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How AI can benefit your data collection
Printers are collecting data about everything from costs to customers and inventory. But how can AI help you to make the most of that?
18-04-2024
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How to use text prompts for Chat GPT
From creating content to customer service, ChatGPT and other AI platforms are proving to be very useful to printers. But are you using it to its full potential, and how can you get the most out of it?
12-03-2024
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How to integrate AI into your customer services
Chatbots are growing ever more helpful and sophisticated. What can they do for you, and why should print businesses embrace this customer-facing aspect of AI?
23-02-2024
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How to unleash the personal assistant value of AI
AI assistants have evolved in a short time. We take a look at how they're impacting print businesses and how they can help you.
22-02-2024
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How to secure funding in difficult economic times
Small businesses need new strategies to secure funding when faced by economic challenges, from government initiatives to alternative sources and collaborations.
25-11-2023
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How to navigate the impact of generative AI
What are the implications of generative artificial intelligence and large language models for the print industry?
24-11-2023
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How to stop fakes entering your supply chain
Counterfeit garments take profits from producers, but technology can help avoid this and differentiate fakes from authentic items.
24-04-2023
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How to avoid infringing copyright
Why breaking copyright law can be an easy mistake to make, and how to avoid reputational damage.
24-04-2023
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How to dye sub onto rigid products
Blanks provider and dye sublimation expert Adventa discusses the pros and cons of the process.
28-03-2023
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How to defend your business against cyber attack
Printers should not be complacent about the systemic threats to their business from cyber criminals.
17-02-2023
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How to conduct a PESTLE analysis to get the global picture
This wide-ranging analytical tool looks at deep global trends to develop a long-term business strategy.
20-01-2023
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How to use a SWOT analysis to stay competitive
The simple but powerful way to gain in-depth knowledge of your business, the market and your competitors.
20-01-2023
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How to optimise imposition with automated technology
We spoke to Tilia Labs about how artificial intelligence can lead to the most cost-effective imposition by reducing human input.
28-11-2022
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How to use 4D printing to create smart textile products
Katarina Winands of ITA Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University explains how fused deposition modelling can create ‘smart’ textiles.
21-10-2022
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How to prove your sustainability credentials with an EcoVadis scorecard
The EcoVadis scorecard is helping companies join the dots between suppliers, customers and partners who want sustainable values embedded throughout the value chain.
23-09-2022
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How to be a more efficient and productive printer with automation software
We spoke to Certified Enfocus Partner XChange UK about the best applications of PitStop Pro in wide format printing.
22-07-2022
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How to not waste waste: creative ways to repurpose single-use plastic
Apphia Ferguson at Smile Plastics shows how to transform plastic and other waste into beautiful solid panels.
19-05-2022
Topics
AI
3D Printing
Automation
Colour Management
Packaging
Cutting
Digital Printing
Fine Art
Garment Printing
Inks
Interior Printing
Labels
Outdoor Advertising
Personalisation
Print Finishing
Process Control
Screen Printing
Signage
Software
Sportswear
Sublimation Printing
Substrates
Sustainability
Textile Printing
Vehicle Wrapping
Wide Format Printing