Photo Trends
Photobooks are a great application for those up to the task of optimizing workflow to ensure profitability…
Cassie Balentine
Photobook Tools
Photobooks and other photo merchandise are well suited for digital printing. Consumers obsessively take and share images on smartphones and many ecommerce sites have found a way to capitalize on this…
Commitment to Print
Features like print quality that rivals offset, substrate versatility, the ability to immediately finish after printing, and presses capable of handling unique paper sizes…
Over and Under
Primers, coatings, and over print varnishes (OPVs) are used pre- and post-print for function and haptics.
Keeping Clean
Antimicrobial coatings continue to gain ground in the graphic arts, with current popularity…
Look to the Floor
Traditionally considered a wide format application, the increased interest in floor graphics for social distancing instructions and messaging has print providers with expertise in other areas—think flexography (flexo) and dry and liquid toner—asking how they can get involved. Media manufacturers and converters have answered the call.
Turn Down the Heat
The evolution from conventional UV to cooler, UV LED curing brings reduced power consumption, lower heat requirements for curing, longer lamp…
A Hard Look
Grand View Research, an analyst firm out of San Francisco, CA, found that the global wood and laminate flooring market size was valued at USD 63.01 billion in 2019 and predicts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3 percent from 2019 to 2025.
A Logical Choice
Clothing manufacturers in the t-shirt space look to direct to garment (DTG) printers as a means to decorate products.
Altering Surface Energy
dvancements in digital printing technology enable almost limitless substrate capabilities. However, to ensure success, treatment is often necessary prior to printing, painting, or priming onto low-energy surfaces, like plastic.
