May 7, 2020
Surface tension of an ink is the second most important property you’ll see on ink specs, but there’s a solid reason for that when it comes to printing single-pass. It comes
May 6, 2020
The New Normal and Inkjet Printing
Every business innovates, solves problems and employs people. We are resilient and COVID-19 will not change that fact. Nevertheless, recovery from the pandemic will be highly irregular and uneven, requiring frequent pivots as the fluid print marketplace evolves to a new normal.
May 5, 2020
Shift Happens- Aligning Color Targets
When working to align color from design to print or printer to printer, ensuring the entire process is targeting the same color space is important. When we target a color
May 4, 2020
Spreading Smiles Not Cooties
I now understand, why my dog is so excited to go outside or for car rides. Lately, I feel the same way. But wearing my custom mask helps me know I am protecting myself and others while bringing smiles in these changing times.
April 29, 2020
Book Publishing – Driven by Digital to New Heights
Commissioned by Canon Solutions America, this ebook provides a snapshot of the book manufacturing industry, prior to the pandemic, including production volumes, market segmentation and production workflows.
April 28, 2020
Open Your Mind Up to Inkjet – John Gagliano – Vision – Video
John Gagliano, Executive Vice President with Vision shares an inkjet journey that began with selling outsourced inkjet jobs to grow volume and led to investment in state-of-the-art, high-volume production inkjet at the end of 2019.
April 28, 2020
Global Graphics Direct™Powers Faster, Wider, High Resolution Digital Presses
Direct™ unlocks the potential of digital presses by driving print jobs directly to the printhead electronics giving unprecedented speed and image quality. Released today, it is the first fully integrated product line from Global Graphics designed to be part of a fully automated print solution, supporting Industry 4.0 telematics and integration with digital press controllers and MIS systems.
April 23, 2020
Tecnau launches the StreamFolder 5152
The new book signature solution for high speed digital presses.
April 23, 2020
Single Pass – Going with the Inkjet Flow
When it comes to print heads, the viscosity influence can be critical to the reliability of operation. To understand this, Mark Bale demonstrates in part two of his single pass series.
April 22, 2020
Putting the Pieces Together
Roger Serrette the Customer Experience Center Director for Ricoh USA shares with us how he is managing in quaratine.
April 22, 2020
Working with Virtual Support When Everything is on Lockdown
When that reliable, friendly face is no longer sitting in their office on your site, can’t travel, or is less available on the phone, what options do you have for getting the support you need? Ask your vendors about virtual support! It takes many forms. You may already be using some form of it, but make sure you are taking advantage of every option.
April 21, 2020
Communicating Vital Information
Whether it is a website, email or direct mail campaign, catalog or postcard, always design with a purpose. Every word, color, font and material should have a purpose and intent. They need to communicate your message. This is what separates good design from bad.
April 20, 2020
Global Strategy from my Living Room – Kevin Shimamoto
As the first members of the Inkjet Insight team began to shelter in place due to COVID-19, I asked them to share their personal stories. In our series “Profiles in
April 16, 2020
Label Production Delays—Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That
There is no time for delays in the ever-evolving COVID-19 world, especially when it comes to printing labels with important health and safety information. Digital and inkjet processes have provided a process which high speed and on demand labels can be produced without any delays in film or platemaking.
April 15, 2020
Designer Opportunities: Prepare for New Markets in Inkjet
Mary Schilling provides an overview of the growing range of opportunities available to designers who understand the capabilities and constraints of inkjet printing.
April 14, 2020
Memjet Announces Unexpected Death of CEO Len Lauer
On April 13, Len Lauer, CEO of Memjet, passed away unexpectedly at his home in La Jolla, California. He was 62 years old. Lauer was named the CEO of Memjet in 2010 and assumed the role of Chairman in 2012.
April 13, 2020
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.
April 11, 2020
Inkjet Tip: Head Capping is Worth More than a Spit
If you intend to do a significant amount of mono printing on your inkjet device, check to see if the device caps the C,M,Y print heads when not in use. If head capping is not available, compare devices for the amount of ink wastage from CMYK spitting. Run test jobs and also check how this information is reported on estimating systems since they will be different.
April 9, 2020
Banding Together to Support Healthcare Workers
With personal protective equipment in high demand to combat spread of COVID-19, Alliance Rubber Company is modifying their production and offering solutions.
April 8, 2020
Helping Designers Bring Bling to Inkjet
Mary Schilling helps a Chicago designer for Allison&Ivy tackle her first catalog project on inkjet. Learn about the designer’s questions and why the project was a success. Helping designers helps the industry.
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