Business Management - Industry Trends

Technology developers throughout the wide-format value chain have signed on as sponsors of the third annual Wide-format Summit, being held July 24-26 at the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, FL. Agfa, Canon USA, EFI, and Fujifilm Graphic Systems have taken the four available top Keynote-level sponsorships.

Xeikon has confirmed its participation at Fespa Global Print Expo 2023, in Germany, where its digital printing technology's broad versatility and high flexibility will be on show, along with new innovative concepts developed in cooperation with customers. 

Roland DGA has announced the launch of its new Roland DG Care PLUS extended warranty program for TrueVIS printers, which offers customers the opportunity to purchase extended coverage at a significant discount when buying or leasing a new Roland DG TrueVIS printer or printer/cutter.

Denise Gustavson and Toni McQuilken report in on some of the products and trends they saw on the ISA 2023 show floor.

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (‘Kongsberg PCS’) is marking its second anniversary as an independent company - reporting that the past year has been a period of significant growth and expansion.

Roland DGA has introduced two new Rotary Rack attachments that enable the company’s recently launched VersaOBJECT CO Series UV flatbed printers as well as VersaUV LEC2 S-Series UV flatbeds to print directly around cylindrical objects.

In her latest blog, Kristen Dettoni of Design Pool recaps her presentation from the 2023 SPIRE Conference on digital print opportunities for commercial and residential interiors.

Convergence, as demonstrated by early reprographers, is still eminent in modern-day printing companies and M&A activity.

In her latest editorial, Wide-format Impressions, Editor-in-Chief Denise Gustavson discusses how recent changes in shopping behavior, including digital content and online ordering, have shaken up the way retail works and how PSPs must know how to serve the segment.

Textile and apparel manufacturers gathered at EFI Reggiani’s Customer Experience Center to witness first-hand the latest innovation providing users with promising new opportunities: EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA, the all-in-one solution for pigment printing that requires no ancillary equipment for pre-and post-treatment.