virtual.drupa 2021
Leading up to the scheduled drupa 2020, COVID-19 forced a new course. From April 20 to 23, 2021 Messe Düsseldorf invited the global print and packaging community to meet at…
Cassie Balentine
Customer Demands are Met
Flexible companies are more apt to follow and act quickly on customer demands and trends…
Serving Shrink Sleeves
Labels, shrink sleeves, and other flexible packaging applications are often printed with flexographic technologies…
The Need to Pretreat
Direct to garment (DTG) printing has grown in popularity as do-it-yourselfers and print shops alike capitalize on consumer customization trends…
Substrate Considerations: Toner
Toner/eletrophotographic (EP)—including liquid EP like HP Indigo—is a mature digital print market that plays an important role in the overall print industry….
Hitting the Mark
Wallpaper was traditionally manufactured using conventional technologies such as flexography, gravure, screenprinting…
The Foundation of DTG Printing
Print service providers (PSPs) considering adding direct to garment (DTG) printing need to understand it isn’t as simple as throwing a shirt on a platen and hitting print.
Efficiently Utilizing Workflow Tools
Workflow solutions for digital and hybrid label production continue to advance. The evolution of these tools presents print providers…
In the Aisles
While the fate of print is debated by many, the general consensus is that packaging isn’t going anywhere. Therefore, it’s an appealing market for print providers of all sectors to target.
Ready or Not
The shift to the cloud is popular for software of all types in nearly every industry. In the print world, cloud-based management information systems (MIS) are increasingly implemented.
Finding Opportunity in Declining Volumes
Transactional printing represents a major portion of digitally printed impressions within the industry.
Carrying Cards
For practical and promotional reasons, many transactional- and marketing-based applications require card attachment services for mailings.
