Print shop owners, distributors, and manufacturers come to FLAAR to obtain a diverse range of information which is more realistic than press releases or canned “Success Stories.”

So at SGIA it is more realistic to actually inspect the printers, and to learn from end-users (print shop owners and managers). In fact we rarely do a full evaluation until we have been to the actual factory (of the ink, media, printer, or cutter). So we are on airplanes about 240,000 miles each year, since manufacturers wish to have us visit their factories and their demo rooms around the world.

But a trade show is an essential event, and we fully support the hard-working staff at expos such as SGIA.

We will be inspecting new UV-cured printers, textile printers, after-market inks, media and substrates, RIP software and MIS software. Will definitely be visiting the booths of efi VUTEk, Dilli, DigiFab, GraphicsOne, KIP, Seiko, Splash of Color, YJ USA (ARIA for PE), and many others.

SGIA organizers have been very active over the last two years. I have noticed considerable effort to be innovative. Thus we hope to see a healthy number of booths and attendees at SGIA this autumn in Orlando: a nice destination for the family (and it is also safe place to walk around, something tough to say about a few other expo cities).