News, Views & How To's

Roland DG Joins the Fury with the Lotus Mad Max F1 Car

July 2, 2015 Roland DGA Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Inspiration , Featured car wraps , f1 lotus mad max , f1 racing car , mad max fury road cars , roland inkjet , roland soljet

Likely, most Roland DG vehicle wrap users and other Roland DG gearheads have already seen the Mad Max Fury Road movie with its spectacular array of post apocalyptic hotrods and weirdly wonderful machines. What you might not know is that Roland DG had a small part to play in the promotion of this movie with a very special F1 car that looks like it spent more time in the deserted wastelands of Australia, chasing after the elusive Mad Max than it has on an F1 track.

Planting a Jurassic Idea with NOTLabs and Roland DG 3D Milling Technology

June 18, 2015 Ben Fellowes Milling & 3D Printing , Featured 3d milling , jurassic world toys , lego prototype , notlabs , roland mdx-540

Roland DGA talked to Shawn Sims from NOTLabs about his Jurassic World Toys project and prototyping with the MDX-540S. To coincide with the merchandising of its Jurassic World collection of movie themed products, Target reached out to design trendsetters, NOTCOT, to see what they could come up with. With the help of the Roland DG MDX-540S rapid prototyping machine, they created custom designed and milled desktop planters that look like Lego® pieces and are simply “Rex’trodinary.”

Roland DGA Visits Art Center College of Design to See the Next Generation of Innovators In-Action

June 11, 2015 Roland DGA Milling & 3D Printing , Featured 3d prototype , art center college pasadena , cnc milling machines , rapid prototype

We love to see our technology being used in educational settings. So, it was especially exciting to visit the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena to see how the next generation of industry leaders are being trained using Roland DG technology.

With Roland DG Videos #2 – Roland DG Machines In-Action

May 21, 2015 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Featured print machine videos , printing videos , roland printing video , with roland video

Our With Roland DG video contest generated a great response from Roland DGA customers who allowed us into their businesses and lives to share how Roland DG machines have helped them grow and succeed. The contest is now over and the winner of a brand new Roland DG has been chosen, but we loved watching all the video entries, so we’d like to share some of them here. In the second of our series of videos that celebrate our With Roland DG entrants and the amazing work they do, here is a sample of the videos that show Roland DGA customers in-action.

3 Things You Should Know About Dye-Sublimation

May 14, 2015 Roland DGA Public Relations Dye-Sublimation , Tips & Tricks , Featured apparel printing , dye sublimation , soft signage , sublimation printing

Digital printing technology has improved rapidly, and as a result, it’s merged and diversified industries so that screen printers are now offering digital printing and sign shops are able to offer apparel. We saw this type of industry adaptation happen with the emergence of eco-solvent printers, and we can see it now with dye-sublimation printers.

Cool 3D Printing Infographic

May 12, 2015 Rick Scrimger Milling & 3D Printing , Featured 3d printing , 3d printing data , 3d printing facts , 3d printing infographic

Came across this infographic on 3D printing and thought I’d share. While Roland DG has been in 3D in the form of CNC machining (Subtractive Rapid Prototyping) for over 30 years, we’ve only been in 3D printing (Additive Rapid Prototyping) for less than a year. Like you, we’re learning a lot about the technology and applications every day.

The WithRoland DG Video Contest

April 21, 2015 Ben Fellowes Tradeshows & Events , Inspiration , Featured free roland printer , roland contest , roland dga video , win a roland printer , with roland

See some of the videos that are making us smile, laugh and cry and enter your own. Who knew that Roland DG print devices could help you fall in love, feed some fish, or get you out of a snowstorm? With less than two weeks to go in our WithRoland DG video contest, we’re calling for Roland DG users to share their video story to win a Roland DG product of their choice and we’re already discovering so much about our customers and how they use Roland DG technology. Here are just a few entries that we’d like to share with you in hope that you too will be inspired to put your WithRoland DG story on film:

What Can’t You Print On?

April 16, 2015 Roland DGA Public Relations Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Inspiration , Featured flatbed printing , flatbed printers , flatbed uv printing , large format uv printing

The flatbed printer revolution and what it means for your business. When discussing flatbed UV printing, the statement “what can’t you print on!” is probably more appropriate. With the right flatbed device, there are not many items you can’t directly print on. For sign shops and other design and print businesses, UV flatbed printing represents a massive increase in production capabilities.

Wet or Dry? The Need for Both Dental Milling Machines

March 31, 2015 Roland DGA Public Relations Dental , Featured dental milling devices , dental milling machines , dry dental milling , wet dental milling

Roland DGA recently announced the release of the DWX-4W, our company’s first wet-milling machine. It was added to the Roland DG's family of dental milling devices in answer to our lab and dental users need for a wet-milling option to handle many of the new brands and materials such as IPS e.max®. The DWX-4W fills a gap in many dental restoration workflows, giving laboratories the added flexibility of milling glass ceramic, lithium disilicate and composite resin materials that are becoming increasingly popular in the industry due to their high translucency, increased flexural strength and hardness, and overall aesthetic value for inlay/onlays and other smile line restorations.

Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print and begin to build.

How Small Business Entrepreneurs Can Become a Magnet for Luck

March 13, 2015 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Featured famous business quotes , good luck in business , make luck in business , small business tips

Don’t wait for good things to happen- go out there and make luck work for you! The old adage that success can be achieved by simply outworking the other guy definitely has validity to it. However, it’s widely accepted that “luck” also plays a major role in any business success. As super entrepreneur and multi-billionaire Richard Branson confessed in a recent online interview: