Last Updated on January 21, 2020Web-to-print innovation has launched the big change of today’s printing practice, by introducing DTG printers that have transformed printing processes with increased efficiency.With the advancement of technology and the need for more detailed and complicated prints on t-shirts, the print industry has moved from traditional screen printing and embroidery to more digital direct-to-garment printing. Although the popularity of screen printing and embroidery is not going out of style, the DTG printing industry, on the other hand, is getting stronger for its fast delivery and printing high-quality artworks.New Updates:T-shirt Design Software for Your Ecommerce Store -...

The promotional goods market in the U.S. is currently worth approximately $19 billion in retail sales, and the personalized products market is valued at about $2 billion. In this report, Marco Boer, VP at I.T. Strategies and conference chair of the Inkjet Summit and other industry events, points out the unique opportunities this presents for printing companies, both large and small. In this report, Boer clearly identifies: Why the time is now for printers to enter the promotional and personalized goods market The unique sales and product line opportunity for printing companies, especially to clientele on a local level The...

By Sean Norris The following article was originally published by Promo Marketing. To read more of their content, subscribe to their newsletter, Promo Marketing Threads. As of Jan. 31, there were more than 7,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, with 170 deaths. Multiple other countries, including the U.S., India, Japan and several European nations, reported confirmed cases, as international airlines suspended service to China and travel restrictions took hold across the globe. In the promo industry, which relies on China for the majority of its products, the situation is causing some anxiety, with some wondering how coronavirus could impact the business....

Kyocera has officially launched the next generation of its inkjet printheads, with a new 600dpi head due to ship in April of this year.  This KJ4B EX 600 printhead is the first of Kyocera’s second generation printheads for commercial inkjet printing to be launched. The first of these new heads is the KJ4B-EX 600, a 600dpi head designed for aqueous inks with target markets ranging from textiles to packaging as well as graphics and industrial. This new head features a large, integrated piezo actuator, made possible by Kyocera’s unique material design technology for dense polycrystalline ceramic actuators combined with its...

Xaar has launched its 1003 family of print heads aimed at industrial inkjet printing, which builds on the company’s preceding Xaar 1002 and 1001 products.Xaar explains the 1003 print head family introduces an important new feature called the XaarGuard, which provides nozzle plate protection and, coupled with other design innovations, achieves what the company states to be the longest maintenance-free production runs in the industry.  The Xaar 1003 was produces with the company’s new X-ACT Micro Electric Mechanical Systems (MEMS) manufacturing process, which was recently awarded Manufacturing Site of the Year by the National Microelectronics Institute.The Xaar 1003 family of...