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The digital label market in China is expanding rapidly and some regional inkjet OEMs are expanding their label offers beyond the mainland. Learn about new players you may see at upcoming trade events.

A look at the origins and capabilities of the Fujifilm FP790 single pass inkjet press for flexible films announced at Interpack 2023 and currently in beta testing.

A bit of insight into new and emerging ink chemistry at each end of the spectrum (manufacturing versus production) and what it is looking to achieve.

Every business has data. CCM specialists, print specialists, and multi-channel producers have data coming out of their ears. There is customer data, job data, inventory data, machine data, color data, financial data. Oh my! All the data impacts your ability to produce the work. Get control of the data to improve processes, become more efficient, and drive more profit!

Screen’s customers across print segments spoke at Hunkeler Innovationdays about their goals for workflow automation and their quest for innovation to serve customers. Screen is strong reliable partner that listens to their challenges and provide superior innovations and solutions.

We have 19, quite varied, press installs at 19 companies to talk about for April. Companies investing in inkjet include 9 in the United States, 7 in the European Union and 1 each in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

When developing a new inkjet press, or creating a custom integration, top print results don’t happen by accident. Let’s look at what can affect print quality and what should be considered for every development project.

Sean Smyth brings the latest news on the 7 color Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJET 106 press from the company’s April open house event in Radebeul, Germany

There are good reasons to add a sustainability tier to your inkjet story. Your customers may be asking about the actions you take to be a company that embraces sustainable practices. You may be asked to define your practices as part of a Request for Quote response. No matter your reason for investigating how to add sustainability for your story, here are some ways to proceed.

With inkjet moving into high quality, commercial print the prerequisites have changed. Faster speeds trigger more roll changes. Frequent paper changes and high productivity requirements call for automated solutions.

A deep dive into the trade-offs between speed, quality and compatibility when developing new print systems and processes. Sponsored by Fujifilm SAMBA JPC.

Printhead manufacturing has continued to evolve to enable what is needed to tackle a growing range of printing and deposition applications. Learn about the latest entrants and capabilities in industrial inkjet.

Memjet’s Durabolt release offers new inkjet integration technology and a shift in strategy for the company and its role in the supply chain.

High end inkjet printers are increasingly addressing commercial print and high-end mailing markets, where print quality and consistency are paramount. Inline quality control systems can assure high print quality and additionally provide a quicker start-up and fewer manual interventions.

Memjet has today announced the launch of a wide web monochrome  printing solution called the DuraBolt PrintBar, plus the formation of a dedicated, direct-to-printer sales and integration service called Memjet Direct.

Most cans are printed using dry-offset, in-the-round at the can manufacturing facility but inkjet is starting to make its mark on this 400+ billion unit market.

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!

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.

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

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.