June 14, 2022
Sean Smyth kicks off a series on continuous inkjet efficiency. In part 1 he interviews press OEMs on the use-cases and benefits of non-stop winding solutions for customers.
May 25, 2022
Create Your Own Silver Lining
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.
May 19, 2022
Value Stream Mapping in Inkjet. Finding the Easy Win
The economics make inkjet attractive for short to medium runs, with the inherent flexibility and variable content capability valued by print companies and their customers.
May 17, 2022
Free Whitepaper – Improving TCO and Customer Satisfaction with Inkjet
This 12 page white paper covers the many ways that priming and coatings for inkjet reduce the total cost of ownership and improve product satisfaction for press buyers and their customers.
May 12, 2022
Opening Opportunities – The Latest Inkjet in Folding Carton Print
Folding carton offers a huge opportunity for inkjet printing, yet the market is barely being addressed. This article will look at the inkjet press options available and future options being developed.
April 7, 2022
In-Line Control for Inkjet
In-line quality control is a important step to automate print production and for short run inkjet printing it is especially crucial to minimise waste and interruptions. The article looks at strategies for in-line control options and gives an outlook.
January 25, 2022
Industry Leaders Talk Book Publishing & Inkjet
Industry publishing leaders Brooke Warner of She Writes Press and Kevin Spall of Scholastic share how inkjet is impacting book printing. Despite resistance to change among large publishers, inkjet and digital book volumes are growing. Paper and labor shortages have fueled digital adoption to get books to market faster.
October 26, 2021
Direct Mail ROI – Next Gen Inkjet Delivers – Part 1
Since improving ROI for their direct marketing customers, their customers are mailing more. Prisma invested in Screen Truepress Jet520HD inkjet device with SC inks. The ability to run without pre or post coatings or inkjet treated stocks aligns with their other print technologies.
September 14, 2021
Paper Shortages – Partner or Perish
Customer perspectives on paper shortages from Broadridge, Content Critical, CSG and Quad along with advice on weathering the perfect (paper) storm.
September 13, 2021
10 Minute Tip – Pay Attention to People
Pete Basiliere shares our next tip for saving $100k using teams to reduce downtime and mitigate risk.
August 30, 2021
10 Minute Tip – Get Organized!
Mike Todryk on improvements you can make without buying software. Our next 10 minute tip to save you $100k.
August 18, 2021
Why Do You Want Priming and Coating?
Should you consider priming and post-coating to enhance inkjet print? Here’s what you need to know.
August 5, 2021
10 Minute Tip – Maintenance Checklist
Remember 10 minutes could save you 100k or more. Try the calculator and check back for more tips.
August 4, 2021
Three Questions to Ask about Ink Estimating
With ink estimators Pat McGrew advises: trust by verify! Learn what to ask.
July 29, 2021
How to Save 10 Minutes and $100,000
Check out our latest planning tool and expert tips from Broadridge on trimming downtime and saving money.
July 22, 2021
Ink Estimating Challenges and Work-Arounds
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.
January 28, 2021
Ink Estimating Survey Report
We surveyed production inkjet users on their use of and satisfaction with ink estimating tools. Executive summary available to all. Premium members can download full report.
December 23, 2020
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.
December 5, 2019
Five Things to Do (Better) When Evaluating Inkjet
According to research published in the Harvard Business Review, 97% of senior leaders said that “being strategic” was the leadership behavior most important to their organization’s success. However, a lot of executives don’t feel that they have time to be strategic. Inkjet purchases are a case excample where strategic intent is often marred by tactical execution. We can do better!
October 1, 2019
Primary Ink Management = Savings
Many printers practice ink management by limiting combined process inks (CMYK and +) through a color profiling process. TAC adjustment can help control ink costs, drying, curl and paper cockle by limiting the overall volume of ink printed. Let’s talk about how to find the the percentage value of a color at which we no longer gain any color value by adding ink.
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