Printing Industry Commentary & Analysis

Articles by Mary Schilling

Mary Schilling is the co-owner of InkjetInsight.com, she writes technical inkjet industry articles, provides RIP and workflow training, manages print quality analysis evaluation, ink management and color management for OEM’s and end users for pre and post machine installs.

Mary Schilling consults with paper mills, fluid and inkjet machinery suppliers on how to improve color and print quality for high speed and industrial inkjet involving paper, plastics, metal, fabric and glass with UV and aqueous inkjet fluids. This experience led her to receive Innovator of the Year awards from the Flexographic Technical Association and from Xplor International for her efforts in closing the gap between inkjet printing for document, and digital corrugated packaging.

She is the owner of Schilling Inkjet Consulting, Published Author and Certified ColorGate Color Trainer and Distributor. Her latest published works can be found www.thinkforum.com/bookstore

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Let Data Drive your Print Quality Comparisons

Published November 28, 2023

So many things can affect print quality: RIPs, print heads, pre-coating, inks, papers, speeds, dryer settings, and post-coatings, to name a few. Inkjet Insight’s Mary Schilling explains why using your subjective perception of print quality may be OK as an initial step in your decision process, but it should never be the only one.

Allen Datagraph Systems Launches the SnapPress Digital Label Printer

Published October 24, 2023

Mary Schilling talks with Kevin Davis, CEO of Allen Datagraph Systems which, at last week’s PRINTING United, launched the the SnapPress, a user-friendly, small-footprint, short-run digital inkjet label printer. Electrical Engineer Leia Dziadosz gives a product demonstration.

Digital Unboxing: Packaging Experiences an Innovation Collision

Published October 4, 2021

Throughout the industry, from brand identity and messaging to converting and distribution, digital capabilities cause processes in every part of the packaging supply chain to be re-evaluated. Mary Schilling explains how the presence of digital print technology has created stellar opportunities for label, folding carton, and flexible packaging.

Spreading Smiles...Not Cooties: Personalized Masks Bring a Little Humor During Difficult Times

Published June 23, 2020

Inkjet Insight co-founder Mary Schilling describes how she used her digital printing skills to start a cottage industry making masks...with a little help from her friends.

Mary Schilling Shares Smiles, Not Cooties

Published June 22, 2020

Inkjet Insight co-founder and WhatTheyThink contributor Mary Schilling has put her digital printing skills to work, producing on-demand facemasks featuring either stock or custom images. All masks are digitally printed and hand-sewn. Curiously, her best-seller features the face of WhatTheyThink’s Adam Dewitz—and in this video, check out some of her “face models.”

Inkjet Makes a Grand Entry: axpanel Revolutionizes Garage Doors

Published May 26, 2020

Axpanel, a custom developer of inkjet printing and industrial automation for XY, rotary, and single-pass solutions, offers solutions for customized inkjet printing on sectional garage door panels.

Replicate the Real Thing

Published January 6, 2020

One of the fastest-growing applications in wide-format and industrial printing is textures. While a lot has been written about how these kinds of materials are printed, not much has been said about how these textures are created. This article looks at multi configuration scanners from METIS, used to capture high-quality, photorealistic reproductions of existing surfaces.