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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
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
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
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
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
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
The pioneering platforms Printful and Printify enable hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses to use the efficiency of on-demand production to build their own e-commerce businesses. On November 5, 2024, they announced plans to merge. The merger has satisfied regulatory review and received overwhelming support from the shareholders of both companies. Today the two … Read more
At PRINTING United Expo 2024, Mimaki USA introduced a new hybrid textile printer that can easily be switched from printing on sublimation transfer paper to printing directly on polyester textiles. The Mimaki 3.2-meter TS330-3200DS prints 4 colors of water-based sublimation inks on rolls of transfer paper or polyester fabrics up to 127.6 in. wide. Based … Read more
On International Print Day Wednesday, Oct. 23, print professionals around the world will declare their love for printing by posting “printspiration” across their social media channels. To join the celebration, use the hashtag #IPD24. This year’s theme is #PrintLife and will show why print can be a fun, rewarding career. According to International Print Day … Read more
To meet the changing preferences of drupa attendees, the 2028 drupa global trade fair for printing technologies will be two days shorter than the drupa 2024 was. The 2024 edition of the drupa trade fair for printing technologies ran 11 days from May 28 to June 7 and attracted visitors from 173 counties to displays … Read more