Toby Burnett, Director of Sales EMEA at PrintFactory When wide format printers think of automation, what often comes to mind is a printing operation with fewer and fewer people working on the production floor. A facility filled with robots. Automatic data exchange between printers and software for driving business decisions.[…]

Consumer perception of plastic has finally reached a tipping point. Years of campaigning has resulted in a widespread awareness of the strain that plastics put on the environment. In 2018, we saw this translate into a demand for change, which brands rushed to meet. From McDonald’s plastic straw ban to[…]

Gianluigi Rankin, Director of Product Marketing at Memjet   In a recently published research report, The Future of Inkjet Printing to 2023, marketing intelligence firm Smithers Pira estimates that the global market for inkjet printing will grow at a rate of 9.4% year-over-year and will be worth $109 billion in value[…]

The textile printing market is rather traditional. For example, only 4 percent currently use digital printers. The reasons for this are diverse, from sticking to familiar production methods to the fear of high investments. Mimaki wants to change that with the TS55-1800, a high-end digital textile printer for use with[…]

“Innovation” has been a buzz word for as long as we have been in the Textile CAD industry. Universally, it can be a company’s search for sustainability, cost savings, faster production or shorter time to market. Innovation affects a company’s bottom line, public perception, as well as the overall quality of their[…]

Demand for web-to-print As a number of businesses struggle to push industry into the fourth revolution, there are customers asking for the fifth and, for the print industry, the concept of web-to-print demands it. Major online retailers are creating infrastructures to cater for this demand either by creating their own[…]

With increased tablet and smartphone usage leading to clear signs of digital fatigue among consumers, it’s increasingly challenging for brand campaigns to ‘cut through’ on digital channels – and that’s great news for print. Disappointing response rates from digital-only campaigns are driving a growing number of marketers to realise that[…]

Many companies claim to be customer-focused. But EFI™ is different in that the company distinguishes between customer focus and true collaboration — collaboration that extends to its customers’ customers. At its user conference, Connect 2019, EFI CEO Bill Muir told his audience that his job “is to keep the innovation[…]

Sustainability in Business Structures Print Equipment is based in Ottersweier, Germany and is an international wholesale company for personalised printable gifts and promotional items. The company offers necessary printing and transfer systems as well as a large selection of printable items and devices for nearly every printing need. One issue[…]