April 24, 2019

Inkjet Success and the Great Eight

To successfully integrate inkjet into your print workflow, focus on 8 key elements to create a clearer path to success. Whether you are in high speed, industrial or packaging, the Great Eight will empower a process, reduce production preparation and down time and pave the way to on-board projects with more profitability.
April 22, 2019

EFI Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by an Affiliate of Siris Capital Group, LLC in all Cash Transaction Valued at Approximately $1.7 Billion

EFI Shareholders to Receive $37.00 Per Share and Acquisition Expected to Close by Q3 2019. Company Announces Preliminary Q1 2019 Revenue Results of $220-$225 Million
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April 22, 2019

How Century Marketing Solutions is Transitioning to Production Inkjet – Video

Elizabeth Gooding talks to Rick Herlevic, Director of Plant Operations at Century Marketing Solutions about the introduction of an HP PageWide Web PressT230 inkjet solution into their direct mail/commercial printing operation. CMS is the in-plant arm of CenturyLink, and also has a sales force and an array of outside clients.
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April 16, 2019

Automation with Dynamic Production Controls in Print Finishing

Mary Schilling talks about production automation using dynamic production control systems. These new automation capabilities open up new opportunities for production efficiency. Utilizing these new dynamic production capabilities requires understanding
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April 11, 2019

Transaction Printers – No inkjet FOMO – Video

The 25% of transaction printers who have adopted inkjet control well over half of production volumes. Marco Boer or I.T. Strategies and Elizabeth Gooding of Inkjet Insight discuss what this means for the remaining 75% of transaction printers who have not invested in inkjet.
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April 9, 2019

What’s New at the Inkjet Summit – Video

Elizabeth Gooding and Dave Pesko, EVP and Events Director with NAPCo Media talk about the 2019 Inkjet Summit and some of the things that Dave has up his sleeve for next year.
April 9, 2019

Enhanced Océ ProStream is Built for Productivity: Expanding into Commercial Print Markets and Delivering High-Quality Printing

Release Date: Monday, April 8, 2019 Press release from the issuing company Continuing to help push the boundaries of the inkjet revolution and expand new market opportunities, Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
April 8, 2019

Which Innovation is for You? Transaction Edition

Inkjet technology serves a vast array of segments. While the needs of each segment vary, the continuous announcement cycle might leave you confused about which innovation applies to the type of business you operate. Not every announcement you read nor every innovation that gets the spotlight may apply to your business. What fits for Transaction and Transitional printing?
April 3, 2019

Shift Happens… Visual Expectations

Shift can happen anywhere in the printing process, but if the process is set up with visual expectations which can’t possibly be matched, the process is set up for disappointment. Here’s how to help internal and external designers create files with a better understanding of Machine, Ink and Media or MIM.
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April 2, 2019

Solving Quality Problems with NIR Drying – Video

Elizabeth Gooding interviews Dr. Kai Bär of Adphos Group, a leading expert on Near Infrared Drying, or NIR and inkjet. Discussion of the critical role that drying technology plays in achieving quality output with production inkjet.
April 1, 2019

Inkjet Printing Volumes Overtake Commercial

Production inkjet printing page volumes outstripped both traditional and toner-based page volumes in the first quarter of 2019 for the first time in the history of printing.
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March 28, 2019

Navigating Paper Selection – Video

Tina Moylan, Director of Inkjet Specialty Products at Pixelle, shares insight into the complex world of paper and how to navigate the options for production inkjet printers to achieve optimal quality and the best value proposition.
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March 27, 2019

Build Your Own Inkjet – Software & Hardware – Video

Elizabeth Gooding and Martin Bailey discuss the role of software in building a custom inkjet solution. Martin is the Chief Technology Officer with Global Graphics software.
March 26, 2019

Why Consider Specialty Inks and Print Modules?

Since the dawn of the age of high-speed inkjet presses buyers of those presses have been encouraged to buy their ink from the hardware vendor. Good reasons were given, including concerns about contaminating print heads and print quality. The reasons still stand – but options are emerging.
March 21, 2019

FUJIFILM Dimatix to Showcase Innovative Inkjet Technologies at LOPEC 2019 in Germany

Release Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Press release from the issuing company FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. will demonstrate its piezoelectric inkjet technology and its high performance MEMS based drop-on-demand printheads at the
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March 19, 2019

What Happens When You have Paper Problems? – Video

Tina Moylan, Director of Inkjet Specialty Products at Pixelle, gives insights into practices for mitigating paper problems and partnering with your paper mill and equipment manufacturer to resolve print quality and paper issues.
March 19, 2019

Using Your Inkjet Press for Finished Samples

Inkjet is still new to the masses and its differences are easier to “see” than verbally explain. Seems crazy, but this is why we use these multi-million dollar print workflows for one or two finished proofs.
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March 14, 2019

A Market Map Puts Everything in Perspective

Inkjet Insight maps out I.T. Strategies North American print volume data to explore opportunities for production inkjet technologies. The map looks packaging, publishing, and document application categories. Production inkjet has been successful with applications that have light ink coverage printed on uncoated stocks … namely, transactional, direct mail, and some book applications. Many of these applications were converted from high-speed roll-fed toner devices and inkjet provided economic and process benefits and by adding color. Inkjet also provided the ability to add value to printed pages. It’s useful to look at the entire market to help put this area of success in perspective and to think about the requirements for expanding adoption.
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March 12, 2019

Accept Your Workflow Limits

Few companies have embraced the concept that production workflow in a competitive organization is something that needs to be continuously improved. Only when we understand and accept the limits of our workflow can we be cognizant of ways to improve it.
March 8, 2019

SGIA Takes the Lead on Digital Inkjet Specs

Printers, manufacturers, software designers, color experts will contribute expertise.

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