Production & technology
We combine modern technology coupled with traditional craftsmanship to produce digital and analogue results of the highest quality.
Photographic enlargement
We have been producing photographic art in large format at up to 500 x 240 cm for more than 50 years.
Traditional analogue enlargement
With the use of a horizontal enlarger, we are able to produce traditional high-quality analogue prints up to 500 cm x 180 cm, from negatives,… Test prints can be produced upon request, and prints can be produced directly from the negatives to paper and slide material.
Digital enlargements
We are also able to offer incredibly large, high-quality digital enlargements by using the biggest photographic printer in the world: the LightJet 500 XL. It produces single-lane prints up to 300 cm x 180 cm. Image sizes above this are achieved by printing several lanes, which are then joined by splicing. The seams are retouched so that they are virtually invisible. For smaller prints (127 cm material width) a Durst Lambda printer is available.
Fine art prints
WE OFFER HIGH-RESOLUTION FINE ART PRINTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS.
Our prints are produced on Canon printers with a 12-colour pigment ink system, which offers exceptional colour quality and brilliant black and white results. This enables us to produce prints that last as long as enlargements on conventional photographic paper.
We also work with a wide variety of papers of different paper weights and surfaces. We pay particular attention to longevity, durability and archive life when recommending which paper type to use for your project. We can also print on canvas for subsequent mounting on a stretcher frame.
Grieger is a proud certified print partner of Hahnemühle and Canson.
Digital prints
We have borrowed our high-quality standard from photography and applied it to digital large-format printing.
We combine modern UV direct-to-plate printing and environmentally-friendly HQ latex printing for our large-format digital print systems.
The ink in low-odour HQ latex is embedded in a dispersion of water and latex. Due to the thermal printing process, the water content evaporates and the remaining colour pigment is coated with a latex polymer layer. This type of print is ideal for posters, car laminations, wallpapers, banners, display materials and fabrics. We are able to produce dimensions of up to 500 x 240 cm behind plexiglass.
We work with UV direct-to-plate printing as it does not require any surface protection, has no drying time, is weather and abrasion resistant, as well as being lightfast. The maximum plate size is 305 cm x 250 cm, and rigid synthetic materials, metal, glass or wood can be printed on, up to a thickness of 40 mm. We also offer the option of white printing, to allow for other creative possibilities.
Diasec®
Grieger has been a principal licensee of the Diasec® process and a pioneer of acrylic glass mounting since the 1970s.
We are honoured to be the exclusive license holder for Diasec® in Germany. The Diasec® process ensures permanent smear and bubble-free bonding of photographic or slide material on high-quality acrylic glass. With this unique mounting process, your images are optimally protected against UV radiation, weather effects and chemical air contamination, thereby extending its life.
The maximum plate size for single-lane mounting with continuously-cast plexiglass is 500 cm x 240 cm.
Finishing
We pride ourselves on doing what others can’t. Whilst the majority of printmakers rely on digital finishing, we continue to complement our art production services by offering traditional, analogue finishes.
ANALOGUE RETOUCHING
We have decades of experience of retouching and restoring photographic prints, negatives and transparencies. Which is why we can guarantee that any damage we see can be retouched and restored to be virtually invisible and colourfast.
SPLICING
In order to produce image sizes bigger than the maximum print size, we use “splicing”. Individual parts of an image are printed separately on several lanes, which are joined together. We then retouch the cut edges so that they are virtually invisible.
IMAGES CUT TO SIZE
We can cut photos – from individual images to large print runs, manually or by machine – and accurate to within a millimetre, as required by the customer.
Artservice
Aside from Fine Art print production, we offer a number of related services.
These include:
- Image enhancement
- Selection of the appropriate production process
- Determination of the necessary production quality (artwork, museum quality)
- Price advises and optimisation
- Joint test print checks
- Project management
Our consulting service – from concept development to installation– is normally conducted at our offices. However, we are normally able to accommodate customers who need to work ‘on-site’, providing there is sufficient space, time and support available to test a variety of designs.