Editor Ricoh USA, Inc. has announced the availability of its RICOH Pro C7200 series of versatile, sheet-fed, digital presses. Built on the legacy on the RICOH Pro C7100X, the C7210X and C7210SX presses print five colors of toner faster and more accurately while offering greater media flexibility. Equipped with inline sensors and calibration, the presses offer improved front-to-back … Read more
Nearly two decades after it started offering professional marketing products and services online to small business owners, Vistaprint has opened its first-ever brick-and-mortar retail space in downtown Toronto. In Vistaprint Studio, business owners can touch and feel the different types of marketing products they can order and get face-to-face design help from Vistaprint coaches. In a … Read more
Here is some news for print-service providers that want to use dye-sublimation inkjet printing to make outdoor-durable ChromaLuxe aluminum photo panels. Roland Texart™ SBL3 dye-sublimation inks have earned ChromaLuxe® certification for outdoor durability. This certification means you can expect optimum quality and durability when transfer graphics are printed with Texart SBL3 inks and sublimated to ChromaLuxe … Read more
At the 2018 FESPA Global Print Expo in Berlin, HP Inc. unveiled the HP Latex R2000 Printer. It’s the first model in HP’s new R series of Latex printers that can print on a variety on rigid substrates. The R2000 is a 98-inch hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll printer that can accommodate flexible and rigid materials. With continuous … Read more
The ISA International Sign Expo is the largest expo for the on-premise sign, graphics and visual communication industry. Held each spring in either Las Vegas or Orlando, the event features hundreds of exhibitors and dozens of education and networking events. The ISA International Sign Expo 2018 in Orlando in March attracted more than 20,387 attendees, … Read more
At the ISA Sign Expo 2018, HP Inc. announced the HP Latex R Series of wide-format inkjet printers. The new series merges HP’s flexible latex-ink printing capabilities with the ability to print on rigid substrates. The HP Latex Rigid printing technology in the HP Latex R series will bring speed, quality, and more vibrant colors to … Read more
Visitors to the 2018 ISA Sign Expo can learn about creative applications of the large-format Massivit 1800 3D printer. The Massivit 3D printer uses Massivit’s proprietary Gel Dispensing Printing (GDP) printing technology to quickly produce lightweight, hollow, 3D-printed models up to 6 feet high. Printing, sign, and display companies can use the Massivit 1800 to … Read more
Mimaki USA, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, has announced the availability of the Mimaki Tiger-1800B industrial inkjet textile printing system in the Americas. The 74.8-inch Tiger-1800B is a purpose-engineered, high production inkjet printer for decorating textiles for fashion, performance apparel, soft signage, and interior decor. It can be configured with 16 printheads for … Read more
At the ISS Decorated Apparel Expo and Conference in Long Beach, California, Epson announced a successor to their popular SureColor F2000 direct-to-garment (DTG) printer — the new SureColor®F2100. Designed to improve reliability, performance, and print quality, the SC-F2100 can help garment decorators increase their efficiency on short-run orders and enable print shops and design studios … Read more
The Innovation Group of J. Walter Thompson intelligence has published their annual Future 100 report. Described as a “snapshot of the year ahead,” the report discusses 100 trends that brand marketers and retailers should know about. Print-service providers that serve brand marketers and retailers should be aware of these trends too. According to Lucie Greene, … Read more