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Plotter | Poster Printer

The FBRI has a Canon PRO-4100 Plotter located in the FBRI HS&T Library in Riverside 4.  This printer can be used for large prints, posters, and drawings.  Roberto Silva, the Library Studio Manager, has graciously agreed to be the primary point of contact for printing and will be available to assist:

WHERE: Riverside 4 FBRI HS&T Library, room G112

WHEN: Monday - Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM by appointment only: FBRILibrary@vt.edu

HOW: Bring your prints on a properly formatted USB drive (PDF only!)

WHO: The plotter is available at no cost to: 

  • FBRI Faculty and Staff
  • FBRI Graduate Students working in an FBRI Lab
  • VTCSOM Students, Faculty, and Staff
  • Roanoke-based TBMH Students
  • Roanoke-based IHSR Undergraduate Students


If you need additional assistance or have specific printer or how-two questions, please Start a Conversation with us and we will be glad to assist. 


PRINTER DETAILS:

Printer Type

11-Color plus Chroma Optimizer 44-inch Printer

Media / Print Sizes:

Media Width
8” - 44” (Cut-Sheet and Roll)
Minimum Print Length
8"
Maximum Print Length (Single Page)
Roll Feed: 59’ (18 m)
Borderless Printing Widths (Roll Media Only)
No Size Restriction - 0”/14”/17”/24”/36"/42"/44" + Micro Margin

Number of Nozzles

Total: 18,432

All colors: 1,536 nozzles

Nozzle Pitch

600 dpi x 2

Non-firing nozzle detection and compensation

Print Resolution (Up to)

2400×1200dpi (Max)

Ink Droplet Size

minimum 4 picoliter

Ink Capacity

160, 330, or 700ml per color*

Ink Droplet Size

Pigment based LUCIA PRO Ink

Color Set

Photo Black, Matte Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Photo Cyan, Photo Magenta, Gray, Photo Gray, Red, Blue, +Chroma Optimizer

Hard Drive

500GB

Media Width

Cut Sheet - 6- 44 

Roll Feed - 6 - 44

Media Thickness

Roll: 0.07 - 0.8 mm (2.8 - 31.5mil)

Maximum Roll Print Length

Roll Feed - 59' (18 meters)**

Maximum Media Roll Diameter

6.7 (170mm)

Borderless Printing Width

Custom roll width 6 – 44 with micro margin technology

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