At the Screen USA Media Day event held last week at its headquarters in Rolling Meadows, IL, approximately 30 representatives from the graphics industry trade press, had the opportunity to watch live demonstrations of several inkjet printers, including the Truepress Jet L350UV inkjet label press, the Truepress Jet W3200UV flatbed inkjet printer, and Truepress JetSX B2 sheetfed inkjet press.
The inkjet industry’s lack of communication reminds me of my 16-year-old teenager. He is a bright, creative, innovative and responsible young man, whom I can depend upon to be consistent and hard working. But, when it comes to communication
A new Ricoh InfoPrint 5000 continuous form inkjet press has been purchased by Edwards Brothers Malloy for its Ann Arbor, MI, digital print center. The press will be installed this month, with full production planned for November, and will aid in the production of short-run work.
Inkjet is a new and wonderful “disruptive technology” that is ever-changing to adapt to customer and market needs. Speed requirements are pushing print head jetting capabilities which, in turn, is requiring changes in inkjet fluid chemistry.
Recently, InfoTrends and NAPCO (publisher of Printing Impressions) surveyed 167 print service providers (PSPs)—72 of which were print-for-pay—and we were able to ask about their attitudes and expectations around wide-format digital printing. InfoTrends found that while initial investment price was not a major consideration, return on investment (ROI) is a critical part of the wide-format digital printing business for these shops.
Jobs created since the recession ended in 2009 have been centered around bringing in workers on a temporary assignment basis. This makes sense; it saves on benefits and gives management the flexibility to manage staffing without layoffs, etc. This new dynamic has created a need in how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) looks at protecting the employee and who is responsible for their safety while working as a "guest employee" at your workplace.
Epson has introduced PrecisonCore, a next-generation inkjet printing technology. The L-6034VW is Epson’s first single-pass industrial press, the first to use Epson’s new PrecisionCore linehead technology, and the first to use Epson’s new LED-cured UV ink with inline digital varnish technology.
InfoTrends’ study, "Disruptive Supply Chain Strategies for the Wide Format Printing Market," is designed to identify new ways to approach managing the supply chain to improve customer loyalty, provide better brand messaging, and maximizing profits.
Cascades introduced its Enviro Jet uncoated fine paper at PRINT 13 in Chicago this week. Created for inkjet printing, Cascades Enviro Jet is reportedly the only inkjet paper with 100 percent postconsumer fiber in North America.
Jersey City, NJ-based Diversified Global Graphics Group (DG3), has purchased an HP T230 color inkjet web press with inline finishing solutions to expand its digital capacity, as well as accelerate the transformation of traditional marketing and compliance communications.
