Digital & Inkjet
This topic section of WhatTheyThink focuses on emerging trends in the rapidly-growing area of digital printing technology. It features commentary and analysis on technical and business trends relative to digital printing applications.
2024 Inkjet Integrator Profiles: NEOS
This series of inkjet integrator profiles, courtesy of Inkjet Insight, aims the spotlight on companies focused on offering custom-developed inkjet printing solutions to their customers. In the first in the series, Ralf Schlözer looks at Italian integrator NEOS. Read More
Road to drupa Production Continuous Feed Inkjet Trends 2024
As part of our “Road to drupa” coverage, Marco Boer of IT Strategies looks at current trends impacting the continuous-feed production inkjet market, and what to look for in Düsseldorf. Read More
Road to drupa: Cut-Sheet Production Inkjet Trends 2024
As part of our “Road to drupa” coverage, Marco Boer of IT Strategies looks at current trends impacting the cut-sheet production inkjet market, and what to look for in Düsseldorf at drupa 2024. Read More
We Love Fast Inkjet—Part 1
Everyone loves a productive press. With inkjet vying to take more volume away from traditional presses, color and image quality are yesterday’s problem. Today, the challenge is to go faster and faster. In Part 1 of a two-part series, Inkjet Insight’s Elizabeth Gooding explains what it takes to get that next bit of incremental productivity out of an inkjet press. Read More
My Father’s World Expands Home Curriculum Production with Affordable Color
In this article, sponsored by Kyocera, Pat McGrew looks at content publishing in the educational market, and how it comes with challenges that are not faced in most other markets. The demand for high-quality print is the same, but the print runs can be very short, and the requirement for substrates ranges from light to heavy across production needs. Add the need for engaging color, and it is clear why more content publishers like My Father’s World are turning to the Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000. Read More
Compact, High-Quality Label Printing with the SnapPress LP-1
The market for packaging printing, and especially labels, is gravitating towards digital print. European section editor and Inkjet Insight contributor Ralf Schlözer looks at a new entrant in the digital label space: SnapPress and the SnapPress LP-1 inkjet label printer. Read More
Kyocera Enters 2024 with Inkjet-Fueled Momentum
Kyocera has new presses, partnerships, and application segments helping to accelerate market penetration in 2024. However, the real story is the popularity and staying power of the first press they brought to market. In this article, sponsored by Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc., Inkjet Insight’s Elizabeth Gooding looks at the market reaction to the TASKalfa Pro 15000c and previews the upcoming TASKalfa Pro 55000c. Read More
The Secret to Inkjet Success Is in the Inks—and Primers
Inkjet is the main driver of the printing industry's transition from traditional printing processes to digital. The discussion often revolves around press architectures, print heads and technical aspects of the hardware, while inks and supporting fluids tend to be treated as secondary issues. This article, written and sponsored by Kodak, looks at how inks and primers have a significant impact on color quality, cost-effectiveness and sustainability of the jobs produced, as well as the variety of applications. Read More
3 Critical Components of Inkjet Innovation
Is innovation just new technology or is there more to it? Inkjet Insight guest contributor Kelly Lawrence looks at how a true innovation requires a commercialized technology or capability, market desire, and market viability. Ask yourself, what percentage of your new products and services are truly innovations? Read More
Inkjet Integrators: An Introduction
In part one of an Inkjet Insight series, Ralf Schlözer begins an extensive look at “inkjet integrators,” providers of custom solutions for applications for which there are few or no commercial inkjet press solutions available. Read More
News
SCREEN Americas Hosts Executive Preview Event for Future Customers of the Truepress JET 560HDX
Midland’s Inkjet Expertise on Display at Inkjet Summit 2024
Webinar Reminder! Spring Inkjet Update Presented by Inkjet Insight
MBO America Introduces Gene French As A Versatile and Strategic Addition to Their Sales Team
Canon Announces the Expansion of its Label Printing Portfolio with New LabelStream LS2000
Canon Announces Digitally Printed Labels and Packaging Market Product Strategy
Canon Announces the ProStream 3160 as Flagship Model of the ProStream 3000 Series
Video
Road to drupa: IT Strategies' Marco Boer - Part 2
Nick Gawreluk talks with industry analyst Marco Boer of IT Strategies talks about some of the new and enhanced technologies he expects to see at drupa. Marco says workflow software is something everyone should pay attention to at drupa. Watch Video
Road to drupa: Marco Boer
Nick Gawreluk talks with Marco Boer of IT Strategies about what he is looking forward to seeing in production inkjet at the show. Watch Video
Taylor Demers' David Johnson Talks About Upgrading Inkjet Presses
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with David Johnson, President of Taylor Demers, about the company's increased capacity and upgrade of its production inkjet capabilities. Watch Video
Core Publishing Solutions’ Brandon Nowak on Managing Massive Page Volume
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Brandon Nowak, Director of Print & Engineering for Core Publishing Solutions. Over the past five or six years, the book-printing company has been taking its legal printing business in a more commercial direction, producing billions of pages on a combination of offset and HP PageWide presses. Watch Video
thINK Is Preparing for its 10th Anniversary!
Lori Messina, President of the thINK board, discusses thINK's preparation for its 10th anniversary and the support of its membership with an amazing annual event and a great web resource. Watch Video
Voice of the Customer: JD Graphic, Tidewater Direct, and Walker 360 on Their Inkjet Journeys
In this video, sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with three Screen customers about how inkjet has transformed their companies, why they continue to invest in new technology, and the impact on their customers. Watch Video
Voice of the Customer: Tidewater Direct's Geoffrey Eisenberg on the Company's Inkjet Journey
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Geoffrey Eisenberg, COO of Tidewater Direct, about the company’s inkjet journey, which began seven years ago and has expanded in the years since. Watch Video
Voice of the Customer: JD Graphic's Nick DeBlasio on the Journey from Offset to Inkjet
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Nick DeBlasio from JD Graphic Co. Inc. about the company’s journey as it transitioned from offset to inkjet. Watch Video
Voice of the Customer: Walker 360’s Taylor Blackwell on the Journey from Offset to Inkjet
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Taylor Blackwell of Walker 360 about the company’s journey as it transitioned from offset to continuous-feed production inkjet, finding some of the biggest challenges in finishing. Watch Video
Business Update: Heidelberg Gallus One
In this video sponsored by Heidelberg, Dan Maurer spotlights the Heidelberg Gallus One digital inkjet label press. Watch Video
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