In this week’s Wide-Format Weekly: Washington State’s potential ban on printing inks; a view of this year’s economic, regulatory and legislative landscapes; how A.I. use is growing in wide-format; a new podcast on generational business succession; and an invitation for you to share your company’s charitable activities.
Dan Marx
A.I. tools are increasingly used in human resources activities. Onamica Dhar, Economist at PRINTING United Alliance, shares recent findings about how it is being used, and the challenges faced to users of these technologies. This brief presentation is based on the findings of the Alliance's recent report, A.I. in the Printing Industry: The Journey Begins.
Now in its fifth year, the annual Wide-Format Summit is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for wide-format producers seeking to grow their businesses.
iLEARNING+, the popular training platform created by PRINTING United Alliance, offers up-to-date, affordable training programs and certifications addressing numerous interest areas, including those specific to wide-format printing.
There seems to be a common direction among the many trajectories of wide-format businesses — the move toward greater efficiency.
Wide-Format Impressions is seeking submissions for its 2025 Inspiration in Action feature, which will highlight the charitable or community-building efforts of five wide-format companies.
While much of the discussion about the automation of print processes today centers around things like mechanical systems, robots, software, and AI, discounting the human factors of work is a recipe for failure.
This week’s Wide-Format Weekly features Marco Boer on segment consolidation, an interview with Roland DG’s Andrew Oransky, two great new resources on the promotional products market, and an opportunity to participate in this year’s Wide-Format Summit.
Roland DG recently hosted key staff, industry press, and its European distributor network for its Grand Print Event, held in Monza, Italy. At that event, Wide-Format Impressions spoke with Andrew Oransky, managing executive officer, global sales and marketing, about Grand Print and two new technologies introduced recently by the company.
Marco Boer, vice president of I.T. Strategies, shares his thoughts on the current state of consolidation in the wide-format printing segment.
In reality, these operations have changed with printing, and to meet the needs of their customer. Increasingly, that means moving into wide-format production.
A group of roughly 300 industry professionals converged at the historic Monza Autodromo – known as the “Temple of Speed” – to gain expanded view of Roland DG, two recently-released printing systems, and the technological spirit of Formula 1.
A key aspect of Imagine's growth trajectory comes from adding services that offer value beyond printing.
Equipment manufacturer swissQprint announced the launch of its Nyala flatbed printer – dubbed the Nyala 5 – which features a completely reconfigured platform.
For Phase 3 Visual Communications in Atlanta, Georgia, additional services have become integral in the company's success.
