Up to 86″ a side!
I came across this site while looking for a large print service.
They certainly use the right printers and fade free inks as this excerpt from their FAQ states:
“What kind of equipment are you using to print on canvas?
Photogonia uses state of the art printers like HP DESIGNJET 5500 series and EPSON STYLUS PRO 9800. These large format printers deliver high quality print jobs that fit the high standards that Photogonia sets for our products.
What kind of Ink are you using?
PhotoGonia uses ONLY original factory Inks like HP 83 UV Ink Cartridges for our HP printers and 8-color Epson Ultra Chrome K3â„¢ Ink For our Epson printers. PhotoGonia doesn’t use refills, third party Ink or generic Ink. ”
A 40″ x 30″ ‘gallery wrap’ canvas (the printed edges are stretched over the frame) is $322.50, shipped. Not cheap, but the alternative of buying an ultra-wide carriage printer for one or two prints a year is hardly a viable choice. For that matter, unless you regularly make large prints, this sort of service makes sense for any photographer limited by the 13″ carriage width common on home ink jet printers.
I’ll tell you what Thomas, I use to own the HP 5500ps and used the UV ink set, I printed on Canvas (HP Canvas rolls) all the time and the result was amazing, so your bang on with this article.