Systems Integration is Top Priority in 2019: Spotlight Workflow Automation
After the Global Trends Report, we decided that certain issues of the printing industry deserve special attention, so we started
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Precise Printing with the Right Inspection System
When it comes to optimize printing processes, inspection systems became standard in the last years. As they protect from errors and thereby improve the printing quality, they’re indispensable in modern printing houses.
Continue ReadingThe Challenges Facing the Packaging Industry
Packaging production is an important part of the print industry. It might not appear to be as sensational as 3D or functional printing, but packaging can be quite an interesting topic as well. So, let’s take a closer look at the challenges facing this cornerstone of our industry and what they mean for printers and converters.
Continue ReadingDigitizing Packaging Processes Helps Big Players to Keep up with Innovative Craft Brands
In order to compete with the innovative strength of craft brands, big FMCG companies have to fundamentally revise their way of operating manufacturing processes. Especially when it comes to packaging production, digitization will be key to further drive their growth.
Continue ReadingFrom Outer Space: NASA Protects Ships and Astronauts with a 3D-Printed Chain Mail
NASA engineers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory succeeded in 3D printing chain mail coming with ideal properties for its use in astronautics.
Continue ReadingFuture Links CW 13 – Multichannel Edition
We could not talk about news on advertising, cross-media solutions, VR and AR without mentioning Amazon, Facebook, Nielsen Catalina Solutions, Fallout 4, Maxst and Lightspeed. Here we go!
Continue ReadingSustainability and the printing industry
Economic concerns, technological threat and uncertain futures have contributed to a crisis of confidence in print. Throw in rapidly changing market expectations and media choices, and you have an industry that’s been on the back foot for several years. But a reversal is underway. Print is reinventing itself to be more vibrant than ever, an energetic force in a multichannel communications world.
Continue ReadingFuture Links February 26th
Here are our daily links with the most important news from the printing industry. Today they feature Stratasys’ presentation at a large healthcare conference, Changing Technologies’ wish to partner with Lego, TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box, Fraunhofer’s new process for metal 3D screen printing, Heidelberg’s postpress range for drupa 2016, Xaar’s printheads for UV printing and paper-based sensors for environmental monitoring.
Continue ReadingInteractive newsprint points to the future
A team of researchers at the Media Innovation Studio at University of Central Lancashire looked closely at newspaper pages. They saw much more than just ink and paper: They envisioned the printed page to become an interactive surface connected to the internet of things (IoT) that would respond to touch and offer audio playback and other unexpected features.
Continue ReadingFuture Links August 25th 2015
Here are our daily links with the most important news from the printing industry. Today they feature coffee-based filament, 3D printed wind turbines, a forecast predicting a booming 3D printing market, UPM Raflatac’s environmental commitment, a debate about price versus value in print buying and PG Paper’s acquisition of the Trucard and Gemini brands.
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