Mary talks with Jon Congdon, Product Consultant for Skandacor, about the company's Finish Pro 3D 1623, which applies a 3D embellishment effect to printed materials. Read More
Mary talks with Theresa Zurn, CEO of Zurn Visual. Zurn Visual turns eco-friendly paperboard into fantastic, sustainable retail displays and trade show and event graphics. Here, she used Re-board to create a magical display that was a highlight of PRINTING United. Read More
Mary talks with Michael Barron, Western Regional Sales Manager for Inkcups, about the company's Helix, a UV inkjet printer for helical printing on cylindrical objects such as bottles and drinkware. Read More
Mary talks with Greg Kallman, Director of Sales for BW Converting’s Baldwin product line, about substrate and ink compatibility, and the systems Baldwin/BW Converting offers for treating surfaces to promote ink adhesion. Read More
Mary talks with Ken Bach, Business Development Director for Aberdeen Fabrics, about the company's sustainably-produced fabrics for a wide range of textile printing and graphics applications. Read More
In this Cool Tools installment, Mary talks with Austin Bennett, Director of Technical Sales for Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, about the company's UV flatbed and hybrid wide-format printing systems, as well as how the "nimbleness" of UV opens the door to a variety of print applications. Read More
In this edition of Cool Tools, Mary talks with Maggie Curry, National Sales Manager, PPS and Strategic Alliances, for RISO about the RISO VALEZUS T2200 high-speed duplexing cutsheet inkjet printer. It prints at speeds of up to 320 images per minute and uses oil-based pigmented inks, making it ideal for transactional print-and-mail applications. Read More
Mary talks with Jake Izzo, Technical Sales Manager for Engineered Printing Solutions about the company's inkjet solutions for printing directly onto three-dimensional objects. Read More
Mary Schilling continues her Cool Tools journey through PRINTING United and catching up with Ricoh and their Pro VC 80000, a roll-to-roll inkjet device. Tim Bolton, Program Director of Inkjet, gives us an overview of the machine specs, and Mark Little, Senior Director of Product Marketing, dives into Ricoh's Predictive Insights, the software the machine runs on. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Verena Hahn, European Product Manager DP&S Planning, Marketing & Innovation CP, Canon EMEA, about the Canon ProStream 2000 inkjet press and the wide range of papers it can print on. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Canon's Sander Hendrix, who takes us on a tour of Canon's varioPRINT cut-sheet inkjet production press. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Volker Selg, Director Sales, Business Unit Curing, for Honle UV Technology, which for 50 years has been producing curing technologies for inkjet inks, among other materials. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Andy Fetherman, President and CEO of Müller Martini, about the InfiniTrim robotic variable book production system. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Betsy Huntingdon, Product Marketing Manager for HP's PageWide T500M, a brand new inkjet press for book printing. In development for six years, it features an integrated auto splicer and other improvements and features to streamline and accelerate book production. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Peter Weiss, Development Management, e datasystems, about the company's Docusuite family of software applications for print shop and production management. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Freddy Pieters, Solution Architect for Enfocus, about the company's automation software, including the company's flagship PitStop. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Roman Gerhard, Head of Marketing for Hunkeler Systems, about Hunkeler's unique system for removing paper waste during trimming and finishing. Read More
Birgit Plautz, Technical Director of GMG Americas, explains why she and her company have supported TAGA and the annual technical conference for over a decade and what they get out of it. Read More
Mark Bohan of Konica Minolta talks about the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) NextGen Conference and highlights its value for everyone in the industry. Read More
Ben Lubin, Solutions Development Analyst at FUJIFILM, talks about how the TAGA NextGen Conference gives students and industry veterans a rare opportunity to mingle and provide insights into each others worlds. Read More
Mark Bohan of Konica Minolta talks about TAGA (Technical Association of the Graphic Arts) and why attending its annual conference is so valuable for everyone in the industry. Read More
Birgit Plautz, Technical Director of GMG Americas, discusses how the TAGA conferences bring together researchers, educators, students, and professionals, providing a place to learn from each other. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Itzhak Pichadze, CEO of Frontline.io, about how AI is being integrated into the printing industry. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Kan Igarashi, Director of IJS for Epson, about the company’s new innovative printhead. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Anais Bianchi, Industrial Project Manager for Kelenn Technology, about their system for producing printed electronics and all the various fluids with which it is compatible. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Flavio Rocca from NSE LED about the company’s modular and easy to use LED panels for dynamic digital displays. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Mark C. Little, Senior Director of Global Product Marketing for Ricoh Graphic Communication, about the Ricoh Auto Color Adjuster, an advanced color matching solution. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Klaus Kalthoff, Senior Vice President Global for IN-LOG/GAMMERLER, about the company’s finishing systems for book, magazine, or newspaper printing. Read More
Mary Schilling talks to Vlad Stoenescu, Sales Director for Koster, a manufacturer of counting machines that make counting money sexy. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Datta Deshpande, CEO of Pratham Technologies, about the company’s unique folding solution for pharmaceutical packaging. Read More
The final article from the Advanced Printing Technology Centre (APTEC) on technical approaches to color reproduction (offset, flexo, digital) using the Color Tone Value (CTV) method. In this installment, how to apply the CTV method to calibrate prepress systems. Read More
The sixth article from the Advanced Printing Technology Centre (APTEC) on technical approaches to color reproduction (offset, flexo, digital) using the Color Tone Value (CTV) method. In this installment, how to apply the CTV method to calibrate digital proofing systems. Read More
The fifth article from the Advanced Printing Technology Centre (APTEC) on technical approaches to color reproduction (offset, flexo, digital) using the Color Tone Value (CTV) method. In this installment, how to apply the CTV method to calibrate digital presses. Read More
The fourth article from the Advanced Printing Technology Centre (APTEC) on technical approaches to color reproduction (offset, flexo, digital) using the Color Tone Value (CTV) method. In this installment, how to apply the CTV method to calibrate multicolor presses. Read More
The third article from the Advanced Printing Technology Centre (APTEC) on technical approaches to color reproduction (offset, flexo, digital) using the Color Tone Value (CTV) method. In this installment, how to apply the CTV method to calibrate flexo presses. Read More
The second article from the Advanced Printing Technology Centre (APTEC) on technical approaches to color reproduction (offset, flexo, digital) using the Color Tone Value (CTV) method. In this installment, how to apply the CTV method to calibrate four-color offset presses. Read More
This article is the first in a series of articles written by the Advanced Printing Technology Centre (APTEC) on technical approaches to color reproduction (offset, flexo, digital) using the Color Tone Value (CTV) method. In this installment, an introduction to print production workflow calibration and the CTV method. Read More
Chromaspot is a new universal color library available to the industry to communicate color references. Read More
Once, the only consistent thing about offset lithography was its inconsistency. Harvey Levenson explains how testing, testing, and more testing stabilized the process and optimized its results. Read More
We’ve written about AI image creation before, but this technology is always improving. Particularly for business use. Even traditional stock sites like iStock are offering their own options for AI-generated art. Read More
Technical advancements in offset lithographic ink typically don’t attract much notice. But they’re real, and they are as essential to quality as everything else that goes into offset litho presswork. Read More
It is critical to compensate for the differences in your particular papers and inks compared to the color standard you’re trying to match. Print Geek Dan Gillespie of Alder Color Solutions outlines how effectively using color science/software is the most accurate and efficient way to reach the tightest conformance achievable. Read More
Alder Color Solutions’ Dan Gillespie details the resources available for print businesses to become more knowledgeable about color and color management. Read More
In today’s world of digital and mixed analog technologies, it can be difficult to get consistent color from different platforms. Marty Davis, President of Alder Color Solutions, explains the importance of ensuring color consistency across small- and wide-format graphics. Read More
We’ve all been told not to rely on the color we see on our monitors because it’s not accurate. Most of the time that’s true, because most people don’t have capable devices or those devices configured properly. Dan Gillespie, Director of Technical Services at Alder Color Solutions, compares two monitors and explains how the accuracy of a display is a function of color gamut. Read More
Does limiting your ink sound counterproductive to creating an expanded color gamut? Over-inking is a common problem seen in the printing world, and especially when it comes to printing on fabrics. Alder Color Solutions’ G7 expert and color IT specialist Bill Owen explains how this misconception can wreak havoc for printers looking to optimize their gamut. Read More
In this article, sponsored by Alder Color Solutions, Marty Davis, President of Alder Color Solutions, explains how and why color management affects profitability and why upper management should be concerned and involved. Read More
Highlights of a recent Print Geeks webinar in which resident geeks Jim Raffel and Shelby Sapusek of ColorCasters were joined by contributor Dan Gillespie of Alder Color Solutions to discuss five common areas where color management fails in the world of inkjet printing. Read More
As digital workflow increasingly makes its way into the textiles & apparel supply chain, how do you simplify the complex process that carries a creative piece of artwork through print production? That’s the question that Debbie McKeegan, textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor, addresses in this article. Read More
The time it takes to prepare a job for digital print depends on many variables: the type of application, job complexity, number of pages, quality standards, and of course, the type of systems you have in place to automate and enable all of these. This article, sponsored by HP and written by HP Indigo's “Workflow Chef” Gershon Alon, looks at prepress and what it means for your bottom line. Read More
The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) is an international organization made up of graphic arts experts, users, hardware and software vendors as well as educational members building best practices for print and packaging workflows. David Zwang highlights the accomplishments the organization has achieved over the past 20 years, expanding beyond its initial goals. Read More
Printing is a valuable and versatile platform that provides methods of communication, identification, even interaction. However, what happens when you need your printing secure or validated? David Zwang looks at today’s options. Read More
It seems like everyone is talking about “OEE” these days. This article, sponsored by HP and written by HP Indigo's "Workflow Chef" Gershon Alon, explains how OEE is a standard way to measure the “overall equipment effectiveness” of a manufacturing process—in this case, the printing process. Read More
Automation is the next step in a successful future. It enables print service providers to tackle a growing number of print orders with the greatest efficiency and accuracy. Beyond having financial and practical benefits, it can be yet another differentiator that helps organizations stand apart from their competitors. This article discusses the most common benefits of automation and offers insights into how to overcome the challenges associated with implementing it. Read More
Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech) President Thayer Long details APTech’s latest developments, and discusses the programs, events, and other services the association has planned for 2021. Read More
Cheezy Snack is a cool retro typeface. The art and artistry of gyotaku, or fish printing. Don’t tell Prince: purple doesn’t exist. Next week’s NYC Zig Zag Festival is designed to be a “visual bridge between Italy and the United States.” A supposedly independent, locally owned news publication was actually all AI-generated. Some once-essential analog technologies that have been replaced by digital alternatives. Periodic Table D120 is a 120-sided die that contains all the known elements of the periodic table. A graphene-based cooling headband. Amazon’s AI shopping tool lets you search for items that don’t exist, for some reason. A unique folding chair design. Tips for how to win a tuna-throwing contest. Engineered algae could help solve our microplastics problem. Welcome to WhatTheyThink’s weekly miscellany. Read More