Acording to the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, the technical segment of the large-format market is a driver of growth opportunity. This segment grew 2.4 percent year over year to more than 43,700 units shipped in 2Q13.
Each week we’re swept around by factors well beyond our control. While there are certain steps we can take to hedge our bets or mitigate our risks, we remain an industry susceptible to many threats from all sides.
RISO's ComColor X1 series of high-speed, full-color inkjet printers will be making their North American debut at PRINT 13 in Chicago next month. The series is supported by a cadre of optional production accessories that make for a number of configurations that are ideal for any printing operation.
Semper International has reported an industry sales boost during the last half of the second quarter of 2013. Semper's most recent quarterly survey, that highlights trends in the printing and graphics industries, reveals a positive outlook and improved sales.
To help educate printers on how to make a successful transition, xpedx—a full-service supplier of wide-format equipment, supplies and service—increased its Wide Format Solutions Summits to 28 shows at 14 new cities this year based on the success of the five summits it held in 2012.
This spring, astronaut Chris Hadfield unveiled the currency of Canada’s future by spinning a banknote in zero gravity. It was a (Canadian) $5 bill, the latest to be made not of paper or cotton fiber but of polymer.
The purpose is ostensibly to deter counterfeiters, with a side-effect of increased durability (2.5 times as durable, according to the Bank of Canada). But an even more distant side-effect is now being explored in Australia, by the research institution that spawned plastic money in the first place: printable solar power.
In an effort to bring its transpromo business to an even greater scale of production and quality, R.E. Gilmore of Ottawa, has added a Xerox CiPress 500 production inkjet system. The company is reported to be the first printer in Canada to purchase this press.
InfoTrends' Ultimate Guide Online platform now features access to the wide-format printing (WFP) market. With product specifications for over 300 products from a total of 40 vendors, the guide provides side-by-side comparisons of WFP printers from a wide range of vendors based in all regions.
Foremost Communicationsis of Grand Rapids, MI, is reportedly the first North American company to install a new Screen Truepress JetSX sheetfed inkjet press. The company forecasts significant growth in one-to-one solutions, targeted direct marketing and personalized packaging as the result of the investment.
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