Production Inkjet Is Not Ready To Save Your Life-Mary Schilling

By Mary Schilling

How good are your sales folks at helping a customer choose the best print process? How well can they explain the differences between production inkjet from your other output devices? Explaining the benefits are quiet easy, but the differences are a lot harder. Because production inkjet is different, having a conversation about the print/color differences, the paper requirements, as well as the water solubility issues that may occur, becomes a much harder discussion. In some cases, the print graphics lend themselves to switching to inkjet just fine. But for others that require higher coverage and image/color quality, inkjet may just not be the way to go.

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Mary Schilling Author's page Mary Schilling works with all the elements of the digital process-from conventional and inkjet technologies to fluids and substrates-and provides technical support to print providers on optimizing print quality while lowering total print cost. Understanding the dynamics of the digital marketplace, and the incredible growth and advancements in inkjet technology, Mary provides customers with print quality, color gamut, fluid consumption, machine and print quality analysis, utilizing G7 methodology. She also works with inkjet fluid and machine developers to align paper development of new, innovative inkjet substrates. As the owner of Schilling Inkjet Consulting, she consults with fluid and inkjet machinery suppliers and end users on how to improve color and print quality for paper, plastics, metal, fabric and glass with UV, solvent and aqueous inkjet fluids. Mary received Innovator of the Year awards from the Flexographic Technical Association and from Xplor International for her efforts in closing the gap between document printing and digital packaging. She is G7 certified and a member of the IDEAlliance Print Properties Committee.

Production Inkjet Is Not Ready to Save Your Life