Flatbed plotters for cutting paper and cardboard: what they are and why you should buy one

1) The production cycle returns to the inside of the company

From printing phase we can move directly to in-house cutting. The finished product has its own production cycle within the company without any outsourcing, and therefore without having to give up having total control over the timing of implementation. Contrary to the trend towards outsourcing philosophy that took place a few years ago, today, thanks to cutting plotters designed for the packaging industry, the fundamental part of the production cycle is brought back to the inside of the company. When the quantities to be made decrease, outsourcing becomes more difficult and less convenient.

2) More quality inspection

Keeping the production cycle within your company translates into fully controlling the quality of what we make. In this way, we decide which standards we want to achieve and what we want to adopt to distinguish ourselves from the competitors. By outsourcing the processes, however, it is not possible to have complete control of the work that others do for us.

3) 100% customization

Flatbed plotters for cutting paper and cardboard allow today to achieve total customization of the finished product. A personalization that goes through both the graphics and the shapes we want to give to the object we are creating. The chances of standing out and enhancing the ideas of each individual reality thus increase incredibly.

• “Hobby” Flatbed Plotters: machinery that meets the needs of individuals or sporadic business use, with low expectations.

• Hi-Tech Flatbed Plotters (very expensive investment): this slice of the market includes, in light of considerable purchase and management costs (including maintenance), extremely performing products, an important variety in the choice of tools, large-sized cutting areas, software applications for integration in various sectors of use. These cutting machines are often purchased by companies that can afford to combine them with large format printers. 

• Intermediate range (accessible investment): compared to the two previous types of machinery illustrated above, there is a third category that includes flatbed plotters that guarantee slightly lower performance than those typical of the hi-tech range, positioning themselves on a much more affordable price range. It is intuitive to understand the convenience and validity of these cutting machines, to which Valiani flatbed plotters belong.

1) Experience and solidity: Valiani has been designing and manufacturing flatbed plotters for almost 50 years.

2) Global presence: over the years it has been creating its own sales network present all over the world. Many of the distributors it relied on at the beginning of its history are still Valiani partners.

3) Innovation: throughout this time, it has never stopped from innovating, presenting new products and penetrating different markets, from framing to packaging, from signage to visual communication, from adhesives to fashion.

4) Trust of partners and customers: putting their satisfaction first and ensuring prompt support that lives up to expectations, Valiani has been building solid and lasting relationships with end-users and partners. This is demonstrated by the ability to forge strong ties with prestigious companies and institutions famous all over the world.

5) Reliability and longevity: Valiani has been increasing its reputation on the basis of the extreme trustworthiness of its plotters and their consequent longevity. Valiani is so sure of the reliability of its machinery that it has extended the warranty up to 5 years on the mechanical and electronical components of its flatbed plotters.