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Nov. 14, 2023

Compact, high quality label printing with the SnapPress LP-1

The market in packaging printing and especially labels is gravitating towards digital print – driven by its ease of use, short-run capability and rapid production times. LabelExpo 2023 already brought a raft of new devices but the innovation has not stopped since. At Printing United 2023 a new player emerged with SnapPress and the SnapPress LP-1 inkjet label printer.
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Nov. 09, 2023

Autumn Roundup – September-October 2023 Inkjet Installations

Our latest report shows 46 presses from 18 different OEMs installed at 39 companies.
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Nov. 08, 2023

Let’s get functional: functional print and inkjet

Functional print is starting to leave the lab and pilot stage, but there are many considerations to take into account that set this application range apart from other print application fields. Also inkjet offers some unique opportunities in functional print but has its own challenges as well.
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Nov. 08, 2023

Web-to-Pack at the Speed of Retail – Part 2: Challenges and Solutions

Breaking down web-to-pack solutions, approaches, and challenges. Part 2 of 2.
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Nov. 02, 2023

Primers and Surface Treatments for Industrial Inkjet

For many industrial applications, pretreatment is not an option. It’s a requirement.
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Nov. 01, 2023

Engage your B2B Customers

In a continuation of how to interview customers, Dan Adams discusses how to engage your B2B customers. You have a few objectives when interviewing: customer insight and customer engagement. The best salespeople ask questions that engage customers about their needs. 
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Oct. 31, 2023

Web-to-Pack at the Speed of Retail – Part 1 – Driving Demand

Growing demand for quick-to-shelf packaging drives web-to-pack adoption. Part 1 of 2.
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Oct. 26, 2023

E-commerce Opens High-Revenue Opportunities for Inkjet

Smithers reports packaging jobs in North America related to digital print e-commerce will be worth $1.26 billion in 2023.
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Oct. 25, 2023

All in One vs. Hybrid: Living in Perfect Harmony

A modular hybrid solution will provide the widest range of process adaptability to address shifting packaging market requirements.
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Oct. 24, 2023

Because Workflow is Mine, I Walk the Line!

We all have superpowers. Print shops that adopt automation often discover that they have joined the superhero pantheon as they reduce time spent or repetitive activities, discover inefficiencies, and lubricate the friction that can grow in busy shops. Walk the line – the pre-production, production, and post-production lines – with us!
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Oct. 18, 2023

Canon teases aqueous label and production presses

Dive into the background and timing of two presses using Canon thermal printheads: a new label press, the LabelStream LS2000; and a production printer, the VarioPrint iX1700.
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Oct. 17, 2023

Gallus, a journey in Inkjet print

A Gallus centennial celebration at the new customer experience center and introduction to the Gallus One inkjet label press
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Oct. 12, 2023

Buying Inkjet Part 2: Defining the Meaning of “Can”

When evaluating inkjet presses, it’s not enough to learn that the equipment “can” do certain things. You need to know what happens when you do.
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Oct. 11, 2023

Plastic Product Decorating & Inkjet

The technical conference of the Plastics Decorating Association and In-Mold Decorating Association met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the last week of September.
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Oct. 10, 2023

Persuade customers to be interviewed

Dan Adams is back with the latest in his innovation video series – getting your customers to talk.
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Oct. 05, 2023

Kyocera announces Commercial High-Speed Inkjet Printer 

Kyocera announces the TASKalfa Pro 55000c commercial inkjet production printer that supports a wide range of media including offset coated paper.
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Oct. 05, 2023

Italian printer PrintSprint rises to technological and economic challenges

A small, yet diversified printing company makes strategic investments that drive growth and insulation from risk.


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Oct. 04, 2023

Buying Inkjet Part 1: Does This Printer Make Me Look Good?

Where does IWCO go to narrow the field for their inkjet evaluations?
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Oct. 03, 2023

LabelExpo 2023: Launches and Trends – Part 2

Part 2 of LabelExpo Europe coverage with interesting launches in ancillary processes such as embellishment, finishing, inks and process control.
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Sep. 28, 2023

Driving profitability with cut-sheet inkjet

New technology can open opportunities in a changing market, for example, sheet-fed inkjet in direct marketing. Direct mail is a thriving form of advertising and, after a brief dip during the pandemic, volumes and revenues keep rising again.

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