By Erwin Busselot, Director Business Innovation & Solutions, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe
What would you consider to be the number one factor for print buyers when choosing their print provider for marketing collateral?
If you said price you might be surprised by the results of a Keypoint Intelligence survey of 1,200 businesses in the United States.
By John Blyth, Marketing and Communications Manager, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe
A new report has underlined the powerful profit contribution that print advertising makes.
Recent supply chain issues and geopolitical developments, along with the increasing focus on sustainability, have created challenges for printers seeking a reliable supply of plates from suppliers focused on minimizing their carbon footprint. In light of these challenges, KODAK SONORA XTRA Process Free Plates, manufactured at Kodak’s Columbus, Georgia, facility is a smart choice for any printer.
Printers in Europe have many different options for sourcing the offset printing plates they need to maintain reliable, high-quality print production. Recent supply chain issues and geopolitical developments, along with the increasing focus on sustainability, have created challenges for printers seeking a reliable supply of plates from suppliers focused on minimizing their carbon footprint. In light of these challenges, KODAK SONORA XTRA Process Free Plates, manufactured at Kodak's Osterode facility in the heart of Germany, are a smart choice for any printer.
During its World News Media Congress in Copenhagen, WAN-IFRA published its fifth report focused on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. The report, “AI in Action,” features 10 practical, global use cases of how news publishers are working with Artificial Intelligence, particularly generative AI.
Challenge: A widespread problem that extends beyond the printing industry
Catching up to do: Almost half of SMEs only moderate when it comes to digitalization
Solution: Artificial intelligence, machinery, and robotics offer potential remedies
Digitalisation, demographic change, climate change – these megatrends are also having a significant impact on the transformation of the printing and paper industries. Nevertheless, paper and printed products will still be used and needed in many areas of life in the coming decades – the industry has a future. Playing a central role in this is sustainability. And this is also the central theme of the Touchpoint Sustainability special forum at drupa 2024 in Düsseldorf.
The fight for reader attention, restricted journalistic freedom and a lack of relatability are three of the obstacles to impactful climate reporting faced by newsrooms across Southeast Asia, a new report finds.
By Erwin Busselot, Director, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe
Professional colour management has historically been complex and required a significant investment in hardware, software, and staff.
Visitors to Xaar’s Open Day & FuturePrint Tech conference in Cambridge last week were the first to see the results of a research study into jetting high viscosity water-based inks, performed by Dr Chris Phillips and Professor Davide Deganello at the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Swansea University.
Keypoint Intelligence, a leading provider of market research and analysis for the digital imaging industry, recently published a forecast looking at the future growth and decline in the US and Western Europe of a variety of digital printing applications through 2027. The report analyzes its predictions by the following application groups (in addition to color vs black & white printing):
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