Committed to Manufacturing Excellence

The Vortic Watch Company of Fort Collins, CO is a small batch, custom, watch manufacturing and vintage restoration company. Its mission, according to its website, is to “preserve and enhance the legacy of manufacturing excellence in America.”

Playing a Part in the Pandemic

While limited physical interaction continues to be encouraged, there are certain environments or activities that the general public still visit or partake in...

Photo Trends

Photobooks are a great application for those up to the task of optimizing workflow to ensure profitability...

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...