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I’ve been at a couple of print events lately where I heard several conversations that started with “I wonder if…”

It was a busy and interesting couple of months with a number of companies acquiring, second, third or even fourth presses. A couple of hybrids in the mix too. Let’s break it down.

Don’t let old thinking drive you away from a potential solution to some of your hiring problems (or set you up for an age discrimination lawsuit.) A silver-haired workforce might be just what you need right now.

The March Roundup is a bit of a grab bag: 9 press installations from 8 different vendors serving 6 different market segments. The majority of the activity (6 presses) was in the US with one each in Belgium, Canada and Spain.

As inkjet continues to grow, how can OEMs accelerate the learning curve for their customers, ensure quality prints, boost ROI, and accelerate adoption of inkjet in new applications?

A lot of time, money, sweat and tears goes into every inkjet product that makes it to market and, unfortunately a lot of inkjet developments that never make it to market. Let’s talk about turning great ideas into intellectual property that can be commercialized.

Last week, the Expo Revestir, covering ceramics, porcelain, and tiles industry, was held in São Paulo, Brazil. Industrial inkjet expert, Guilherme Poggianelli was there to report on this important exhibition and send us some great pictures.

The next installment of our B2B Growth & Innovation video series hosted by Dan Adams. Today he digs into what it means to be a business builder.

We are excited to kick off a new B2B Growth & Innovation video series for our inkjet entrepreneurs. Each new chapter will help you to address particular challenges.

Our installation roundup this month includes a bonus look back at 101 inkjet buyers and their selected presses in 2021 in addition to coverage of December 21.

Over the years, many different methods have been used to decorate glass including painting, silk screen, sandblasting, etching, and decals and cling films—and of late inkjet technology has been increasingly used. David Zwang surveys the current state of direct-to-glass printing.

Mark Bale discusses the technical aspects of ink and printheads in one of the early inkjet applications: ceramic tiles.

Designing an inkjet print process for your inhouse manufacturing? Looking for the right process for your industrial or commercial printing needs? Finding the right printheads for your particular process, product substrate, speed and manufacturing needs can be a daunting process. Print heads are vital to the print quality and process of the printed piece when integrating or developing an inkjet print application.

Giddyup partner, it’s another month of inkjet installations. This month, we cover 11 global installations.

A look at the growing popularity of pigment inks for textile production and the compatibility with different substrates and processes.

Is it economically feasible to clean and reclaim inkjet printheads? Depending on the market the answer is a resounding YES.

We are now tracking over 1,500 inkjet installations around the world going back several years. In August we added 9 new inkjet presses to the installation roundup with 4 in the EU, 3 in the US and 2 in the UK.

Press Release from Issuing Company Xaar has launched its latest printhead – the Xaar Irix – designed to ensure accurate, reliable and easy printing for coding and marking, product printing,

Pete Basiliere shares our next tip for saving $100k using teams to reduce downtime and mitigate risk.

Remember 10 minutes could save you 100k or more. Try the calculator and check back for more tips.