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Epson SureColor S9170 Solvent Printer Uses Advanced 11-Color Ink Set

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Epson SureColor S9170 wide-format solvent inkjet printer

The Epson SureColor S9170 roll-to-roll inkjet printer was engineered to deliver consistent high-quality output and improved productivity in small to medium-sized sign shops, print franchises, and e-commerce, print-on-demand fulfillment companies. It handles rolls of self-adhesive vinyl, banner materials, and other eco-solvent ink-compatible inkjet media up to 64 in. wide. The SureColor S9170 uses 11 colors … Read more

Vanguard Digital Printing Systems Opens Experience Center in Tennessee

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Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, A Durst Group Company, has opened an experience center in the culturally rich small town of Franklin, Tennessee. Located near Nashville, the new Vanguard experience center enables dealers, customers, and potential buyers to get an in-depth, up-close look at the features and capabilities of Vanguard’s award-winning wide-format UV flatbed and roll-to-roll … Read more

Smithers Forecasts Future of Digital vs. Offset Printing to 2029

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Offset printer in action

The market-research firm Smithers has published a new report:  The Future of Digital vs Offset Printing to 2029. It examines how offset and digital printing technologies are competing for market shares and tracks the revenue and technology outlooks for both sectors from 2024 to 2029. Offset Printing Smithers forecasts that demand for offset litho printing … Read more

PRINTING United Alliance Expands Training Options for G7+ Expert Certification

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Logo for G7+

Whatever combination of printing devices your print business uses (e.g., offset, flexographic, wide format inkjet, digital toner/inkjet, sublimation, direct-to-garment) the G7+TM method of process control can help your shop achieve color success. Training for G7+ Expert Certification can help print-production managers and other professionals responsible for ensuring color accuracy and consistency in printed products, such … Read more

Roland Adds XP-640 Eco-Solvent Inkjet Printer to Its TrueVIS Series

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Roland DG TrueVIS XP-640 eco-solvent inkjet printer

Roland DGA has added the 64-inch, 8-ink TrueVIS XP-640 high-speed roll-to-roll eco-solvent printer to its TruVIS series of wide-format inkjet printers that use UV, latex, or eco-solvent inks. The XP-640 will appeal to companies produce higher volumes of eye-catching, outdoor-durable prints for applications such as vehicle graphics, banners, billboards, and event marketing displays.   “While sign … Read more

Meet Creators of Branded Environments and Wayfinding Signage at ISA Sign Expo

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The Society for Experiential Design (SEGD) will hold two full-day educational programs concurrently with the 2025 International Sign Expo, April 23-25 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The SEGD is a community of graphic and exhibition designers, fabricators, architects, media developers, creative technologists, teachers and students who design experiences that connect … Read more

How a Long-Time Book Publisher Retooled Its Business to Handle Orders from Ten to Millions of Copies

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Paltz collaborative robot at Core Publishing Solutions

By Eileen Fritsch The digital transformation of printing that began in the late 1990s didn’t really take off until the Great Recession of 2008-2009 forced publishers and distributors of printed books. newspapers, and magazines to cut costs by publishing more of their content online or in e-books. One company that has successfully adapted to the … Read more

Press-Ready 2025 Time-Travel Calendar with Color-Logic Print Embellishments

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Color-Logic 2025 Calendar

Color-Logic has produced a visually striking 2025 Calendar for print-service providers that use Color-Logic print embellishment technologies with their digital printers. Designed to be printed with CMYK and white inks or toners on a metallic substrate, this calendar serves as both a functional planner and an elegant piece of art. Mark Geeves, Color-Logic Director of … Read more

HP Latex F Series Are Upgradeable Superwide Latex Inkjet Printers

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The HP Latex FS50 and FS60 3.2-meter (126-in.) industrial roll-to-roll inkjet printers for mid- to high-volume graphics production are built to last. Instead of having to be replaced and scrapped as the internal printing technology ages, the HP Latex FS printers can be enhanced periodically with new hardware and software technologies that HP develops. Print-service … Read more

12 Common Obstacles to Print-Workflow Automation

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Improving automation is critical to the profitability of modern print-service providers. But automating workflows doesn’t happen overnight. It requires an ongoing effort to integrate the software for use with a mix of old and new equipment old and continuously update variations in job costs and pricing. It often also requires adjusting some traditional practices and … Read more