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What You Should Know About Media Reflective Intensity

April 1, 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!

Two of the artworks created using DG DIMENSE print technology.

DG DIMENSE Wall Decorations Displayed at New Head Office

March 29, 2024 Roland DGA Inspiration dg dimense, wall covering, wallpaper, custom wall graphics, wall displays, artwork, graphic displays, simulated embossing, digital printing

Roland DG's new headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, is decorated with spectacular artwork produced using DG DIMENSE's print technology to simultaneously digitally print on and emboss wallpaper.

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Talking 2024 Interior Design Trends and Opportunities with Kristen Dettoni, Founder of Design Pool Patterns

March 26, 2024 Roland DGA Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters interior design trends, custom interior design, digital printing, digitally printed graphics, wallcoverings, wallpaper, commercial interiors, resin/latex ink, eco-solvent ink, uv ink

Kristen Dettoni, founder of Design Pool Patterns, talks through 2024 interior design trends and opportunities for PSPs.

How to Select the Best Background Color for DTF Printing

March 18, 2024 $name 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.

VIVAS Inc. Relies on TrueVIS AP-640 Resin Prints to Ensure Speedy Commercial Fleet Graphics for Meals on Wheels

March 14, 2024 Roland DGA Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters resin ink printing, latex ink printing, commercial fleet graphics, graphics production, color gamut, color consistency, quick-drying prints

Luis Vivas discusses his reasons for using his latex/resin ink printer for this important commercial fleet graphics project.

Green background with images of four print projects for St. Patrick's Day in the corners and shamrocks.

Going Green: Four Custom Print Projects for St. Patrick's Day

March 5, 2024 Roland DGA Inspiration , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing customized products, seasonal products, st. patrick's day, personalized printing, eco-solvent printing, uv printing, dtg printing, dtf printing, heat transfer t-shirts, custom coasters, custom printed tote bags, posters, decals

From custom printed pint glasses to shamrock T-shirts, these projects will liven up your seasonal product offerings.

View of Roland DG headquarters entrance with displays of artwork and projects made with Roland DG digital technology.

Roland DG Exhibition Space Opens Showcasing Personalized Printing and Milled Objects

February 29, 2024 Roland DGA Inspiration roland dg, personalized printing, digital printing, uv printing, uv printer, eco-solvent printing, eco-solvent printer, direct printing, direct-to-object printing, object customization, personalization, white ink printing, printer/cutter

Roland DG unveiled an exhibition space as part of its new headquarters building in Hamamatu, Japan. The space showcases works created by Roland DG product owners from around the world.

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

February 26, 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

February 9, 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.

How to Use the VersaWorks Multilayer Feature for One-Pass Backlit Applications

January 24, 2024 Matt Koenigsmann Quick Tips , Software , Service & Support

This week’s Quick Tip walks TrueVIS MG Series UV printer/cutter users through the process of using the new Multilayer tool in VersaWorks for backlit applications – a feature that can save them considerable time and effort by allowing the printing of three ink layers in a single pass. Great information to share with your MG customers!