Keeping printers, suppliers, and analysts operating during Covid-19 times requires exactly the creativity our industry is known for. What innovative ideas are you and your firm considering to keep revenue flowing and staff employed? Share your thoughts with fellow print stakeholders on this LinkedIn forum >>>

Konica Minolta, along with customer DS Graphics/Universal Wilde, announced the installation of an AccurioJet KM-1 LED UV Inkjet Press. “This represents the start of a significant investment strategy to upgrade and expand the services we can offer to our clients,” said Jeff Pallis, CEO of DS Graphics/Universal Wilde.

We are being afforded a “Second Chance” to listen to someone who may need to talk to during this period. For us, let an associate know how much we count on them, with their skills, experience, and judgment. Now is the time to tell a Supplier how important they have been and are now that we have the time to slow down and re-establish essential relat...

The last time the world economy was teetering on the brink of disaster, Lance Dixon made a move you wouldn’t have found in the small business owner playbook. “When my business was struggling financially after the Great Recession, I doubled down and bought a new printing press and another printing company,” he says. “Looking back, it was the watersh...

"While initial legislation calls for a federal mandate requiring businesses with 500 and fewer employees to provide 12 weeks of paid leave, PIA is hearing loud and clear from its members that there is not liquidity nor tolerance for debt available to fulfill this mandate. The result could lead to an acceleration of layoffs and closures," said Micha...

OEM’s are working to develop equipment for the Food Contact Materials (FCM). The goal is to provide their customers access to the multi-billion-dollar digital labels and packaging FCM marketplace. John Ortiz, Memjet’s VP of Inks and Materials, shares his views on inks and navigating the complex FCM compliance issues.

The proper buying of Print is a difficult task and like health-care, it is a custom-made transaction, a custom-made experience. Patients can’t “test-drive” the health-care they experience. They can’t “test-drive” the project they need printed. Most of your Buyers want something improved. Do you know what that might be?

Too often, we don’t undertake Wide-Format projects that are not in our wheelhouse. Possibly, we are afraid of outsourcing it to another printer because we don’t “trust” the security of our client list or worry about the quality of the end-product. Think of it as a partnership; it can be very profitable.

OPM Europa and DG press partnered with Memjet to develop direct to container and bottle printers. Powered by Memjet’s water-based inkjet technology, the press provides an alternative to expensive pressure sensitive film-based labels. With ROI projected at 6-months, printers can expect accelerated profits. Read the full announcement with an impactfu...

Kodak’s Print for Good program recently partnered with its customer, Alcom Printing Group, to print 2,000 books for Room to Read. This organization helps children throughout the world develop literacy skills and a habit of reading. “It is always a special moment watching books being printed when you know they will go directly to schools with limite...