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Time constraints: Everyone has them, no one knows what to do with them. This past week I’ve been trying to figure out how best to deal with too much to do in too little time. So what do you do when you have 16 hours worth of stuff to do in 8 hours? I mean, [...]
Epson America introduced its next generation 64˝ solvent printer, the Epson SureColor S30670. Incorporating Epson’s latest technological breakthroughs, the SureColor S30670 is the first solvent-based printer to use the Epson MicroPiezo TFP print head, bringing a new level of quality, performance and value to the signage, vehicle graphics and fine art markets. “Our first generation [...]
This week a sale representative came by trying to sell me on the ColorWave 650, and since we are no longer a reproduction shop focusing on houseplan printing, we really were not too interested, but it still nice to see a machine like this mixing b/w and color so well. Océ, a Canon Group Company [...]
Comparing DTG printers is fairly complex and overwhelming. Unfortunately, if you read over T-shirtforums.com, you will only find a sea of complaints and answers with no real way to compare the models. The only thing I could attain was that all of the machines are overly problematic, but DTG has come a long way so [...]
I go back and forth whether the Xerox 700 is worthwhile. Even though we run into ALOT of trouble with this thing, we have printed over 2.5 million clicks on our machine in less than three years. We’ve also experienced countless quality issues and service debacles that is probably responsible for my hair loss. Read [...]
Anajet’s new mPower digital apparel printer is the fastest and most durable direct-to-garment printer in its class. Purpose-built for high-volume production, the mPower uses a robust industrial print head and a new, innovative, patented ink delivery and recirculation system superior to the Anajet Sprint. For singles, short runs, or hundreds of prints per day, the [...]
When Epson decided to develop a commercial outdoor printer, customer and industry expectations were high. And for good reason. Over the years, Epson has been known to provide some of the best wide format solvent printing available…or have they? I wanted to look closer myself at the machine since there were so many ads for [...]
The history of digital print is relatively short compared to printing as a whole, which dates back to 1439, when German businessman Johannes Gutenberg created a press that started the mass production of books. The first digital printing presses came onto the market in the early 1990’s. Digital printing assembles each image from a complex [...]
Bringing easy large-format printing and the instant sharing of plans to design professionals wherever they work, HP unveiled a new HP ePrint & Share mobile application for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. HP ePrint & Share is a printing and sharing tool that allows designers in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry to [...]
Canon Inc. and Océ N.V. announced the launch of two new production printing systems developed jointly by the two companies: a monochrome production printer series equipped with Canon finishing and scanning technology, and a high-speed color multifunction system series incorporating Océ controller technology. Since Canon welcomed Océ into the Canon Group in March 2010, the [...]
As a completely digital printer, we’ve been dealing with click charge plans for some time now, most notably with Xerox. I have to tell you, its a love / hate relationship so if you intend to enter a new contract for a digital production machine based on clicks, I have some advice for you. There [...]
A click charge is an agreed-upon charge per “click” or piece of paper that runs through your machine and are a common charge incurred during the lease of digital printing equipment such as copiers, printers or digital presses. My experience with click charges is based on three digital machines with Xerox including the Docucolor 240, [...]
Xerox Corporation’s new DocuColor® 8080 Digital Press handles jobs ranging from direct mail and calendars to booklets and collateral – opening up new ways for printers of all sizes and scope to increase business. Core to the DocuColor 8080 are three features that offer printers a competitive edge: productivity apps, low gloss dry ink and [...]
The Morgana DocuFold Pro is a brand new concept fully automatic paper folding machine. Equipped with the latest SmartScreen technology, it enables an operator with minimum training to carry out a variety of folds from an icon driven touch screen. An unlimited alpha numeric memory is available to store all standard and non standard jobs. [...]
Like any other high-performance, high-quality product, a little conditioning goes a long way with digital paper. It can make the difference between “okay” and outstanding when it comes to results! Find out what steps you can take to get the most out of digital papers including Xerox paper. For optimum conditioning, follow these storage guidelines: [...]
Fujifilm has added two new Acuity machines to its range of flatbed printers. The Acuity Advance and Acuity Advance X2 join the Advance HS HD3545 and HD3545 X2, but feature high-speed billboard quality modes that produce work at 35sqm per hour. They also include 22.2sqm per hour POP quality, 15.2sqm per hour high quality and [...]
Océ has announced the new Océ Arizona 360 GT and Océ Arizona 360 XT flatbed printer models with enhancements over previous models that enable its customers to increase productivity and application versatility and open doors to technical and industrial applications. The Océ Arizona 360 GT model features the standard table size of 49 by 98.4 [...]
With its 42″ width and 600 feet per minute speed, the HP T400 Color Inkjet Web press prints up to 5,200 full-color, letter-size pages per minute. HP unveiled the press at O’Neil Data Systems, a Los Angeles-based data-driven marketing communication firm that now is running all four systems in the HP inkjet web press portfolio—the [...]
