Printing Industry Commentary & Analysis

EFI Nabs Product of the Year Award at SGIA for Thermoform System

Published October 25, 2013

Spencer Craig, Director of Business Development at EFI, talks to Richard Romano at SGIA about winning Product of the Year Award for their Thermoform system. They discuss the different applications and details about the process.

SGIA Highlights the "Shining Star" of the Printing Industry—Day 1: The Quickening

Published October 24, 2013

Day 1 of SGIA and WhatTheyThink is on the ground in Orlando and Richard Romano has you covered with the latest from the show as we kick off what is said to be near record crowds.

HP's Joan Perez Pericot on their Latex series and the 3000

Published September 26, 2013

Joan Perez Pericot, Category Manager for HP Scitex, talks to Richard Romano about the success of their Latex Series and their newest addition - the 3000.

The Going Green Interview: SGP Board Member Theresa Vanna

Published September 20, 2013

Wide-Format Goes Mainstream at Print 13

Published September 20, 2013

Wide-format printing has always been an endeavor for the highly creative, and it would be hard to find someone more creative than Armstrong.

Richard Romano Gives His Wide Format Takes on Print 13

Published September 12, 2013

WhatTheyThink Senior Analyst Richard Romano gives his take on Print 13 from a wide format perspective.

Happy Anniversary!

Published September 11, 2013

Two Sides Announces Eco-graphic Contest Winner

Published September 10, 2013

Dave Lewis of Prolist on Their Success in the Mail Service Industry

Published September 9, 2013

Dave Lewis, VP or Sales and Marketing at Prolist, speaks with WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano about their business and their success in the mail services business and relationship with HP and MCS.

Lisa White of Think Ink on their broad ink selections

Published September 6, 2013

Lisa White, General Manager of Think Ink, talks to Richard Romano about their ink portfolio, working with HP, and the MCS Falcon System.

Glenn Toole of MCS on the Falcon System

Published September 5, 2013

Glenn Toole, VP of Sales and Marketing for MCS, talks to Richard Romano about the company and the Falcon System. Falcon is the latest MCS technology developed in cooperation with HP.

Jim Kelley of HP On Thermal Inkjet Technology

Published September 4, 2013

HP's Jim Kelley joins Richard Romano again at the MCS facility to talk about the Falcon system - getting into more about the printheads and other technical details.

HP's Jim Kelley on the MCS Falcon System

Published September 3, 2013

Jim Kelley, Strategic Alliance Manager at HP, speaks with WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano about the MCS Falcon system at their facility in Gaithersburg Maryland.

Patrice Aurenty of Sun Chemical Announces Their Endorsement of X-Rite eXact

Published August 26, 2013

Kevin Karstedt talks to Patrice Aurenty, Business Leader at Sun Chemical, about their business and announces Sun's endorsement of the X-Rite eXact color matching system.

Five Years On

Published August 22, 2013

Go Paperless? Not Just Yet

Published August 13, 2013

The Red and the Black

Published August 5, 2013

Above-the-Cloud Computing

Published July 24, 2013

HP Scitex's Ken VanHorn on Launching a New Color Pack

Published July 22, 2013

Ken VanHorn, HP Scitex Category Manager, talks to Richard Romano about the release of two new inks - orange and light black - that enable printers to print better skin tones and corporate colors.

Second Canadian Facility Receives SGP Certification

Published July 17, 2013

The Two Sides Eco-Graphic Challenge

Published July 9, 2013

The East Enders: Report From FESPA London 2013

Published July 3, 2013

The DLR (Docklands Light Rail) train wended its way through London’s East End and the Docklands and pulled into the station for London’s ExCel Centre. The conductor announced, “Customs House for the ExCel Centre. If you’re going to FESPA 2013, please alight here.”

Green and Wide

Published July 2, 2013

Production Inkjet Heads to Scotland

Published July 2, 2013

A week or so ago, the news went around that Glasgow, Scotland’s Bell & Bain placed the world’s first order for the Fujifilm Jet Press 540W.

Chew Chew Train

Published June 28, 2013

HP's Ken VanHorn on the Scitex FB10000 Launch at FESPA

Published June 25, 2013

Ken VanHorn, Category Manager for HP Scitex, talks to Richard Romano about the announcement of the Scitex FB10000 at FESPA. Ken talks about HDR and other technical specifications.

Two Sides Going Green Fast Fact

Published June 17, 2013

Road Trip: A Visit to EFI’s Inkjet Solutions Facility

Published June 14, 2013

This is Part I of what will be an occasional series of manufacturer “Experience Center” visits.

Second Navitor Facility Achieves SGP Certification

Published June 10, 2013

Sustainability 101

Published June 3, 2013

xpedx Road Show Offers Data and Demos for Prospective Wide-Format Print Providers

Published May 30, 2013

WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano attends an xpedx wide format printer summit and comes away with the impression that a cutter stole the show!

Precious Fluids II: Wide-Format Inks Are Opening Up New Applications for Graphics Providers—And Vice Versa

Published May 28, 2013

In part I of this feature, we took a broad look at the different categories of inks available for wide-format inks. This week, we’ll take a closer look at how inks handle different applications (or perhaps vice versa) and, more importantly, how to think about ink in the context of choosing wide-format equipment, and how to measure and evaluate estimates of things like “cost per square foot.”

The Menagerie

Published May 23, 2013

FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson Talks About Co-branding at ISA

Published May 17, 2013

Catherine Monson, CEO of FastSigns, sits down with WhatTheyThink at the ISA show and talks about their new co-branding program which allows printers an easy way to get into the sign business while maintaining their commercial print business.

SFI Launches Consumer Microsite

Published May 15, 2013

Precious Fluids: Wide-Format Inks Are Opening Up New Applications for Graphics Providers

Published May 15, 2013

There is, in some ways, a fundamental paradox when it comes to wide-format inks. There are more ink choices than ever, and yet for any given piece of equipment, you are generally stuck in a “one-cartridge-fits-all” situation.

4Over’s Sandy-Damaged Plant Now Fully Operational

Published May 7, 2013

What Is Sustainability?

Published May 3, 2013

The Shows Must Go On! Next Stop: FESPA London

Published May 1, 2013

Perched on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in the Docklands of London is the ExCel Centre, an exhibit space constructed in 2000 but retooled and overhauled for the 2012 Olympic Games, where weightlifters, fencers, boxers, and wrestlers grappled for the gold. Next month, the Centre will host competitors of a different sort.

With DDS, Graphics Professionals Sink Their Teeth Into Electronic Signage

Published April 10, 2013

The Las Vegas Strip is home to many things that you’d be hard-pressed find anywhere else—and, generally, that’s a good thing.

The Countdown to the International Sign Expo Continues

Published March 27, 2013

We have been previewing ISA’s International Sign Expo 2013. A fortnight ago, we looked at the educational opportunities to be had, and this week we will look at but the merest handful of the offerings on the show floor.

National Geographic Explores Their World

Published March 26, 2013

Gulp!

Published March 20, 2013

One Source of Deforestation: Chopsticks

Published March 19, 2013

Going Green Two Sides Fast Fact #43

Published March 18, 2013

Frank Defino Sr. of Tukaiz on Keeping up with Industry Change

Published March 18, 2013

Frank Defino Sr., CEO of Tukaiz, talks to Richard Romano about the background of the company as well as its evolution since 1963 to become one of the first digital printers.

Into the March of Madness

Published March 15, 2013

Cuckoo for Cocoa Mail

Published March 13, 2013

Countdown to the International Sign Expo

Published March 13, 2013

The International Sign Expo, coming up April 3–6 will feature more than 500 exhibitors, more than 40 educational sessions, and ample networking opportunities, all related to the “on-premise” signage industry.

I Am Curious Yellow Pages

Published March 12, 2013

Green Lady No More

Published March 11, 2013

SGP Partners with Re-nourish

Published March 6, 2013

iPhone App Finds Certified Papers

Published March 4, 2013

National Day of Unplugging?

Published March 4, 2013

Call for Nominations: William D. Schaeffer Environmental Award

Published March 1, 2013

Stone Paper

Published February 28, 2013

In Living Color

Published February 27, 2013

The Grandest Printers of All

Published February 27, 2013

Today’s superwides, which are proliferating in terms of number of models on the market, boast much better image quality, resolution, speed, and versatility than their forebears.

The Sharing Economy

Published February 26, 2013

Say What? A 3D Printer Outputs Human Ears?

Published February 25, 2013

Bryan Rose of Cooley Commercial Graphics on Sustainable Wide Format

Published February 25, 2013

Bryan Rose, Vice President & General Manager of Cooley Commercial Graphics talks to Richard Romano about their business and the challenges of doing very bid projects in a sustainable manner, which included the Olympics in London.

GreenBiz Forum Highlights the Latest Trends in Sustainable Business

Published February 21, 2013

Digital Wallcoverings Transform Interior Décor

Published February 21, 2013

The idea of printing materials that go on walls is not exactly new. Wallpaper, posters, murals, and other items have been printed by traditional technologies for decades, if not centuries.

Foam Corps

Published February 20, 2013

A Screaming Came Across the Sky...

Published February 19, 2013

Going Green Two Sides Fast Fact #42

Published February 19, 2013

Consider the Box

Published February 13, 2013

Down Under, Renewable Energy Is Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels

Published February 12, 2013

The Weather Channel Goes Rogue

Published February 11, 2013

Two Sides Facebook Page Now Live

Published February 11, 2013

Going Green Two Sides Fast Fact #41

Published February 11, 2013

LOLClams

Published February 8, 2013

SFI Announces Forestry Photo Contest

Published February 7, 2013

Tell Two Sides What You Think

Published February 7, 2013

"Green Teams" Save the USPS Money

Published February 5, 2013

Monday Morning Quarterbacking

Published February 4, 2013

Going Green Two Sides Fast Fact #40

Published February 4, 2013

CPI Releases "Paper Myths" Booklet

Published January 31, 2013

The First E-Reader?

Published January 31, 2013

Fujifilm's Jeffery Nelson on New Equipment Solutions in Wide Format

Published January 31, 2013

Jeffery Nelson, Business Development Manager with Fujifilm, talks to Richard Romano about new equipment offerings in the wide format space.

Moving Pictures: Vehicle Wraps Take the Wide-Format Show On the Road

Published January 30, 2013

A walk down the street, a drive on the highway, or a trip on mass transit today provides ample opportunities to experience one of the hottest specialty graphics growth areas: vehicle graphics. From personal vehicles with custom graphics, to commercial vans and tractor-trailers, to buses, rail cars, and even planes, fleets of all kinds are becoming more picture-esque than ever.

Articles by Richard Romano