Considerations for dye sublimation

When planning to purchase a wide-format dye sublimation system, it is important to ‘begin at the end’ by first considering what the final product will be. A sign shop’s planned output will dictate its choices between various printers, bulk ink systems, heat presses, raster image processors (RIPs) and colour matching tools.

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Milling for signs

One of the advantages of finishing machines is they can be quite versatile, cutting, creasing, milling (routing) and cutting v-notches into a wide variety of materials, such as corrugated boards, folding cartons, solid boards, wood, foamboards and a long list of plastics.

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Planning for health-care facilities

Health-care facilities are among the most complex environments accessed by the public. As hospitals and medical centres strive to improve efficiency and the user experience, one of the key considerations is how to successfully guide people to their destinations.

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A challenging future for inkjet printing

At first glance, the current state of the digital printing market appears positive. Revenues generated from large offset printing machines have dropped by more than 40 per cent at some points in recent years; and many of their well-known manufacturers, including Heidelberg, KBA and Manroland, have undergone repeated corporate restructurings.

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Wayfinding: Developing language for health-care sign systems

Research indicates thousands of hours of staff time in large health-care facilities and campuses are spent answering visitors’ questions about how to find their destinations. Granted, it only takes a few seconds or minutes each time to provide the necessary directions, but having to respond to wayfinding questions consumes valuable resources.

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