Plans & specs, printing and management, bid broadcasting, large format printing in color or b&w,  full finishing services are all standard services for Ridgway's.

While the digital age is certainly changing our business, Ridgway's continues to provide a complete line of traditional reprographic services to fulfill the needs of architects, engineers, contractors, design professionals and document managers all over the country.

Large Format Copying & Printing

Ridgway's provides high quality reproductions of large format documents (such as architectural and engineering drawings) or documents of unusual length (such as well logs or seismic charts).

Originals up to 36" wide by almost any length can be reproduced on bond, vellum, or mylar over a wide spectrum of enlargement or reduction ratios.

Large Format Printing (from digital files)

Using the latest technology and CAD software, Ridgway's can produce large format digital prints of CAD drawings up to five times faster than traditional Diazo printing, with no ammonia smell. Digital prints can be made from your digital CAD files (DWG, PLT, PS, DGN, HPGL and HPGL2), or we can scan and print from your original drawings.

Digital prints are available on bond, vellum or mylar and will not fade over time.

Large Format Color

When you're thinking BIG, think Ridgway's. We offer near photo-quality large format printing up to 600 dpi, in crisp black & white or rich crystal clear color.

Here is just a sampling of the many types of projects produced by our inkjet and photo quality large format printers.

• Backlit displays
• Banners
• Courtroom exhibits
• Directional signage
• Floor graphics
• Murals
• Point-of-purchase displays
• Posters & signs
• Presentation graphics
• Trade show displays
• Vehicle graphics
• Window signs

 Between our direct-to-board printing and full finishing departments, we can print or mount on a vast array of materials.  In addition to gaterboard and foam core, we have bond, glossy, matte, vellum, backlit film, various vinyl materials, MDO, plexiglass, sintra, styrene, white aluminum, DiBond, adhesives and many more options. We can accommodate most any size request. In addition to our grand format printers, we also have an experienced to that can clenly splice segments together as needed.

CAD Plotting

Digital CAD technology is constantly changing and you can count on Ridgway's to stay on top of the latest hardware and software to meet your demand for fast, high quality CAD plots in color or black & white.

Using the latest releases of CAD software, our CAD experts can work with any of the following file formats:

HPGL, HPGL2
AutoCAD .dwg files or .plt files
Unique screening options, and the usage of color, can help you emphasize particular portions of a drawing. And using high-resolution plotters, we can provide right or reverse reading prints on bond, vellum or mylar.

Many Ridgway's locations use the Oce 9800 and Reprodesk software for high speed digital CAD plotting. Talk with your local Ridgway's representative to determine the best solution for your CAD plotting needs.

On Site Services & Equipment
Ridgway's has many on site options ranging from equipment placement to on site production facilities.

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