At PRINTING United, which will be held Oct. 23-25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, the learning is endless. This brand-new tradeshow was built on the foundation of the SGIA Expo. It will feature the latest technologies and innovations on the show floor with educational sessions, half-day intensives and luncheons taking place in the meeting rooms. … [Read more...] about PRINTING United Coming to Dallas
2019 July/Aug
Inkjet Decoration of Plastics: A Bright Future
It’s hard not to notice that the world is going digital, and that increasingly applies to manufacturing – including industrial printing and decoration. Leading market forecaster I.T. Strategies estimated the global digital industrial and production print retail revenues to print providers growing from just over $35 billion in 2017 to more than $42.5 billion in 2021. This … [Read more...] about Inkjet Decoration of Plastics: A Bright Future
Personalization and Promo Markets Drive Advances in DTO Printing
Today’s direct-to-object (DTO) cylindrical printing systems serve a handful of modern printing needs. Growing demand from promotional and retail/personalization markets is driving the need for more advanced, higher-quality printing techniques on cylindrical items such as drinkware. DTO printing makes great strides DTO cylindrical printing has traditionally been done using … [Read more...] about Personalization and Promo Markets Drive Advances in DTO Printing
Standard Machine’s SMI 6090 Digital UV Industrial Inkjet Printer
by Lara Copeland, contributing writer, Plastics Decorating Standard Machines, Inc. (SMI) – the machine division at Comdec, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and the originator of the building block (modular) approach for pad printing equipment – has updated its SMI 6090 digital UV printer. It is more stable due to its servo motor, where the previous printer’s head was … [Read more...] about Standard Machine’s SMI 6090 Digital UV Industrial Inkjet Printer
Prepare for Supply Chain Pressures
by Liz Stevens, contributing writer, Plastics Decorating No manufacturing operation is immune to supply chain risk. Supply chain problems can occur at any stage of the product life cycle, and – for those who cannot avoid risk (think everyone) – a “belt and suspenders” mindset is vital to preparing for potential disruptions on the horizon. To minimize risk exposure and be … [Read more...] about Prepare for Supply Chain Pressures