Post-Pandemic High Speed Inkjet
Eef De Ridder, Vice President, Ricoh Graphic Communications, talks to our own David Zwang about the post pandemic future for high speed inkjet. Click here to view the interview on LinkedIn
PIWorld: Sheetfed Inkjet Options for Commercial Printers; Consumables and Labor Shortages
Printing industry consultant David Zwang discusses the next wave of inkjet printing adoption by commercial printers seeking sheetfed inkjet presses, the availability of paper and of aluminum used to make offset plates, and how the current labor shortage is driving more commercial print shops to focus on workflow automation with Printing Impressions Editor-In-Chief Mark Michelson…
Labels and Packaging: A significant speed boost and cost reduction with Hybrid Production Inkjet for Flexible Packaging
While the projections vary, the global flexible packaging market is growing at an approximate 5% CAGR and expected to exceed $250 billion by 2024. This is an average range taking into account market forecasts. According to the April 2016 IDC ‘Digital Printing for Packaging Survey, 92% of brands surveyed said their volume of packaging is…
First Look at Canon’s Océ ProStream Platform
In this article, David Zwang looks at Canon’s new Océ ProStream series production inkjet offering introduced in advance of Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017. The ProStream is a continuous feed production inkjet system targeting the mid-to-high volume commercial printing market. The device leverages Océ technology from its previous continuous feed systems as well as the its sheetfed…
Konica Minolta: Moving into Production and Industrial Print
Konica Minolta – An interesting approach to expanding products and services I recently had the opportunity to attend the Konica Minolta Dealer Convention in Aspen CO. For me, it was interesting on many levels. First of all, I have never really spent a lot of time studying or writing about Konica Minolta, since the majority…
drupa 2016: A Watershed Event
Now that I have had a chance to recoup from the marathon called drupa, I wanted to share some thoughts and highlights. I have been to eight drupa’s since my first one in 1986. As a result, I have been witness to many developments that have impacted our industry over that time, including the move…
Inkjet drupa 2016 – Continuing the Story – Xerox
In this article, David looks at the current state of Xerox. The integration of Impika has produced some exciting collaboration, resulting in some new product introductions at drupa 2016, and perhaps a glimpse of the company’s future direction By now you have probably heard that Xerox will be splitting into two publically traded companies: A…
KBA and Xerox Target Folding Carton Market with a 40 Inch B1 Sheetfed Production Inkjet Press
KBA and Xerox have created a partnership to create a unique B1 sheetfed Production Inkjet Folding Carton Press. This new relationship allows KBA to continue to build the production inkjet product line to support the transition of its clients to the opportunities that production inkjet affords them. For Xerox, it expands the reach of its…