The Price is Right – I Can Prove It!
by Matt Richart, Digital EFX Wraps
Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters
Acrylic Graphics are Making us Grey
So we were preparing for a show the other day – the Dieline Conference. Our creative team came up with a great design for our booth and Bryan in our service bureau went to work creating it. The design required a second-surface image on clear acrylic. The chosen tool for the job? The VersaUV LEJ-640 flatbed/roll to roll hybrid printer of course. Only one problem. Our VersaUV was out on the road at a few tradeshows. Second choice? Print to high gloss paper and apply it facedown (2nd surface) to the acrylic using an extremely thin, double-sided adhesive, optically clear laminate. Piece of cake!
One Machine or Two? The Print & Cut Dilemma
In show business, a triple threat is someone who can sing, dance, and act. At Roland DG, we’ve mastered the three disciplines of printing, cutting, and printing and cutting together. Like many Hollywood triple threats, we have found that one aspect of our talents has often overshadowed the others. In our case, we have become very well known for integrated print/cut devices. We offer a wide variety of sizes and configurations, and have been the leaders in the segment since we introduced the first integrated machines over 18 years ago.
Custom Roland DG VP-540 printed automobile tire insert POS signs
We rarely have dull days around the sign shop, and yesterday we received a request for a long time satisfied customer at the local Chevrolet dealership. He needed to advertise four sizes of tires, with a “Good”, “Better”, and “Best” option. These tires would be on display in the service drive area of the dealership. I was presented with the necessary copy and was told to “get busy-we need these before closing time today”. Ok, deadlines can be met….so back to work I go!
Stickers-on-the-Go… Everybody’s Doing It
Stickers. Decals. Lettering. It’s not something that an average person ponders on a regular basis, but if we had a means, I bet we’d all use custom stickers quite regularly. This thought occurred to me as I was looking through our list of owners for the STIKA portable vinyl cutters. What an assortment of small businesses, large businesses, schools and just regular people. The STIKA is being used for custom decals, t-shirt deco, personalized gifts, bakeries, realty signage and so much more.
Realistic Packaging Prototypes - Without an Arts & Crafts Session
How much easier would it be to sell your package concept to your client or your superiors if you could make new mock-ups every day as your design evolves?
Roland DG Restyling is "in a Relationship"
I'm not much of a car guy. First because I'm not a guy and second because cars to me are simply a method of transportation – not a source of entertainment or a statement of style. (Although I suppose my 4 Door Honda Accord DOES speak to my practical nature.) Recently, however, I'm looking at NASCAR in a whole new light.
A Global Award for the VersaUV LEC
Hey! Our Roland DG VersaUV just earned the Label Industry Global Award for new Innovation at Label Expo this week! How ’bout that!?! The VersaUV has been around for a few years now and although it’s gained some momentum recently, it remains for the large part unknown among most of our target audience.
30,000 package prototypes
In the category of “a picture is worth a thousand words,” this one might be worth 30,000! We’ve been working on a big summer project in our graphic production department. It all started when we were trying to figure out a way to get an actual box prototype – typically, a one-off – in the hands of the readers of Package Design Magazine. We struck on the idea of inserting one in every issue – which presented a monumental task:
The Benefits and Added Value of Metallic Silver Ink
Metallic Silver ECO-SOL MAX Ink from Roland DG is now available, making it easier and more affordable than ever for you to print true metallics and create pearlescent process colors for dramatic effect and high profit margins. Implementing this technology will allow your business to add metallic graphics to signs, banners, vehicle graphics and wraps, labels, decals, point of purchase displays and custom apparel, premium products that command premium prices in the marketplace.