Direct-to-Object Printer for Bottles, Glasses, and Cups Debuts at Pack Expo

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EPS Roto JET

Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), a leading manufacturer of custom industrial inkjet printers, is launching the Roto-JET direct-to-object inkjet printer at Pack Expo 2017, September 25-27 in Las Vegas. The multi-color, UV-LED, high-resolution inkjet printer is designed specifically for decorating cylindrical objects – including bottles, tapered pint glasses, souvenir plastic cups, and flat-walled bottles. The EPS Roto-JET … Read more

Innovative RMGT Offset Press Will Run at PRINT 17

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All the hype about advanced digital printing equipment obscures the fact that most high-volume print jobs are still produced on offset, flexographic, and gravure printing presses. While these analog printing methods are considered mature, the newest systems incorporate technologies and automation that make them more competitive with production digital presses. So when print companies decide to … Read more

Interactive Book Printed on Clickable Paper Will Debut at PRINT 17

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At the PRINT 17 show in Chicago September 10-14, Dr. Harvey Levenson and John Parsons will introduce a new approach to book publishing. They will unveil a prototype of the next edition of Levenson’s highly regarded textbook, “Introduction to Graphic Graphic Communication.” The prototype book will use Ricoh’s Clickable Paper Technology to trigger related digital … Read more

Pixels Expands Global Print-on-Demand Marketplace with Conde Nast Partnership

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Pixels.com screen grab

This month, I had the privilege of interviewing Sean Broihier, CEO of Pixels, a technology and lifestyle company based in Santa Monica, California. Sean is a brilliant e-commerce entrepreneur. Over the past 10 years, he has quietly built global print on demand (POD) marketplaces through which more than 15 million images from 500,000 artists, photographers, … Read more

ChromaLuxe Unveils Sublimatable, Durable Flooring

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ChromaLuxe floor panels

ChromaLuxe is a leading supplier of durable metal and wood photo panels for inkjet dye sublimation. They also make tabletops for inkjet dye sublimation. Recently, ChromaLuxe announced durable, sublimatable floor panels. Owners of inkjet dye sublimation printing systems can custom-decorate the ChromaLuxe floor panels with company logos, artwork, graphics, photography, or brand messages. In branded … Read more

HP Unveils Latex Print and Cut Series and Two Latex Superwide Printers

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At two big trade shows this spring, HP made some major announcements about their HP Latex printers. Their news releases also included some interesting statistics about the global adoption of HP Latex printers. When HP introduced water-based HP Latex technology in 2009, they established a whole new category of inks for wide-format inkjet printing. Today, … Read more

GMG Software Simplifies Color Managed Workflows

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PrintFactory screen shot

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

Canon’s Océ Colorado 1640 Printer Introduces UVgel Technology

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Canon Oce Colorado 1640

Canon’s fast new 64-inch Océ Colorado 1640 roll-to-roll printer will make its first public debut in the U.S. at the ISA Sign Expo 2017 in Las Vegas. Designed for the efficient, cost-effective production of high quality indoor and outdoor graphics, the Océ Colorado 1640 is the first printer with Canon’s new UVgel technology. The technology combines: … Read more

InPrint USA Organizers Release White Paper on Industrial Print Market

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The organizers of the InPrint USA Conference have released a white paper about market opportunities for industrial print in North America. InPrint USA defines industrial print as “using print technologies within the process of manufacturing.” It refers to a procedure where by ink or another substance is printed onto a product for either functional or … Read more

See What Artists Do With Dye Sublimation and Flatbed UV Printers

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War Zone Game Board Spinner

If you own UV flatbed printers or dye sublimation printers, it can be difficult to imagine all of the creative ways the equipment can be used. So consider inviting a few local artists, designers, and makers into your shop and ask how they might use the printers’ capabilities. For example, in January Roland DGA and artist … Read more