Production inkjet breaks barriers in terms of impressions per minute (ipm) and maximum monthly output. These devices continue to move closer to the speed and price of traditional offset. However, it’s improved print quality, uptime, and color gamut that attract new users.
Print enhancements and embellishments alter the look of a printed piece, sometimes adding a tactile effect. Depending on the desired finish, these effects stand out from the pack and can even elicit an emotional response from the recipient or viewer.
Cutting is an important function for any print environment. The versatility and volume requirements of each specific business helps narrow down the options.
It’s important to invest in trusted technology, especially when at the forefront of the next big innovation.
Print service providers (PSPs) are an essential aspect of every community. As businesses adapt to new needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, they rely on printed communications to share updated processes and feature new products or services.
September 2020
Many organizations choose to implement a mixed communication strategy that incorporates both digital and physical components. Creating and delivering these offerings in a flexible and secure manner is a complex process.
In election years, print providers are called upon for many related applications, from lawn signs to “I Voted” stickers. However, ballots—printed for both in-person and by-mail voting—represent a critical element of the nation’s democratic process.
Automation software is a broad term. The goal is to eliminate manual processes and increase efficiencies for whomever the user is. For packaging manufacturers, software is helpful to enlist at many parts...
Digital printing allows for short runs of customized packaging. When planning to utilize this technology, package printers should prepare for a new, automated workflow. Through automation, jobs that require...
Product integrity is one of the most important considerations for brand owners. Counterfeiting is a large—and growing—concern and security features prevent and deter it in the label print process.
Cutsheet inkjet systems continue to advance in terms of speeds, feeds, and image quality to attract new users...
01.20.2019 BlueCrest, an industry-leading global technology provider and supplier of a comprehensive line of enterprise software, printers, inserters, sorters, and parcel solutions...
01.21.2021 Highcon Systems Ltd. and EFI announced today that the two companies have entered into a global partnership...
01.19.2021 Acucote, a solutions-oriented pressure-sensitive adhesive coating manufacturer, has continued to expand its Forest Stewardship Council...
01.19.2021 The Ghent Workgroup is involved in the creation of best practices and standards for many graphic arts workflows...
01.15.2021 PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL, International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia, will return to BITEC in Bangkok, Thailand from...
Photobooks are a great application for those up to the task of optimizing workflow to ensure profitability. The book-of-one tendency...
Photobooks and other photo merchandise are well suited for digital printing. Consumers obsessively take and share images....
The first part in this series on technical wide format printers looked at the latest trends, whether customers were appropriately using their devices...
Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), computer aided design (CAD), and geographic information system (GIS) is the traditional makeup of the technical document market...
Finishing automation is increasingly important as print providers face a number of new challenges, including shorter, more complex work; faster turnaround expectations; and a reduced pool of skilled operators.