New automated finishing system expands in-house capacity for wide-format graphics, signage, retail displays and flexible printed media.

GARFIELD, NJ — August 2, 2026 — Product Identification Company, Inc. (PIC) has expanded its wide-format cutting and finishing capabilities with the installation of a Fotoba XLD 170 automatic X/Y cutting system at its Garfield, New Jersey production facility.

Automated X/Y Cutting for Wide-Format Graphics

Designed for roll-fed and sheet-fed flexible materials, the new system can process printed media up to 67 inches wide. Fotoba’s image-edge tracking technology follows the edges of printed graphics and compensates for media misalignment, helping PIC produce consistently square, accurately finished graphics from long production rolls.

The XLD 170 performs straight-line trimming along both axes, automating repetitive cutting that would otherwise require individual manual handling. The system is designed for rectangular graphics and repeated print layouts, complementing PIC’s contour cutting, routing, laser cutting and steel-rule die-cutting equipment.

Materials and Applications

The Fotoba system supports a broad range of flexible substrates, including vinyl, self-adhesive vinyl, photo paper, film, polycarbonate, canvas, backlit material, and laminated or encapsulated graphics.

PIC will use the system to finish products such as:

• Posters and promotional graphics
• Retail and point-of-purchase display graphics
• Backlit display graphics
• Window and wall graphics
• Printed and self-adhesive vinyl
• Flexible signage and display materials
• Rectangular decals and graphic panels
• Repeated graphics produced from long printed rolls
• Trade-print and overflow finishing projects

Connecting Wide-Format Printing and Finishing

The Fotoba XLD 170 complements PIC’s existing wide-format digital printing platforms, including the Canon Colorado M-Series, HP Latex, Roland, Mimaki and EFI VUTEk systems. Its 67-inch cutting capacity closely matches the output width of PIC’s wide-format roll printers, helping move projects efficiently from printing through final trimming.

For customers, this expanded workflow supports more consistent finished dimensions, cleaner square edges, increased finishing capacity, reduced manual trimming and improved turnaround potential. It also allows more of the production process to remain under one roof.

“The Fotoba XLD 170 gives us another way to improve consistency and production efficiency while keeping more of the finishing process in-house. It is especially valuable for projects involving repeated graphics, long printed rolls and wide-format work that requires clean, square finished edges.”

Jeffrey Weinstock, CEO of Product Identification Company

Strengthening PIC’s Complete Production Workflow

The new cutter expands PIC’s capabilities for customers in retail, point-of-purchase displays, trade printing, commercial graphics, manufacturing and other industries. Customers can work with one supplier for printing, cutting and finishing, laminating, mounting, fabrication, assembly and final production.

The investment continues PIC’s focus on modern in-house equipment that improves process control while supporting both custom projects and ongoing production programs.

About Product Identification Company

Product Identification Company, Inc. is a full-service manufacturer specializing in custom labels, nameplates, overlays, signs, graphics, barcoding, digital printing, and precision cutting and finishing. Based in Garfield, New Jersey, PIC serves commercial, manufacturing, retail, government, defense and specialty markets with extensive in-house production capabilities.

For more information or to request a quote, call (973) 955-4747, email info@alpack-pic.com, or contact PIC online.