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ISA Sign Expo 2025 is not really a printing show. Most attendees are involved in designing, fabricating, installing, and repairing interior and exterior, permanent and temporary signs for stores, offices, hotels, stadiums, theatres, airports, universities, hospitals, communities, and out-of-home advertising agencies. Although printing is just one element of sign-making, leading manufacturers of digital printing systems … Read more
The versatility and variety of digital printing equipment has made it possible for many types and sizes of businesses to print images and text on a wider range of papers, films, and rigid materials. Versatile digital cutters are key to converting a wide range of printed materials into useful, sellable products. Summa’s new V Series … Read more
The Roland TY-300 direct-to-film (DTF) printer is engineered to quickly and cost-effectively produce vibrant, detailed transfer graphics for customizing apparel on a wide range of materials, including cotton, polyester, cotton-polyester, denim, nylon and rayon. It can print on rolls of transfer film ranging from 7 in. to 30 in. wide. “More and more businesses involved … Read more
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, 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
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
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 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