Transforming with AI
In general, artificial intelligence (AI) technology enhances efficiency, reduces errors, and eliminates production bottlenecks in a wide format…
Missy Donovan
Maintaining Higher Value
Suffice to stay 2025 has been a year filled with turbulence and uncertainty. What we do know is that the graphic arts is thriving…
Revenue Builders
Flatbed printers featuring smaller format print areas and laser engravers are two versatile technologies attracting a lot of interest…
Remaining Profitable
It was a challenging year for wide format graphics printer hardware in 2024. Hardware unit shipments dropped about 15 percent…
Give Them Options
For small print businesses versatility is critical to success. Thankfully, the latest print technology delivers solutions that handle…
Wide Format Printers
August 2025: Target Chart
Laser Engraving
Print service providers (PSPs) consider adding new capabilities to their shops to expand capabilities, attract new customers, and upsell to existing…
Scaling Down
Small format flatbed printers open up new opportunities to print service providers by enabling small-batch, personalized orders…
Consolidation in Print
The graphic arts is a mature market. Consolidation is a serious consideration, whether it is between media suppliers or hardware manufacturers…
Steps Taken Toward Sustainability
Environmental stewards promote environmentally friendly practices in the work place. In the graphic arts, many steps are being taken to make wide…
Automated Finishing for Fabrics
Several finishing systems incorporate laser options for wide format output. The technology has become an industry standard for soft signage…
Industry Influences
The August issue of Digital Output features our annual state of the industry article. Topics touched on include trending applications…
Reducing Errors, Enhancing Efficiency
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a derivative of automation, in the sense that the graphic arts is turning to AI as a tool to streamline the entire print…
Walls for All Occasions
The connotations associated with wallpaper range from something antique you might have seen in your grandmother’s living room to 1980s…
Bits, Blades, & Belts
Wide format cutting tables offer task versatility—from tangential and oscillating cutting to creasing and sometimes extending to routing and engraving…
Fast, Faster, Fastest
Recent flatbed announcements from several vendors included upgrades in print speed. For example, in January of this year, swissQprint…