After one and half a year of intense development, the implementation of many suggestions from customers, and a concentrated beta-test period, the new ErgoSoft RIP software TexPrint v.2008 is now available. The new RIP software is especially developed for digital textile printing. The qualities of TexPrint, such as the intuitive user interface and usability, have [...]

South Windsor, Conn.-based Gerber Scientific denies additional difficulties with a key technology underlying its new Solara ion inkjet printer. Gerber Scientific Products head of advanced technology, John LaFleche says, “the delay is not related to the underlying cationic ink technology,” The cationic ink involves exposure to ultra-violate light to complete the printing process. LaFleche said [...]

Xaar, an inkjet technology firm based in Cambridge, U.K., has strengthened its partnership with Dutch textiles group TenCate, which has bought a 75 percent stake of inkjet technology group Xennia, in which Xaar holds a minority interest. TenCate, which specializes in protective and lightweight material production, already works with Xaar on inkjet technology for the [...]

So you want to be a green printer? One thing print shops should learn is that with “green,” it is not all or nothing, and not on or off. Currently, there are no established criteria for a green printing business, so green is mostly what you make it. Little increments of green can add up, [...]

Printing on textured fabrics has introduced a world of new applications. Thanks to the ability to print on non-smooth surfaces with the end result of bright, unified colors and sharp, high-resolution graphics, industries such as exhibition, retail, film, interior design, and fine art reproduction are benefiting from this market segment. What once was a standard [...]

UV-curable inkjet printing has been available for a while now, and the number of printers using UV-curable inks consistently grows. Yet, in inkjet printing, the total number of printers is very small compared to solvent and other types of inkjet printing. Although UV-curable inkjet is exciting and seems to have the potential for growth, there [...]

Picture a tent, pure white and large enough in which to park a Boeing 747. What would you notice about it? Probably that it was very large, and very white. But what could you notice? “The tent by itself says something special is going on here,” says John Schlueter of Karl’s Event Rental. “But if [...]

Businesses today need to use the Web in partnership with print. Both mediums have strengths and weaknesses, so finding just the right balance can save your company money, and strengthen your brand. Web strengths Web design is one-dimensional and a scrolling experience for the user. Moving around is what the Web is about; Web design [...]

Steve Samuel and Michael Elrod, owners of Graphics Gallery in Richmond, Va. have learned the value of adapting their service offerings to reflect their customer’s needs. At first, Graphics Gallery offered pre-press services for the offset printing industry. As the need for those services faded, Graphics Gallery evolved to focus exclusively on large format digital [...]

Better customer service starts with a smile; even when it’s a telephone call, it makes good sense to use a friendly tone of voice. Listen to good speakers on the radio and note the warm, inviting tone of voice. You want to replicate this relaxed, easy-going style in all of your telephone calls. Also, give [...]