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The new range of VersaUV LEC2 printer/cutters was launched in January 2021, but The Vinyl Guys’ Alex Liggett was fortunate enough to get his hands on an LEC2-640 back in September 2020.  

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If you work in the graphics industry, you’ll know how important colour accuracy is to customer satisfaction. But accurately matching colours to previous print runs, customer expectations, or how colours appear on screen is fraught with difficulties. In this second part of our RIP blog-series, we will take a closer look at the importance of getting colours right, linearization, ICC profiling and colour matching.

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The quality and consistency of third-party inks has undoubtedly improved in recent years. Used in place of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) inks, these chemistries can achieve impressive results for many wide format applications at a lower up-front price. However, any print business considering making the switch should be aware that the use of an alternative inkset could void their equipment warranty. Staying true to OEM inks can also bring more long-term benefits that outweigh a slightly higher monthly cost.

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Why should you bring your print business online? Here are seven excellent reasons – and our new PersBiz cloud-based platform can help you do it.

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What's the difference between a red ocean and a blue ocean and how could this affect your business? Here, we take a look at the Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, a new approach that could help you reach new customers.

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With a small investment in equipment and time, you can turn a normal, everyday phone sticker into a snazzy domed sticker with added value.

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Megane-ya Strike is a bespoke eyewear shop in Japan that uses high-tech kit – including the Roland MDX-40A compact CNC milling machine – to create unique and perfectly fitting glasses frames for its customers! Learn about Daisuke Higa's studio (and how it transforms at night!)

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There’s a huge market out there for custom control pads, personalised consoles and one-of-a-kind apparel and it’s largely untapped. If you’re looking to level up your personalisation catalogue, the world of video games holds many secret areas and Easter eggs!

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The demand for that ‘something special’ has exploded in recent years and savvy business owners have found lots of ways to capitalise on custom garden gifts. With the right tech and a little imagination, there’s virtually no limit to the creative applications you could make and sell to an insatiable client base.

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With such a wide variety of Roland users out there, we see a lot of great stories about how our machines are put to use. Every once in a while, one of those stories stands out as being particularly inspirational. When we first heard about Mission Motorsport, we realised immediately that they were doing something special with their Roland equipment.

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