virtual.drupa 2021

Leading up to the scheduled drupa 2020, COVID-19 forced a new course. From April 20 to 23, 2021 Messe Düsseldorf invited the global print and packaging community to meet at...

Customer Demands are Met

Flexible companies are more apt to follow and act quickly on customer demands and trends...

Serving Shrink Sleeves

Labels, shrink sleeves, and other flexible packaging applications are often printed with flexographic technologies...

The Need to Pretreat

Direct to garment (DTG) printing has grown in popularity as do-it-yourselfers and print shops alike capitalize on consumer customization trends...

Substrate Considerations: Toner

Toner/eletrophotographic (EP)—including liquid EP like HP Indigo—is a mature digital print market that plays an important role in the overall print industry....

Hitting the Mark

Wallpaper was traditionally manufactured using conventional technologies such as flexography, gravure, screenprinting...

The Foundation of DTG Printing

Print service providers (PSPs) considering adding direct to garment (DTG) printing need to understand it isn’t as simple as throwing a shirt on a platen and hitting print.

 

Efficiently Utilizing Workflow Tools

Workflow solutions for digital and hybrid label production continue to advance. The evolution of these tools presents print providers...

 

In the Aisles

While the fate of print is debated by many, the general consensus is that packaging isn’t going anywhere. Therefore, it’s an appealing market for print providers of all sectors to target.

 

Transforming Transactional Strategy

Transactional service providers understand the importance of quick turn times and continue to evaluate processes to eliminate redundancies and improve efficiency. A White Paper Factory is one way this is achieved.

 

Carrying Cards

For practical and promotional reasons, many transactional- and marketing-based applications require card attachment services for mailings.

 

Finding Opportunity in Declining Volumes

Transactional printing represents a major portion of digitally printed impressions within the industry.