Tradeshows & Events

See fun videos, news and articles about important events in the Roland DGA calendar. Take a look at our past shows and product showcases and look forward to future Roland DGA shows.

SGIA – New Orleans – October 2011

October 26, 2011 Rick Scrimger Tradeshows & Events dpi award , highlighter , new orleans , sgia

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Just got back from New Orleans and the 2011 SGIA tradeshow. Attendance was solid at over 16,000 (final numbers to be published soon) and — a stat I have a hard time believing — 35% were 1st time attendees to the show. Having new eyes on everyone’s products is a good thing for everyone including Roland DGA. While people weren’t stamped with a “1st Time Attendee” badge on their forehead (and I’m lobbying for it in the future) it meant that we had a great opportunity to make a first impression on everyone that we met at the show.

Graph Expo, Pack Expo, Great Expos!

October 7, 2011 Rick Scrimger Tradeshows & Events inkjet , labeling , lec , lec-330 , metallic inks , packaging , prototyping , rapid package prototyping , sgia expo , tradeshow , versauv , versauv lej-640

You know it’s fall when trade shows seem to be back-to-back all the way through October, and 2011 is no different. GraphExpo’s been around for some time now, and while it’s changed (see Jim Raffel’s blog about the history of Graph Expo), this year was a good show for us with quite a bit of interest around our VersaUV lineup with a specific interest in what LED-UV curing inks allow you to print on. Packaging and labels were high on the interest list, as well as being able to print onto commercial print stock for proofing. Also at the show, we had the VS-series units showing metallic proofing applications, which really pave the way as a replacement of aging Kodak Approvals out in the field (at a dramatically lower per print cost).

Acrylic Graphics are Making us Grey

June 22, 2011 Dede Sabey Tradeshows & Events , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters #dlconf , #howlive , dieline conference , direct print , ecouv ink , exhibit graphics , flatbed , inkjet , pop , production , uv ink , versauv , versauv lej-640

So we were preparing for a show the other day – the Dieline Conference. Our creative team came up with a great design for our booth and Bryan in our service bureau went to work creating it. The design required a second-surface image on clear acrylic. The chosen tool for the job? The VersaUV LEJ-640 flatbed/roll to roll hybrid printer of course. Only one problem. Our VersaUV was out on the road at a few tradeshows. Second choice? Print to high gloss paper and apply it facedown (2nd surface) to the acrylic using an extremely thin, double-sided adhesive, optically clear laminate. Piece of cake!

Please Don’t Drool on the Machines

November 9, 2010 Dede Sabey Tradeshows & Events comps , functional models , labeling , lec-330 , mock-ups , pack expo , packaging , prototypes , prototyping , rapid package prototyping , tradeshow , versauv

We took our package prototyping technologies to Pack Expo last week and despite our distant booth location in the "More Exhibits" area at the end of the North Hall, on the far right aisle, almost to the back, you found us. Brand owners, package designers, contract manufacturers and even other exhibitors were oogling over our product offering, telling us how revolutionary our equipment is. That's right, they were telling us! As if we might not realize what we have here.

Show Girl

October 20, 2010 Dede Sabey Tradeshows & Events born to wrap , fanatics , inkjet , lec-330 , metallic inks , sgia expo , silver ink , versacamm , versauv , video , wrap

I live for this stuff!!! Actually, I don’t really like travel (especially since I just got married), but I love tradeshows. Last week we had our best show in years. The energy and positive outlook from exhibitors and buyers alike was refreshing and frankly, a little surprising.