UV curing by light emitting diodes (LEDs) has made remarkable strides in a short time. For sheetfed offset printers, advances in LED-UV technology promise gains in production efficiency on new and legacy presses alike.
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Greater transparency and improved efficiency are among the rewards of using production data to steer the day-to-day operations of an in-plant.
Glendon Harris, Operations Manager of Ithaca College’s in-plant, joined two other printers to discuss how e-commerce-enabled print production has benefited their operations during the Workflow and Software segment of the PRINTING United Digital Experience.
Dry and Liquid Digital Toner, a technology near and dear to every in-plant, was the focus of one full day of the PRINTING United Digital Experience. In his keynote, analyst David Zwang made the case that toner is “the digital print of the past and the future.”
On Wednesday, the focus of the PRINTING United Digital Experience turned to digital inkjet printing, and two panel discussions with inkjet users focused on how the technology has positively impacted their businesses.
Antimicrobial coatings can help printers meet the demand for clean, germ-free environments — but the benefits mustn’t be oversold.
New quarters and a growing menu of services keep Shelter Insurance Document Services busy, capable, and relevant to its parent organization.
Production inkjet is ready for a major embrace by commercial printers in comparison to offset and digital toner-based digital printing. But, those joining the migration to it need to be ready to change more than just their printing presses.
Those attending the opening session of Virtual Inkjet Summit already knew that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the trajectory of the printing industry. What they learned was that, with the help of production inkjet, the path to recovery can be more certain.
The efficiency of digital printing can be squandered if the postpress process isn’t equally efficient. Facing just such a disconnect, the in-plant at the University of California, Santa Cruz considered its options and installed a solution that resolves the output problem and increases the in-plant's value.
PRINTING United will be a comprehensive online experience this October and in-person once again in October 2021. Exhibitors learned of the sequence of events that led to the change in an online announcement on June 24.
Eastman Kodak is stepping up its comeback campaign with the launches of significant new products, including an inkjet press it describes as a potentially game-changing solution, with print quality that's “virtually indistinguishable” from offset lithography.
Embellishments such as foil stamping, diecutting, embossing, and specialty coatings can not only heighten visual appeal, but deliver measurable, profit-driving results. Thanks to new technology, embellishments are now also available for digital printing for short-run, customized, and personalized applications.
In the view of government affairs expert for the printing industry Lisbeth Lyons, the work that Congress must do to stimulate recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is off to a solid start – but is nowhere near close to completion.
Acquiring a production inkjet press doesn’t have to be a blind leap of faith. We talked with three in-plant managers to get their advice on assessing, installing and getting the most out of an inkjet press.
