Tips & Tricks

Like our name suggests, we have super-useful tips and tricks to help you with design projects, 3D production, vehicle wrapping and more. We also provide some excellent small business set-up and marketing advice as well as practical tips and tricks about our Roland DG software, print machinery and 3D milling products.

What You Should Know About Media Reflective Intensity

01 April 2024 Dave Hawkes Quick Tips , Service & Support , Tips & Tricks , Software

This week’s Quick Tip from Roland DGA Desktop UV Printer Manager Dave Hawkes provides some insights on “Media Reflective Intensity” and how to counter the effects it can have upon the printheads of a UV inkjet. Useful information to share with your customers!

How to Select the Best Background Color for DTF Printing

18 March 2024 Phillip Chu Quick Tips , Software , Tips & Tricks , Service & Support

This week’s Quick Tip is from Philip Chu, Roland DGA’s new Product Manager of Specialty Devices. Philip provides some useful pointers on selecting the best background color when setting up artwork for direct-to-film printing. Great information to share with your VersaSTUDIO BY-20 or BN-20D customers.

“Peach Fuzz” is Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2024 – Why That’s Important and How to Match Any Pantone Color

26 February 2024 Jay Roberts Quick Tips , Software , Tips & Tricks , Service & Support

Pantone recently announced it’s 2024 color of the year – the recently released “Peach Fuzz.” This week’s Quick tip outlines a few simple steps in your customers can take in VersaWorks to accurately match Peach Fuzz – or any other Pantone color – quickly and easily.

How to Three-Layer Print with White Ink Using a TrueVIS LG or MG Series UV Printer/Cutter

09 February 2024 Jim Maffeo Quick Tips , Software , Tips & Tricks , Service & Support roland dga, roland dga, versaworks, versaworks 6, versaworks printing, versaworks rip, versaworks rip software, three layer print, lg, mg, uv printer

This week’s Quick Tip from Roland DGA Application Specialist Jim Maffeo outlines the steps for taking advantage of three-layer printing with white ink when using a TrueVIS LG or MG series printer/cutter. Share this information with your customers to help them optimize the quality of their prints while saving time and effort.

5 Holiday Trends

17 November 2023 Dave Hawkes Quick Tips , Tips & Tricks , Service & Support , UV Printing roland dga, large format printing, wide format printing, uv printing, uv printer, uv print, uv print and cut, lef printer, lef series, versauv

In this week’s Quick Tip, Roland DGA’s VersaUV Product Manager, David Hawkes, provides some interesting stats on how and when consumers plan on doing their holiday shopping this year. We encourage you to share this useful information with your customers – especially those who sell customized products online – to help them maximize sales and profits.

How to Prevent “Sticky” Ink Prints When Printing in Draft or Production Modes with a Roland DG IU-1000F

11 September 2023 Jim Maffeo Quick Tips , Tips & Tricks , Software , Service & Support roland dga, large format printing, wide format printing, uv printing, uv printer, uv print, uv print and cut

If any of your customers have commented that their printed output feels “sticky” when coming off an IU-1000F flatbed UV printer, share this week’s Quick Tip with them. Following just a few simple steps can help prevent this from occurring.

How to Use the Optional Profiles Available in VersaWorks 6 Media Explorer

16 August 2023 Matt Koenigsmann Quick Tips , Tips & Tricks , Software , Service & Support roland dga, roland dga, versaworks, versaworks 6, versaworks printing, versaworks rip, versaworks rip software, optional profiles

Share this week’s Quick Tip with your customers, which outlines the steps for taking advantage of the optional profiles in VersaWorks 6 Media Explorer – all available to Roland DG users with a few clicks of the mouse.

Taking Advantage of the Copy/Paste Setting Value (V) Feature in VersaWorks 6

20 June 2023 Jay Roberts Quick Tips , Tips & Tricks , Software , Service & Support roland dga, large format printing, wide format printing, versaworks 6, rip printing, software, roland dg connect, print app, printing app, roland dg printing app, ipad printing, tablet printing, phone printing, print software, print app, printing app

This week’s quick tip highlights a useful feature within VersaWorks 6 – the Copy Paste Setting Value (V) feature. It’s a convenient tool that’s incredibly useful when applying a lot of similar tasks or attributes to jobs. Sharing this tip with your customers will help save them a significant amount of time and effort when undertaking future projects.

Enhancing Production with Variable Data and Spot Colors

18 April 2023 Matt Koenigsmann Quick Tips , Tips & Tricks , Software , Service & Support roland dga, roland dga, versaworks, versaworks 6, versaworks printing, versaworks rip, versaworks rip software, variable data, spot colors

The most recent VersaWorks update allows those using variable data to utilize spot colors like RDG, White, RDG Primer, RDG Gloss, and RDG MetallicSilver, if their printers are equipped with these special colors. This week’s Quick Tip from Roland DGA’s Matt Koenigsmann outlines the process.

Digital Printing 101: Which Ink Do You Need?

06 April 2023 Ginny Mumm Color Management , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Tips & Tricks , UV Printing roland dga; digital printing; eco-solvent inks; uv inks; resin ink; latex ink; cmyk; printer inks

Whether you are just getting started with digital printing or are interested in exploring new avenues, your choice of ink will impact what you can do and what results you can achieve.