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Apr. 19, 2023

Integrating the Language of Sustainability

If your customers are asking about your sustainability strategy, how do you respond? How do you figure out what they are asking? There is an answer! Using the jargon reference built by the UN Global Compact for their Sustainability Development Goals you can sync to the global talk track, lift your visibility, and help your customers do the same!
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Apr. 18, 2023

Inkjet takes market share as innovation quickens in $40.98 billion global signage print market, Smithers data show

Print output for wide-format and other signage applications are recovering from a downturn at the beginning of the decade. The outlook is still challenging however, as new priorities are established in printed advertising, point-of-sale (PoS) signage, posters, decals, and vehicle graphics.
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Apr. 18, 2023

Gretchen Renaud on Inkjet Automation Opportunities and Challenges

PrintMail Solutions serves many highly regulated industries such as banks, insurance companies, utilities, auto financing and more who rely on the company to print critical communications. Learn about their move to inkjet.
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Apr. 17, 2023

Voice of the Customer: Data Mail’s Scott Braunstein on Flexibility and Efficiency

In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Scott Braunstein, Senior Vice President, Data Mail, about the factors influencing his decision to adopt and build out a fleet of production inkjet equipment.
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Apr. 13, 2023

Building your sustainability baseline

We use the word sustainability to mean many different things. For some it’s a business proposition. For others it is part of a wide-ranging discussion that involves every element of product production. For others it’s only a talk track. But sustainability can be a part of every printer’s talk track if they understand the language that maps practices to a set of UN-sponsored principles to guide strategies and operations.
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Apr. 13, 2023

Voice of the Customer: Walker360’s Taylor Blackwell

In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Taylor Blackwell, President of Walker360, about the company’s transition from offset to continuous-feed inkjet and the advantages of workflow automation.
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Apr. 12, 2023

Koenig & Bauer in Inkjet

This article aims at providing an overview of the current activities of Koenig & Bauer in inkjet printing.
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Apr. 11, 2023

Voice of the Customer: Polaris Direct’s Joe Maloy on Workflow Automation

Lois Ritarossi talks with Joe Maloy, President and COO of Polaris Direct, a Screen customer, about the importance of automation, and the value of Screen as a partner.
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Apr. 11, 2023

March 2023 Inkjet Installation Roundup

We are reporting on 15 installations across 14 companies. A number of these companies have been very active in their inkjet acquisitions in the past year.
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Apr. 11, 2023

Can Electronics Manufacturing Join the Digital Age, Asks IDTechEx

Digital electronics manufacturing methods are predicted to gain further traction, driven by a desire for greater customizability, shorter product development cycles, and demand for 2.5D/3D electronics.
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Apr. 10, 2023

Voice of the Customer: aiim’s Patrick Masset on Addressing Labor Shortage Challenges

Lois Ritarossi talks with Patrick Masset, CEO of aiim, a Ricoh customer, about his approach to labor challenges by investing in workflow, finishing automation, software integration and faster equipment.
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Mar. 30, 2023

Let Your Customers Surprise You

Hate surprises? Same. There’s a time and a place for surprises and you can usually find them by interviewing your customers. Dan Adams discusses probing answers from customers. 
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Mar. 29, 2023

Inkjet Performance Review

Inkjet color may be more consistent than any other print process, but it still needs regular checkups to maintain top pop.
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Mar. 28, 2023

Products and Fabrics for Inkjet Textile Printing

This article is the third in a series on inkjet for textile printing intended to help companies not involved in textile printing to evaluate market opportunities. This article will address basic fabric requirements and their preparation for inkjet printing.
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Mar. 23, 2023

Shopping for Inkjet at Hunkeler Innovation Days

Attendees at the Hunkeler Innovation Days conference were motivated to seek new solutions to address their labor challenges. Their goals were: improving automation, simplifying workflow, improved throughput, and decreasing manufacturing time.
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Mar. 22, 2023

KYOCERA to Acquire NIXKA, France-based Producer of Inkjet Print Engines and Systems

Kyocera’s 100% ownership to create new synergies in inkjet print technologies
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Mar. 22, 2023

Making Money: Profit Takes More than Revenue

Controlling costs is essential to any business, but there is more to ending the year profitably. Find the data that can help you make the best decisions about what products to offer in the markets you serve, and then review a key set of performance indicators regularly.
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Mar. 21, 2023

The Changing Face of Pantone Colors and Branding

Adobe’s changes to Pantone color library management has caused confusion and paved the way for new tools and new ways to define brand colors and systems. Learn how IWCO has responded.
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Mar. 15, 2023

2023 Inkjet Shopping Guide for Flexible Packaging Presses

This shopping guide is intended to give a high-level overview of flexible packaging presses available or announced.
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Mar. 14, 2023

Don’t let good business go bad

This episode of the “things to do better” series looks at the joys of customer onboarding and maintenance and why it’s so hard to get development estimates.

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