News, Views & How To's

Getting Under the Hood of our New Pro 4 Line

29 July 2013 Roland DGA Public Relations Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters inkjet , large format printing , pro 4

Our new SOLJET® Pro 4 line is taking off like a rocket. In fact, we can’t build these printers fast enough. While this success can be attributed to many factors, we would like to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight behind the scenes – and give our exceptional Global One product development team the credit it deserves.

Confidence Is On The Rise

11 July 2013 Rick Scrimger Marketing Expertise ceo confidence , economic outlook , outlook , vistage

CEO Confidence is on the rise, which should be a good indicator or data point for looking into the near future. Since Vistage tends to focus on small/medium business, it’s certainly good to see this trend as most sign shops would fall into this category.

Add Metallic to a Corporate Logo to Create a High-Impact Sample

03 July 2013 Roland DGA Software

Here’s a great tip for anyone looking to market their metallic printing capabilities. Start with your customer’s logo.

Did You Know Our Founder is a Rock Star?

18 June 2013 Romie Aromin Inspiration 808 , awards , brian wilson , grammy award , hollywood , ikutaro , kakehashi , midi , music , rock , smokey robinson , stevie wonder

It’s true. Roland DG technology has deep roots in the music industry. In fact, our founder, Ikutaro Kakehashi, is a brilliant inventor that changed the face of music forever by developing MIDI technology. And last year, he was honored, along with his colleagues, with a Technical GRAMMY® Award.

VersaUV® Owners: Check Your UV Lamp Filter Often

12 June 2013 Roland DGA Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Tips & Tricks

Have you seen a UV lamp filter that looks like the one in this photo?

Installing WallFlair™ Media

30 April 2013 Roland DGA Cutters

Roland DG recently introduced WallFlair Removable Vinyl and Fabric, printable wall graphic media that adheres to flat, painted wall surfaces, as well as most wallpapers and wood panels.

Preparing Grab Cad and Google Warehouse FIles for Milling on your MDX

14 March 2013 Roland DGA Milling & 3D Printing , Tips & Tricks

Looking for new modeling files for your MDX? There are a couple of great libraries that can access for free. The first we recommend is Grab Cad. Grab Cad files are very high resolution, easy to download, and most are already .stl or Solidwork files.

Tips For Making Stronger Banners With Less Time, Equipment And Labor

06 March 2013 Rick Hatton Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Tips & Tricks banners , grommets , megatape , powertab , powertape , rick hatton , vinyl

A Guest Blog Written by Rick Hatton, Banner Ups

For Top Performance, Update Your Firmware as Soon as You Install Your Printer

19 February 2013 Roland DGA Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Tips & Tricks firmware , installation , printer , roland dga , update

Your Roland DG equipment is assembled with the latest software and firmware at the time of shipment. However by the time that the machine arrives at your doorstep, there may be new updates to drivers and firmware.

And the Oscar Goes to...

15 February 2013 Laurie Weller Marketing Expertise , Inspiration inkjet , large format , movies , printer , printing

Yes, it’s Oscar season, and though the Academy has missed the boat on this one, we have NOT! Roland DG customers are out there on YouTube and we are here to applaud the effort. In our first ever Academy Awards of sorts, we’d like to showcase the Roland DG community as you have never seen it – with the cameras rolling.