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

While the digital age is certainly changing our business, RIBP 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 & Scanning

RIBP 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.

RIBP can also scan large format originals and save either to media or FTP for download.

Large Format Printing (from digital files)

Using the latest technology and CAD software, RIBP 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 Rhode Island Blueprint. 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.

Engineering Photo
Clean, crisp photographic reproduction with long-term archival properties. Up to 48 x 96"

Usage: Aerial Photos, Halftones and Screen Tints, Aerial Composites, Black & White and Negatives, Plan and Profile Sheets, Line Art, Composite Sheets, Wash-off and Fix line Mylar, Topographical Maps, Clearfilm Positives and more.

CAD Plotting

Digital CAD technology is constantly changing and you can count on Rhode Island Blueprint 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 Rhode Island Blueprint locations use the Oce 9800 and Reprodesk software for high speed digital CAD plotting. Talk with your local RIBP representative to determine the best solution for your CAD plotting needs.

On Site Services & Equipment
Rhode Island Blueprint has many on site options ranging from equipment placement to on site production facilities.