News, Views & How To's

Give Dad Some Personalized Attention: Five Custom Print Options for Father's Day

08 June 2023 Ginny Mumm Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Inspiration father's day gifts, personalized gifts, customized gifts, custom print, uv printer, eco-solvent printer, dtg printer, dtf printer, t-shirt printer, direct print, printer/cutter, roland dg

Whether it's customized graphics on his favorite cooler, a personalized golf ball or a t-shirt printed with his favorite saying, Roland DG's print devices can help you make Father's Day special.

What’s New: RCM-SSFB

08 June 2023 Lily Hunter Quick Tips , Service & Support

This week’s Quick Tip provides some useful information on one of Roland DGA’s newest media offerings – SoftSign™ Fabric Banner (RCM-SSFB). Share it with your customers and familiarize them with this great new product designed to give a high-end look and feel to any banner application.

Best Practices for Storage and Shipment of Direct to Film Transfers for the BN20D

01 June 2023 Daniel Valade Quick Tips , Software , Service & Support , UV Printing

If you have VersaSTUDIO BN-20D customers, you’ll definitely want to share this week’s Quick Tip with them. It provides some useful pointers for creating direct-to-film transfers that will be pressed by the final customer anywhere from several days to weeks after the transfer has been completed. Following these simple steps will help ensure optimum results.

Resin Ink: What it is and Why it Might be Right for Your Business

19 May 2023 Ginny Mumm Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters resin ink, latex ink, digital printing, wide-format printing, resin ink printer, latex ink printer, interior decor printing, interior signage, vehicle graphics, environmental graphics, window graphics, floor graphics, wall graphics

Resin or latex ink has been around for more than a decade, and offers rich, lasting color on quick drying, low VOC prints.

5 Online Print Businesses You Can Start This Year

17 May 2023 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing , Engraving , Cutters online businesses, sticker design, diy stickers, decals, home-based business, print-and-cut, uv printing, dtg printing, rotary engraver, personalization, gifts, photo impact printer, vinyl cutters, benchtop uv printer, product customization, product personalization, promotional products, jewelry personalization, custom apparel

Launching a printing-related online business is easier than ever with help from Roland DG printing technology. Here are five ideas for popular, profitable online businesses you can start from home.

Ask Angelyn: Where do I start? Five ways to get your first customers

10 May 2023 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise roland dga, print/cut, wide-format printing, software, roland dg connect, versauv, versastudio, uv printing, ada signage, window graphics, vinyl graphics, t-shirt printing, custom apparel, custom gifts, signage, digital printing, eco-solvent printer

Roland DGA's Small Business Manager Angelyn Cubacub discusses where to start in launching your digital printing business, and how to get - and retain- your first customers.

Helpful Tip When Loading Media on Roland DG TrueVIS Printers

08 May 2023 Jim Maffeo Quick Tips , Software , Service & Support , UV Printing roland dga, versaworks, versaworks 6, versaworks printing, versaworks rip, versaworks rip software, truevis, loading media

Media shewing issues can be extremely frustrating, slowing down workflow and negatively affecting overall print quality and efficiency. However, did you know that the new printers and printer/cutters within our expanded TrueVIS family are equipped to help you easily correct such issues? This week’s Quick Tip outlines how this works.

Answering Your Questions about Roland DGA’s Holographic Prism Film with Adhesive (ESM-HOLO)

26 April 2023 Lily Hunter Quick Tips , Software , Service & Support , UV Printing roland dga, print and cut, print then cut, printer cutter, roland dg print and cut, vinyl graphics, print and cut graphics, vinyl signs, vinyl decals, vinyl graphics, vinyl cutting, vinyl cutting support, holographic media, esm-holo

In this week’s Quick Tip, Roland DGA’s Senior Product Manager, Lily Hunter, answers some of the more frequently asked questions we’ve received about new Holographic Prism Film with Adhesive (ESM-HOLO) since the introduction of this premium media offering late last year.

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.