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
Many print-service providers grow revenues by setting up web-to-print storefronts through which business clients or consumers can design and order customized products online. Executed correctly, it can be a good strategy for attracting new clients or building a steady flow of repeat business from existing customers. But setting up and maintaining multiple websites can be … Read more
OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for production, has signed a partnership agreement with Significans Automation Inc. to bring AMR material handling technology to the Printing and Packaging space in the Americas. AMRs are advanced robots designed to transport raw and work-in-progress materials throughout the factory floor in pedestrian-heavy areas. AMRs … Read more
Workflow automation is becoming increasingly important to all types and sizes of printing businesses. But not every company is progressing at the same rate. This case study from EFI (Electronics for Imaging, Inc.) illustrates how one commercial sheet-fed printing business has approached the adoption of more automation. Wallace Carlson Printing in Minnetonka, MN, specializes in … Read more
Integrating MIS/ERP software for business operations with automated job processing and workflow systems can help print shops achieve higher profitability, gain more time for core activities, and provide better service to their customers. To see how this can be achieved, register for the virtual event that Dataline and Agfa will present March 11, 2021. The … Read more
Now that so many different types of papers, display films, art papers, packaging materials, and fabrics can be digitally printed, the professionals who produce digital prints need more versatile color-measurement devices. X-Rite and Pantone have addressed this need with the i1Pro 3 Plus color-measurement instrument and a new X-Rite iO Automated Scanning Table. The i1Pro … Read more
Datacolor®, a global leader in color management technology, is collaborating with Adobe to launch tools to streamline the process of digitally designing prints for fabrics. The collaboration pairs Datacolor’s professional color lookup tool, ColorReaderPRO, with the Adobe Photoshop plug-in: Adobe Textile Designer. The integration of ColorReaderPRO with Adobe Textile Designer software allows designers to measure … Read more
SAi’s VirtualSign is an augmented reality app that creates a virtual representation of how sign designs will look when installed in real world locations. Available at no extra cost to SAi Flexi subscribers, the app enables sign and display users to project a customer’s banner or sign onto the side of a building or other … Read more
Adobe has announced version 5 of the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE). The Adobe PDF Print Engine is a software development kit that converts PDF job content (graphics, text, and images) to rasters for driving digital presses, wide-format printers, label printers, and platesetters. APPE is the leading rendering technology at the heart of prepress workflows … Read more
At ISA Sign Expo 2017, GMG will demonstrate its color management tools for wide-format printing and automated printing workflows. GMG tools can help sign printing providers keep production-ready files flowing to their digital inkjet printers. Even better, GMG tools can assure that the printed colors on the artwork will match corporate brand colors. This is … Read more