Estimating in any print business can be a challenge, but inkjet users face a level of variability that users of other print technology don’t. Ink costs represent a large percentage of job costs and the level of ink use varies widely.
Batching Jobs for Efficiency: Watch the Gotchas
Batching jobs keeps your press running more efficiently but there are a few hurdles to get over to reap the benefits.
Ready to Future Proof your Workflow?
How do print providers future proof their workflow and effectively manage their SLAs?
ColorStream 8000 – Welcome to the Canon Inkjet Family
With the ColorStream 8000 Canon plans to build on the strengths of the previous generations, while expanding the application range and productivity.
Effects of Paper on Brand Colors
Real world look at the impact of paper color on inkjet-produced brand colors from IWCO Direct.
Solimar Systems and Kyocera Document Solutions Europe’s Partnership to Provide More Efficient Digital Inkjet Production
The collaboration provides a comprehensive workflow solution to maximize the efficiency and productivity of their Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000c inkjet production printer.
Wolverine Solutions Group: A Split Shop Comes Together
Wolverine Solutions Group shares their experience working with both aqueous and UV inkjet for transaction printing and direct marketing.
Pivoting to Inkjet with Direct Technologies
Richard Hawes of Direct Technologies shares an inkjet journey that delivered $13 million in new revenue along the way.
Five Steps to Printing Security Features on Documents and Packaging
Check out this 5 step process from Monadnock Insights to accelerate your inkjet security print offering.
Transformations Series: Content Critical Solutions Getting to Inkjet
In this series, Kimberly Meyers talks with companies who have made the switch to inkjet. In this article, we reflect with Content Critical Solutions’ journey to inkjet and how it transformed their business.
Large Format Printing on Page-Wide Inkjet Presses
Posters, banners, signage – there is a large group of print applications that are based on a large format, unfolded sheet and usually printed single sided. Admittedly, what exactly constitutes a “large format” is up for discussions.
Cost-Benefit Analysis – Lather, Rinse, Repeat – Video
In this video, Elizabeth Gooding provides her top reasons to look at the inkjet cost-benefit analysis in different ways and to repeat the process at multiple points in the life of your investment.
PrintMail Pro and Canon’s Project 360 Program
Texas-based PrintMail Pro shares their experience transitioning from toner to inkjet with support from Project 360
Light & Mid-Production Inkjet – Low Glamour High Value
Ralf Schlozer provides an overview of the light-to-mid production inkjet devices making an impact in the European market.
Unusual Inkjet Applications: “I Didn’t Think You Could Do that with Inkjet!”
Inkjet has proven to be one of the most versatile printing technologies capable of printing and decorating a bewildering variety of substrates, surfaces, and objects—opening up new applications and opportunities …
Webinar: “I Didn’t Think You Could Do that with Inkjet!”
Mary Schilling and Elizabeth Gooding will be talking about all the weird and wonderful things that are possible with inkjet. Expect lots of examples of cool applications and things you will want to know if you are thinking about branching out.
COVID and the Message that Cried Wolf
With full color production inkjet, advanced composition, and customer facing message management tools readily available, sophisticated variable messaging is not a technical challenge. The problem is that companies have been teaching their customers to ignore the message areas for years, and now they need them to pay attention.
Cutsheet Inkjet in Europe
In previous editions of this series I wrote about the main applications production inkjet is being used for, focusing mostly on roll-fed inkjet – the dominant production method so far. This is different for cutsheet inkjet, which is far more versatile and is used across a number of applications.
Why Business Color Won’t Cut It for Transaction Print
Direct mailers are heavily invested in inkjet. In the US 42% of direct mail page volume runs on inkjet – that’s only 6% behind offset and growing. Now, commercial printers …
Relieving Pressure on Transaction Printers – Video
Mike Herold, Director Global Marketing, Production Inkjet Technologies at RICOH talks about the cost benefits that inkjet brought to the transaction printing industry over the past decade and the increasing pressure that transaction printers face as inkjet has evolved into new markets.
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