Ababukisi, Ababekhona Bahlangana Ukuphrinta I-United 2024

Amadeski okubhalisa ayematasa ngosuku lokuqala lwe-PRINTING UNITED 2024.

UKUPRINTA I-United 2024Umbukiso walo nyaka ubuyele eLas Vegas ukuze uqalise izinsuku ezintathu kusukela mhla ziyi-10 kuya ku-12 kuMandulo eLas Vegas Convention Center. Umbukiso walo nyaka udonse abantu abangu-24,969 ababhalisile kanye nababonisi abangu-800, abahlanganise indawo yababonisi abayizigidi eziyisigidi ukuze bagqamise ubuchwepheshe babo bamuva embonini yokunyathelisa.

I-Ford Bowers, i-CEO ye-PRINTING United Alliance, ibike ukuthi impendulo evela kulo mbukiso ibinhle kakhulu.

“Sesinamalungu acishe abe ngu-5,000 manje futhi sinomunye wemibukiso engu-30 emikhulu ezweni. Lapha okwamanje, wonke umuntu ubonakala ejabule kakhulu,” kuphawula uBowers. “Bekulokhu kuyinto yonke kusukela ekuqineni kuya ekukhungathekeni kuye ngombukisi okhuluma naye – wonke umuntu ubonakala ejabule kakhulu ngakho. Impendulo ngohlelo lwezemfundo nayo ibiyinhle. Inani lemishini lapha liyamangalisa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma ucabanga ukuthi unyaka we-drupa.”

UBowers uphawule intshisekelo ekhulayo ekunyathelisweni kwedijithali, okuyinto efaneleke kakhulu kwi-PRINTING United.

“Kukhona ukudonswa kwamandla adonsela phansi njengamanje embonini, njengoba isithiyo sedijithali sokungena siphansi manje,” kusho uBowers. “Ababukisi bafuna ukusebenzisa imali encane maqondana nokumaketha. Bangathanda ukuba wonke umuntu abe endaweni eyodwa, futhi abaphrinta bafuna ukunciphisa inani lemibukiso abaya kuyo futhi babone konke okungabenza bathole imali.”

Ukuhlaziywa Kwemboni Kwakamuva
Ngesikhathi se-Media Day, abahlaziyi be-PRINTING United bethule imibono yabo ngalo mkhakha. ULisa Cross, umhlaziyi oyinhloko we-NAPCO Research, ubike ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwemboni yokunyathelisa kukhuphuke ngo-1.3% engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2024, kodwa izindleko zokusebenza zikhuphuke ngo-4.9%, kanti ukwehla kwamandla emali kudlule ukwenyuka kwentengo. UCross ukhombe izinto ezine ezibalulekile eziphazamisayo esikhathini esizayo: i-AI, uhulumeni, idatha kanye nokusimama.

“Sicabanga ukuthi ikusasa lomkhakha wokunyathelisa lihle ezinkampanini ezisebenzisa wonke amathuluzi atholakalayo – okuhlanganisa ne-AI – ukwenza izinto ezintathu: ukwandisa umkhiqizo enkampanini yonke, ukwakha izizindalwazi eziqinile kanye nokuhlaziywa kwedatha, nokwamukela ubuchwepheshe obushintshayo nokulungiselela ukuphazamiseka okulandelayo,” kuphawula uCross. “Izinkampani zokunyathelisa kuzodingeka zenze lezi zinto ezintathu ukuze zisinde.”

UNathan Safran, iPhini likaMengameli, ucwaningo lwe-NAPCO Media, ukhombe ukuthi ama-68% amalungu ephaneli ye-State of the Industry acishe abe ngu-600 ahlukene ngale kwesigaba sawo esiyinhloko.

“Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisikhombisa abantu abaphendulile batshale imali emishinini emisha eminyakeni emihlanu edlule ukuze bandise izinhlelo zokusebenza ezintsha,” kusho uSafran. “Akuyona nje inkulumo noma imfundiso nje – kunezinhlelo zokusebenza zangempela. Ubuchwepheshe bedijithali buyanciphisa izithiyo zokungena ukuze kungene ezimakethe eziseduze, kuyilapho imithombo yedijithali inciphisa isidingo kwezinye izingxenye. Uma usemakethe yokunyathelisa kwezentengiselwano, ungase ufune ukubheka ukupakisha.”

Imicabango Yababonisi Nge-PRINTING United
Njengoba kwakukhona ababukeli abangu-800, ababekhona babenokuningi ababengakubona maqondana nomshini omusha wokunyathelisa, uyinki, isofthiwe nokuningi.

UPaul Edwards, iPhini likaMongameli weDigital Division e-INX International, waphawula ukuthi lokhu kuzwakala njengasekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-2000, lapho idijithali iqala ukuvela ezintweni zobumba kanye nefomethi ebanzi, kodwa namuhla iyapakishwa.

“Kunezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi embonini kanye nasepaki ezisafufusa ngempela, okuhlanganisa izinhlelo zokusebenza phansi kanye nokuhlobisa, futhi enkampanini ye-inki, iyindlela ekhethekile kakhulu,” kusho u-Edwards. “Ukuqonda i-inki kubaluleke kakhulu, njengoba ubuchwepheshe be-inki bungaxazulula eziningi zalezi zinkinga ezinzima.”

U-Edwards uphawule ukuthi i-INX isendaweni enhle ezigabeni eziningi ezibalulekile zedijithali.

“Sinezindawo ezahlukahlukene,” kusho u-Edwards. “Imakethe yakamuva iyathakazelisa kakhulu kithi, njengoba sinesisekelo esikhulu samakhasimende lapho sinobudlelwano obuhle khona amashumi eminyaka. Manje sisebenzisana nama-OEM amaningi ukuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe be-inki bamaphrinta abo. Sihlinzeke ngobuchwepheshe be-inki kanye nobuchwepheshe bezinjini zokuphrinta zokuphrinta ngqo kusuka kokunye kuya kokunye emisebenzini yethu yaseHuntsville, AL.

“Yilapho ubuchwepheshe bukayinki nolwazi lokuphrinta luhlangana khona futhi lena imodeli ezosebenzisana kahle nathi njengoba singena endaweni yokupakisha,” kuqhubeka u-Edwards. “I-INX cishe ingumnikazi wemakethe yokupakisha yensimbi, futhi kukhona ukupakisha okugoqekile nokuguquguqukayo, engicabanga ukuthi kuyindlela elandelayo ethokozisayo. Ongakwenzi ukudala iphrinta bese uklama uyinki.

“Uma abantu bekhuluma ngokupakishwa okuguquguqukayo, akulona nje uhlelo lokusebenza olulodwa,” kuphawula u-Edwards. “Kunezidingo ezahlukene. Ikhono lokwengeza ulwazi oluguquguqukayo kanye nokwenza ngokwezifiso yilapho imikhiqizo ifuna ukuba khona. Sikhethe ezinye izindawo, futhi singathanda ukunikeza izinkampani isixazululo senjini ye-inki/yokuphrinta. Kufanele sibe umhlinzeki wezixazululo kunokuba sibe umhlinzeki we-inki kuphela.”

“Lo mbukiso uyathakazelisa ukubona ukuthi umhlaba wokunyathelisa ngedijithali ushintshe kanjani,” kusho u-Edwards. “Ngingathanda ukuhlangana nabantu futhi ngibheke amathuba amasha – kimi ubudlelwano, ukuthi ubani owenza ini futhi sibone ukuthi singabasiza kanjani.”

U-Andrew Gunn, umqondisi wezixazululo zokunyathelisa ezidingweni ze-FUJIFILM, ubike ukuthi i-PRINTING United ihambe kahle kakhulu.

“Indawo yebhokisi inhle kakhulu, ukuhamba ngezinyawo kube kuhle kakhulu, ukuxhumana nabezindaba kuyamangaza, kanti i-AI kanye ne-robotics yizinto ezinamathelayo,” kusho uGunn. “Kukhona ushintsho olufana nolwendlela lapho abanye abaphrinta be-offset abangakasebenzisi idijithali ekugcineni beshintsha.”

Phakathi kwezinto ezivelele ze-FUJIFILM ku-PRINTING United kwakuhlanganisa umshini wokukhiqiza we-Revoria Press PC1120 one-six color single pass, i-Revoria EC2100 Press, i-Revoria SC285 Press, iphrinta ye-Apeos C7070 color toner, i-J Press 750HS sheetfed press, i-ink ye-Acuity Prime 30 wide format UV curing kanye ne-Acuity Prime Hybrid UV LED.

“Sibe nonyaka oqopha umlando wokuthengisa e-US futhi isabelo sethu semakethe sikhulile,” kuphawula uGunn. “Ukubusa ngentando yeningi kwe-B2 kuya ngokuya kwanda, futhi abantu sebeqala ukuqaphela. Ukwanda kwesimo kukhulisa zonke izikebhe. Nge-Acuity Prime Hybrid, kunezinhlobo eziningi zebhodi noma i-roll to roll presses ezithakaselwayo.”

I-Nazdar igqamise imishini emisha, ikakhulukazi umshini wokunyathelisa we-M&R Quattro oqondile osebenzisa uyinki we-Nazdar.

“Sikhombisa imishini emisha yokucindezela ye-EFI kanye ne-Canon, kodwa into ebaluleke kakhulu yimishini yokucindezela eqondile ye-M&R Quattro eya kumafilimu,” kusho uShaun Pan, isikhulu sezentengiselwano eNazdar. “Selokhu sathenga iLyson, kube nomzamo omkhulu wokuthuthukisa idijithali - indwangu, ihluzo, ilebula kanye nokupakisha. Singena ezigabeni eziningi ezintsha, futhi uyinki we-OEM uyibhizinisi elikhulu kithi.

UPan ukhulume ngamathuba okunyathelisa izindwangu zedijithali.

“Ukungena kwedijithali akukakaphezulu kakhulu ezindwangu okwamanje kodwa kuyaqhubeka nokukhula – ungaklama ikhophi eyodwa ngezindleko ezifanayo namakhophi ayinkulungwane,” kusho uPan. “Isikrini sisadlala indima ebalulekile futhi sizohlala sikhona, kodwa idijithali izoqhubeka nokukhula. Sibona amakhasimende enza kokubili isikrini nedijithali. Ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo kanye nemibala yayo. Sinolwazi kuzo zombili. Ohlangothini lwesikrini besilokhu singumhlinzeki wesevisi osiza ekwenzeni ngcono ukusebenza kwamakhasimende ethu; singasiza futhi idijithali ukuthi ivumelane. Lokho ngokuqinisekile kungamandla ethu.”

UMark Pomerantz, umqondisi wezokuthengisa nokumaketha we-Xeikon, ubonise i-TX500 entsha ene-Titon toner.

“I-Titon toner manje isiqinile njengoyinki we-UV kodwa zonke izici ze-toner – azikho i-VOC, ukuqina, ikhwalithi – zisekhona,” kusho uPomerantz. “Manje njengoba isiqinile, ayidingi i-lamination futhi ingaphrintwa emaphaketheni asekelwe ephepheni aguquguqukayo. Uma siyihlanganisa neyunithi ye-Kurz, singakha imiphumela ye-metallization esiteshini sombala wesihlanu. I-foil inamathela kuphela ku-toner, ngakho ukubhaliswa kuhlala kuphelele.

UPomerantz waphawula ukuthi lokhu kwenza impilo yephrinta ibe lula kakhulu.

“Lokhu kuphrinta umsebenzi ngesinyathelo esisodwa kunesithathu, futhi akudingeki ube nezingxenye ezengeziwe zemishini,” kwenezela uPomerantz. “Lokhu kudale 'imihlobiso eyodwa'; inenani elikhulu kumklami ngenxa yezindleko. Izindleko ezengeziwe kuphela yi-foil uqobo. Sithengise wonke ama-prototypes ethu nokuningi ku-drupa kuzinhlelo zokusebenza esingazilindelanga, njengokuhlobisa odongeni. Amalebula ewayini yiwona asetshenziswa kakhulu, futhi sicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuzohambisa abaguquli abaningi kulobu buchwepheshe.”

U-Oscar Vidal, umqondisi womkhiqizo namasu omhlaba wonke, i-Large Format Print ye-HP, ugqamise iphrinta entsha ye-HP Latex 2700W Plus, enye yemikhiqizo eminingi emisha i-HP eyayinayo e-PRINTING United 2024.

“Uyinki we-latex osemapulatifomu aqinile njengekhadibhodi eligoqekile, unamathela kahle kakhulu,” kusho uVidal. “Omunye wobuhle boyinki osekelwe emanzini ephepheni ukuthi uyahambisana kahle kakhulu. Ungena ekhadibhodini – besilokhu siyiyinki osekelwe emanzini kuphela iminyaka engama-25.”

Phakathi kwezici ezintsha kuphrinta ye-HP Latex 2700W Plus kukhona umthamo we-inki othuthukisiwe.

“Iphrinta ye-HP Latex 2700W Plus ingathuthukisa umthamo weyinki ibe amabhokisi ekhadibhodi angu-10-litre, okungcono kakhulu ekukhiqizeni izindleko futhi ingaphinde isetshenziswe,” kusho uVidal. “Lokhu kulungele izimpawu ezibanzi kakhulu – amabhanela amakhulu ayimakethe ebalulekile – izingqwembe zezimoto ze-vinyl ezinamathelayo kanye nokuhlobisa odongeni.”

Izimbozo zodonga zibonakala ziyindawo ekhulayo yokunyathelisa ngedijithali ezayo.

“Njalo ngonyaka sibona okuningi ezimbozweni zodonga,” kuphawula uVidal. “Ubuhle bedijithali ukuthi ungaphrinta izinhlobo ezahlukene. Okusekelwe emanzini kusahlukile ezimbozweni zodonga, njengoba kungenaphunga, futhi ikhwalithi iphezulu kakhulu. Uyinki wethu osekelwe emanzini uyawuhlonipha umphezulu, njengoba usakwazi ukubona isisekelo. Senza ngcono izinhlelo zethu, kusukela ezihlokweni zokuphrinta noyinki kuya kwihadiwe nesofthiwe. Ukwakheka kwezihloko zokuphrinta zoyinki wamanzi nowe-latex kuhlukile.”

UMarc Malkin, umphathi we-PR we-Roland DGA, ubonise izinto ezintsha ezivela ku-Roland DGA, eqala ngamaphrinta e-TrueVis 64, atholakala nge-eco solvent, i-latex kanye ne-UV.

“Saqala nge-TrueVis encibilikisa imvelo, futhi manje sesineziphrinta/izisiki zochungechunge lwe-Latex kanye ne-LG ezisebenzisa i-UV,” kusho uMalkin. “I-VG3 yayiyizona ezazithengisa kakhulu kithi futhi manje uchungechunge lwe-TrueVis LG UV luyimikhiqizo edingeka kakhulu; iziphrinta ziyazithenga njengeziphrinta zazo ezisetshenziswa kakhulu, kusukela ekupakisheni nasekumbozeni odongeni kuya ezimpawini zezimpawu kanye nezibonisi ze-POP. Ingenza futhi uyinki ocwebezelayo kanye nokunamathisela, futhi manje inezinhlobo eziningi njengoba senezele uyinki obomvu noluhlaza.”

UMalkin uthe enye indawo enkulu yimakethe yokwenza ngokwezifiso kanye nokwenza ngokwezifiso njengezingubo.

“I-Roland DGA manje isinyathelisa nge-DTF yezingubo,” kusho uMalkin. “Iphrinta ye-versastudio BY 20 desktop DTF ayinqobeki uma kuqhathaniswa nentengo yokudala izingubo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso kanye nezikhwama ze-tote. Kuthatha imizuzu eyi-10 kuphela ukwenza i-T-shirt eyenziwe ngokwezifiso. Uchungechunge lwe-VG3 luseyisidingo esikhulu sezingxobo zezimoto, kodwa iphrinta ye-AP 640 Latex nayo ifanelekile kulokho, njengoba idinga isikhathi esincane sokukhipha igesi. I-VG3 inoyinki omhlophe kanye ne-gamut ebanzi kune-latex.”

USean Chien, umphathi we-INKBANK waphesheya kwezilwandle, uphawule ukuthi kunesithakazelo esikhulu ekunyatheliseni indwangu. “Kuyimakethe ekhulayo kithi,” kusho uChien.

ULily Hunter, umphathi womkhiqizo, i-Professional Imaging, i-Epson America, Inc., uphawule ukuthi ababekhona banesithakazelo kuphrinta entsha ye-Epson ye-F9570H yodayi.

“Ababekhona bayamangala ngomklamo omncane nobushelelezi kanye nendlela othumela ngayo umsebenzi wokuphrinta ngesivinini esikhulu kanye nekhwalithi – lokhu kuthatha indawo yazo zonke izizukulwane zamaphrinta angaphansi kwedayi angu-64”,” kusho uHunter. “Enye into abantu abayithandayo ubuchwepheshe bethu bokuqala bephrinta yethu ye-roll-to-roll direct-to-film (DTF), engakabi nagama okwamanje. Sibonisa abantu ukuthi sisemdlalweni we-DTF; kulabo abafuna ukungena ekuphrinteni kokukhiqiza i-DTF, lo ngumqondo wethu – ingaphrinta ububanzi obungu-35” futhi isuke ekuphrinteni ngqo iye ekunyakaziseni nasekuncibilikiseni impuphu.”

UDavid Lopez, umphathi womkhiqizo, i-Professional Imaging, i-Epson America, Inc., uxoxe ngalokhu
Iphrinta entsha ye-SureColor V1070 eqondile eya entweni.

“Ukusabela kube kuhle kakhulu – sizobe sesithengisiwe ngaphambi kokuphela kombukiso,” kusho uLopez. “Kwamukelwe kahle impela. Abantu benza ucwaningo kumaphrinta e-desktop direct-to-object futhi intengo yethu iphansi kakhulu kunabancintisani bethu, kanye nathi senza i-varnish, okuwumphumela owengeziwe. I-SureColor S9170 nayo ibe yimpumelelo enkulu kithi. Sifinyelela ngaphezu kwama-99% omtapo wolwazi we-Pantone ngokungeza uyinki oluhlaza.”

UGabriella Kim, umphathi wokuthengisa emhlabeni wonke weDuPont, uphawule ukuthi iDuPont yayinabantu abaningi ababezobona i-ink yayo ye-Artrist.

“Sigqamisa ama-inki aqondile (i-DTF) esiwabonise kwa-drupa,” kubika uKim. “Sibona ukukhula okukhulu kanye nesithakazelo kulesi sigaba. Esikubonayo manje amaphrinta ezikrini kanye namaphrinta e-dye sublimation afuna ukwengeza amaphrinta e-DTF, akwazi ukuphrinta kunoma yini enye ngaphandle kwe-polyester. Abantu abaningi abathenga ama-transfers bakhipha imisebenzi yabo ngaphandle, kodwa bacabanga ngokuthenga imishini yabo; izindleko zokukwenza ngaphakathi ziyehla.”

“Sikhula kakhulu njengoba sibona ukwamukelwa okuningi,” kusho uKim. “Senza i-aftermarket njenge-P1600 futhi sisebenzisana nama-OEM. Kudingeka sibe se-aftermarket ngoba abantu bahlala befuna ama-ink ahlukene. I-Direct-to-garment isalokhu iqinile, futhi ifomethi ebanzi kanye ne-dye sublimation nakho kuyakhula. Kuyajabulisa kakhulu ukubona konke lokhu ngemuva kobhubhane ezigabeni ezahlukene kakhulu.”

I-EFI yayinezinhlobo eziningi zemishini emisha yokunyathelisa endaweni yayo kanye nabalingani bayo.

“Umbukiso ube muhle kakhulu,” kusho uKen Hanulec, iPhini likaMongameli wezokumaketha le-EFI. “Ithimba lami lonke linethemba elikhulu futhi linamandla. Sinamaphrinta amathathu amasha esitendini, kanye namaphrinta amahlanu engeziwe ezitendini ezine zozakwethu ngefomethi ebanzi. Sinomuzwa wokuthi sesibuyele emazingeni angaphambi kobhubhane.”

UJosh Hope, umqondisi wokumaketha weMimaki, ubike ukuthi okugxilwe kakhulu kwiMimaki kwakuyimikhiqizo emine emisha yefomethi ebanzi okokuqala ngqa.

“I-JFX200 1213EX ingumshini we-UV oyisicaba ongu-4x4 osuselwe epulatifomu ye-JFX ephumelela kakhulu kaMimaki, enendawo ephrintekayo engamasentimitha angu-50x51 futhi njengomshini wethu omkhulu, ama-printhead amathathu ahlanganisiwe futhi athatha amasethi ethu afanayo e-inki,” kusho uHope. “Iphrinta izimpawu ze-Braille neze-ADA, njengoba singaphrinta ngezindlela ezimbili. Uchungechunge lwe-CJV 200 luwumshini omusha wokuphrinta oqondiswe ezingeni lokungena usebenzisa ama-printhead afanayo ne-330 yethu enkulu. Luyiyunithi esekelwe ku-solvent esebenzisa i-SS22 eco-solvent yethu entsha, ukuvela kwe-SS21 yethu, futhi ine-adhesion weathering enhle kakhulu kanye nombala ohlukahlukene. Inamakhemikhali ambalwa aguquguqukayo kuyo - sikhiphe i-GBL. Siphinde sashintsha ama-cartridge kusuka epulasitikini kuya ephepheni eliphinde lasetshenziswa.

“I-TXF 300-1600 ingumshini wethu omusha we-DTF,” kusho uHope. “Besinawo umshini ongu-150 – ongu-32”; manje sesino-300, onezinhloko ezimbili zokuphrinta, futhi lo ububanzi obugcwele obungu-64 intshi obunezinhloko ezimbili zokuphrinta, okwengeza u-30% wokuphuma. Awugcini nje ngokuthola ukwanda kwesivinini futhi manje usunesikhala esiningi sokusebenza ngaso sokuhlobisa ikhaya, ama-tapestries, noma ukwenza igumbi lengane libe ngelakho ngoba uyinki unesitifiketi se-Oeko. I-TS300-3200DS ingumshini wethu omusha wendwangu ohlanganisiwe ophrinta ephepheni lokudlulisa i-sublimation ngodayi noma ngqo endwangu, kokubili ngesethi efanayo yeyinki.”

UChristine Medordi, umphathi wezokuthengisa, eNyakatho Melika weSun Chemical, uthe lo mbukiso ube muhle kakhulu.

“Sibe nethrafikhi enhle, futhi idokodo belimatasa kakhulu,” kusho uMedordi. “Sihlangana namakhasimende amaningi aqonde ngqo yize sinebhizinisi le-OEM. Imibuzo ivela kuzo zonke izingxenye zemboni yokunyathelisa.”

U-Errol Moebius, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-IST America, uxoxe ngobuchwepheshe be-IST be-Hotswap.

“Sine-Hotswap yethu, evumela iphrinta ukuthi ishintshe amabhamu kusuka kumakhasethi e-mercury aye ku-LED,” kusho uMoebius. “Kunengqondo ngokombono wezindleko ezisetshenziswayo njengokupakisha okuguquguqukayo, lapho ukushisa kuyinkinga, kanye nokusimama.

“Kube nesithakazelo esikhulu ku-FREEcure, evumela abaphrinta ukuthi basebenzise i-coating noma i-inki ngama-photoinitiator ancishisiwe noma aqedwe ngokuphelele,” kuphawula uMoebius. “Sithuthele i-spectrum ku-UV-C range ukuze sinikeze amandla engeziwe. Ukupakisha ukudla kungenye yezindawo, futhi sisebenzisana nezinkampani zama-inki kanye nabaphakeli bezinto zokusetshenziswa. Lokhu kungaba yinguquko enkulu ikakhulukazi emakethe yamalebula, lapho abantu bethuthela khona ku-LED. Uma ungasusa ama-photoinitiator lokho kungaba yinto enkulu, njengoba ukunikezwa kanye nokufuduka kube yizinkinga.”

Isikhulu esiphezulu se-STS Inks u-Adam Shafran uthe i-PRINTING United ibilokhu “imangalisa.”

“Kuyindlela enhle yokugubha iminyaka engama-25 yethu, ingqophamlando enhle,” kuphawula uShafran. “Kuhle ukuza embukisweni futhi kwenza kube mnandi ukuba namakhasimende afike azobingelela, abone abangane bakudala futhi enze abasha.”

I-STS Inks igqamise umshini wayo omusha wokucindezela ibhodlela ngqo-kuya-object embukisweni.

“Ikhwalithi kulula kakhulu ukuyibona,” kusho uShafran. “Sineyunithi yethu yokufaka iphasela elilodwa elidonsa ukunaka okukhulu, futhi sesivele sithengise okunye. Iphrinta ye-924DFTF enohlelo olusha lwe-shaker ithandwa kakhulu - ubuchwepheshe obusha, bushesha kakhulu futhi umkhiqizo ungamamitha-skwele angu-188 ngehora, okuyinto abantu abayifunayo kanye nomkhawulo omncane wokuyiletha. Futhi inobungani nemvelo, njengoba iyisistimu esekelwe emanzini futhi isebenzisa i-inki yethu ekhiqizwa e-US.”

UBob Keller, umongameli weMarabu North America, uthe i-PRINTING United 2024 ibilokhu ihle kakhulu.

“Kimina, kube ngomunye wemibukiso emihle kakhulu yomsebenzi wami – ithrafikhi ibilokhu ihle kakhulu, futhi abaphambili bebefaneleke kahle kakhulu,” kusho uKeller. “Kithina, umkhiqizo ojabulisa kakhulu kube yi-LSINC PeriOne, iphrinta eqondile entweni. Sithola ukunakwa okukhulu ezimakethe zeziphuzo kanye nokukhushulwa kwe-inki yethu ye-UltraJet LED elaphekayo ye-Marabu.”

U-Etay Harpak, umphathi wokumaketha komkhiqizo, i-S11 yeLanda, uthe i-PRINTING United “iyamangalisa.”

“Into engcono kakhulu esinayo kithi manje ukuthi amakhasimende ethu angu-25% manje asethenga umshini wawo wesibili wokucindezela, okuwubufakazi obukhulu kakhulu bobuchwepheshe bethu,” kusho uHarpak. “Izingxoxo zimayelana nokuthi bangawuhlanganisa kanjani umshini wethu wokucindezela. Uyinki ungenye yezizathu ezinkulu zokuthi kungani singathola ukuhambisana kombala kanye nokukhiqizwa kombala esingakuthola, ikakhulukazi uma ubheka imibala yomkhiqizo. Sithola u-96% wePantone ngemibala engu-7 esiyisebenzisayo – i-CMYK, i-orenji, eluhlaza kanye neluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ukukhanya kanye nokusabalala kokukhanya okungekho yikho okwenza ibukeke imangalisa kangaka. Siyakwazi futhi ukuhambisana nanoma iyiphi i-substrate, futhi akukho priming noma pretreatment.”

“Umbono weLanda usuyinto engokoqobo manje,” kusho uBill Lawler, umphathi wokuthuthukiswa kobambiswano, iLanda Digital Printing. “Sithola ukuthi abantu beza kithi begxile futhi bafuna ukwazi indaba yethu. Ngaphambilini e-PRINTING United kwakungabantu nje abafuna ukuthola ukuthi senzani. Manje sinemishini yokucindezela engaphezu kuka-60 emhlabeni jikelele. Isitshalo sethu esisha seyinki eCarolinas sesiseduze nokuqedwa.”

I-Konica Minolta yayinezinhlobo eziningi zemishini emisha ekhona e-PRINTING United ngo-2024, eholwa yi-AccurioLabel 400.

“I-AccurioLabel 400 ingumshini wethu omusha wokushicilela, onikeza inketho yomhlophe, kuyilapho i-AccurioLabel 230 yethu iwumshini onemibala emine,” kusho uFrank Mallozzi, umongameli, umshicileli wezimboni nokukhiqiza weKonica Minolta. “Sisebenzisana ne-GM futhi sinikeza izinketho ezinhle kakhulu kanye nokuhlobisa. Isekelwe ku-toner, iphrinta ku-1200 dpi futhi amakhasimende ayayithanda. Sinezinjini ezingaba ngu-1,600 ezifakiwe futhi sinesabelo semakethe esingcono kune-50% kuleyo ndawo.”

“Silandela iklayenti elikhipha umsebenzi walo welebula yedijithali yesikhashana bese silisiza ukuthi liwulethe ekhaya,” kusho uMallozzi. “Inyathelisa kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezinto, futhi manje sihlose imakethe yabaguquli.”

I-Konica Minolta ikhombise i-AccurioJet 3DW400 yayo eLabelexpo, futhi yathi impendulo inhle kakhulu.

“I-AccurioJet 3DW400 ingeyokuqala yohlobo lwayo eyenza konke ngokudlula okukodwa, okuhlanganisa i-varnish ne-foil,” kusho uMallozzi. “Yamukelwa kahle kakhulu emakethe; nomaphi lapho uya khona kufanele wenze ama-multi-pass futhi lokhu kuqeda lokho, kuthuthukise umkhiqizo futhi kususe amaphutha. Sifisa ukwakha ubuchwepheshe obuhlinzeka ngokuzenzakalelayo nokulungiswa kwamaphutha futhi okwenza kube njengokusebenzisa umshini wokukopisha, futhi ngihlabeke umxhwele kakhulu ngalokho esinakho.”

“Umbukiso ube muhle – sijabule kakhulu ukuthi sihlanganyele,” kusho uMallozzi. “Kuningi esikwenzayo ukuze sithole amakhasimende lapha futhi ithimba lethu lenze umsebenzi omuhle ngalokho.”

UDeborah Hutchinson, umqondisi wezokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi nokusabalalisa, i-inkjet, eNyakatho Melika ye-Agfa, ukhombe ukuthi ukuzenzekela ngokuqinisekile kuthola ukunakwa okukhulu, njengoba kuyindawo ethandwa kakhulu njengamanje.

“Abantu bazama ukunciphisa izindleko zokusebenza kanye nezabasebenzi,” kusho uHutchinson. “Kususa umsebenzi wokubhonga futhi kwenza abasebenzi benze eminye imisebenzi ethokozisayo nevuzayo.”

Isibonelo, i-Agfa inamarobhothi ku-Tauro yayo kanye ne-Grizzly, futhi yethule ne-auto loader ku-Grizzly, eqoqa amashidi, iwabhalise, iphrinte futhi ibeke amashidi aphrintiwe.

UHutchinson waphawula ukuthi iTauro isishintshele ekubunjweni kwemibala engu-7, yashintshela kumibala ekhanyayo, ene-cyan ekhanyayo kanye ne-magenta ekhanyayo, ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zamakhasimende.

“Sibheka ukuguquguquka kanye nokuguquguquka kwabezindaba – abaguquli bafuna ukukwazi ukusuka ku-roll baye ku-rigid lapho kufika umsebenzi oshisayo,” kuphawula uHutchinson. “I-flexo roll yakhelwe ku-Tauro futhi umane uhambise itafula ukuze uthole amashidi. Lokhu kuthuthukisa i-ROI yamakhasimende kanye nesivinini sokumaketha ngemisebenzi yabo yokunyathelisa. Sizama ukusiza amakhasimende ethu ukwehlisa izindleko zawo zokunyathelisa.”

Phakathi kwezinye izethulo zayo, i-Agfa ilethe i-Condor emakethe yaseNyakatho Melika. I-Condor inikeza umjikelezo wamamitha ama-5 kodwa ingaqhutshwa kabili noma kathathu phezulu. I-Jeti Bronco intsha sha, inikeza indlela yokukhula kumakhasimende phakathi kwesigaba sokuqala nesikhala esikhulu, njenge-Tauro.

“Umbukiso ube muhle kakhulu,” kusho uHutchinson. “Sekuyizinsuku ezintathu futhi sisenabantu lapha. Abathengisi bethu bathi ukubona amakhasimende abo ebona imishini inyatheliswa isebenza kushintsha umjikelezo wokuthengisa. UGrizzly uwine iPinnacle Award for Material Handling, kanti i-inki iphinde yawina iPinnacle Award. I-inki yethu inomshini wokugaya umbala omuhle kakhulu kanye nomthwalo we-pigment ophezulu, ngakho-ke inephrofayili ye-inki ephansi futhi ayisebenzisi i-inki eningi kangako.”