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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.

October 9, 2020

Live, Work, and Play

In business since 1947, Igloo began as a metalworking shop with the goal of transporting clean water to a worksite in what would be the first beverage cooler. The manufacturer quickly gained...

October 9, 2020

Focus on Moments

From business to business to business to consumer (B2C) applications, digital print technologies serve a range of industries. Consumer photo printing is one evolving market. With out-of-the box thinking and the equipment and skill set, consumer-focused print companies are set to disrupt the way photographs are viewed and displayed.

October 9, 2020

Welcoming Innovation

Manufacturers with rich histories in product development and research are often tasked with ushering in new technology, despite the familiarity and comfort of existing practices, to keep up with customer demand and market trends. Savvy business owners embrace change and invest heavily in research and development (R&D) facilities.

October 9, 2020

A Logical Choice

Clothing manufacturers in the t-shirt space look to direct to garment (DTG) printers as a means to decorate products.

October 9, 2020

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.

October 9, 2020

Flooring Décors

Digital printing influences manufacturing more than ever before. On industrial scales, it continues to make inroads with production facilities by matching speeds and qualities of analog counterparts for short, custom, versioned runs.

October 1, 2020

Automated Cutting Software

Most automated finishing devices, whether routers or cutters or even laser power machinery, is equipped with proprietary software. To fully deliver on the process of automation, it is integral that the hardware is backed by intelligent software solutions.

September 27, 2020

The Software Difference

Automating the print process involves evaluating the tools on the finishing end. Manufacturers benefit from complementing digital printers with automated routers and cutters. To further streamline processes, it’s cost effective to take advantage of the software solutions available with these finishing devices...

September 27, 2020

Thermoforming Ink Options

Ink sets used in thermoforming applications are specifically created for this process. They must withstand extreme heat, offer high elasticity, in addition to other characteristics. Here we share some of the products designed for digital printing and thermoforming.

September 14, 2020