General Marketing Solutions Is Redefining How Print Is Purchased

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General Marketing Solutions (GMS) in Minneapolis, Minnesota is an integrated marketing services company that creates, executes and manages data and communication solutions across all marketing channels for all types of enterprises. They help clients coordinate digital marketing, direct mail campaigns, social media, e-mail, printed collateral, wide-format graphics, and fulfillment. To expand their range of digital … Read more

Fab Lab Uses Digital Printers, Cutters, and Engravers to Spark Interest in STEM Education

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One way to get more students interested in studying science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics is to give them access to software and tools they can use to design, create, or customize their own products. That’s the concept behind Fab Labs, which are being opened in libraries and community centers nationwide. For example, the Blue … Read more

Adobe Announces PDF Print Engine 5 for Printing on Multiple Surfaces

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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

Graphic Village Installs Scodix Ultra2 Pro Digital Enhancement Press

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Graphic Village is the largest, independent print marketing company in the Greater Cincinnati area. The multi-channel marketing solutions providers is a full-service provider for strategy, creative, print management, and execution.To push the limits of what the company could offer its customers, Graphic Village recently installed a new digital enhancement press: the Scodix Ultra2 Pro with … Read more

Ricoh Unveils RICOH Pro C7200 Sheet-Fed Presses for Smaller Print Shops

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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

Vistaprint Opens Brick-and-Mortar Retail Space in Toronto

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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

Roland Texart SBL3 Inks Certified for Outdoor Durable ChromaLuxe Photo Panels

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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

HP Latex R2000 Printer Unveiled at 2018 FESPA Global Print Expo

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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

Attendance at ISA Sign Expo 2018 in Orlando Topped 20,300

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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

HP Latex Rigid Printing Technology Announced at ISA Sign Expo

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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