Flatbed printers are capable of printing on a wide variety of materials such as photographic paper, film, cloth, plastic, pvc, acrylic, glass, ceramic, metal, wood, leather, etc.).
Flatbed digital printers usually use UV curable inks made of acrylic monomers that are then exposed to strong UV-light to cure, or polymerize them.
This process allows for printing on a wide variety of surfaces such as wood or canvas, carpet, tile, and even glass.
Typically used for commercial applications (retail and event signage), flatbed printing is often a substitute for screen-printing.
Flatbed printers can sometimes execute multiple passes on a surface to achieve an 3D embossing effect.