Large format printing is essentially the printing of large graphics or drawings on large rolls of paper (or other materials). It requires specialized equipment and large format printers much larger than normal business machines. As a rule large format printers are considered printers with a maximum width of 80-100 inches. Another relatively new development in the printing industry large format printing as we understand it today has been taking this form for about 25 years. With the development of the technology the number of different inks substrates (the material on which printing is applied) and printers available has increased significantly.
The advent of digital technology as well as the development of software and tools such as AI and cloud computing has also made large format printing more accessible and productive than ever before. Now it is possible to remotely manage and configure printers for night work - newer models can even report their errors. Developments like these have redefined how wide format printing can be used and the scale at which it can work. So it is not surprising that the use of large format printing has increased so much.