
  • Real estate sign holders
  • Parking lot sign holders
  • Portable sign stands
  • Message and marker board
  • Sign holders with Quick-Change features
  • Yard signs
  • Wind signs

Plasticade Resources

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Find the Right Plasticade Fit

Discover which Plasticade solutions are right for your business.

Discover What Is Possible at the Athens Experience Centers

Reading about wide format equipment is helpful, but seeing it in action provides deeper insight into how current print technology can perform for your operation.

That is why Athens has created three Experience Centers in major metro areas where you can speak with experts and see featured equipment in person.

The Athens Nashville Wide Format Demo Center is part of this hands-on experience, with dedicated demo models and an inquiry form for scheduling and follow-up.

What You Can Do During a Visit

Each location has different equipment on display, and there is always something new to discover.

Visit Highlights

  • Watch live, personalized demos of the latest wide format equipment
  • Send in your own files and see them run live on the equipment
  • Get your questions answered by Athens experts
  • Discover potential ROI of available equipment options
  • Learn about current rebates and special offers
  • See samples and potential applications in person

You Are Invited to Experience the Difference

Whether you are a longtime client or new to Athens, demonstrations are open to the public by scheduling with Athens Wide Format Experts.

Schedule by Location

  • To schedule an in-person demo at our Nashville Experience Center, email Kevin Anthuis at [email protected]
  • To schedule an in-person demo at our Charlotte Experience Center, email Matthew Ledbetter at [email protected]
  • To schedule an in-person demo at our Atlanta Experience Center, email Richard Provost at [email protected]

Athens Wide Format Demo Center (Nashville)

Want to learn more about what wide format can do? The Athens Nashville Wide Format Demo Center welcomes visitors regularly.

Featured Models for Visitor Demos

See these solutions in action, and let us help you identify the right fit for your business.

Equipment on Display

  • EPSON SureColor F570 Dye Sublimation Printer: A space-saving, low-cost, turnkey solution with workflow features including specialized transfer paper for rigid and soft media, a 50-sheet autofeed tray, built-in cutter, and drivers for Windows and Mac. Ideal for personalization on awards, mugs, decor items, mousepads, and more.
  • EPSON SureColor P7570 Fine Art Printer/Commercial Proof Printer: Supports professional photography, proofing, and graphic design with UltraChrome PRO12 Ink and a 2.6" PrecisionCore printhead for high-accuracy color and higher speed than previous generations.
  • George Knight DK20S 16x20 Heat Press: A swing-away heat transfer press with heavy-duty steel framework and user-friendly electronics for printing on fabrics, mats, tiles, ceramics, plastics, woods, metal, synthetics, and more.

For general questions, call 800-888-7901 to speak with an Athens expert today.