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Inkless Printing
discussion forum.
"Zink is a "zero ink" technology for high quality digital image printing. The technology was developed by Polaroid Research Labs" {news release}Zink Imaging LLC, Waltham, MA
Media Businesses
The printer's marketplace has expanded from ink-on-paper documents to supplying versions of content to multi-media businesses from individual enterprises to media conglomerates.
Printing Publishing Newsbasket
There are a number of blogs by online magazines and freelancers. Printing Publishing Newsbasket is Dave Mainwaring's blog with news and comments concerning professional printing, publishing, prepress, pre-media, technologies, marketing, production.
POD
an acronym adopted by two different markets. Within the commercial printing GA market POD stands for Print-On-Demand and is associated with digital printing vs lithograph. Within the self publishing book world POD has been defined as Publish-On-Demand Printing On Demand - printing technologies
Data Driven Printing (DDP) .
technologies that provide content on a specific printed page which is determined by relating page content to information in a database as the page is printed. DDP is also known as Variable Information Printing (VIP) and Variable Data Printing (VDP) and as Personalization Printing. DDP, VIP, VDP - printing technologies , IDP Information driven Printing production workflows are used to create customized marketing collateral, manage marketing materials and catalogs, direct mail pieces, and provide personalized e-procurement services.
InkJet iCTP
a inovative use for inkjet printing is imaging plates for computer to plate systems. Glunz &
Jensen’s produces iCtP Computer-to-Plate
systems, which produces press-ready aluminum plates
without the use of chemical processing. The PlateWriter™ jets a patented Liquid Dot™
chemical solution on to nonphotosensitive aluminum
printing plates.
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Plant and Facilities Engineering and Management Google group for
Plant Engineers, Facilities Managers, Building and Grounds Managers to discuss:
Engineering, HVAC, HAZMAT, Generation, motor controls, electrical power distribution, building and grounds management
Ubiquitous education
has always existed there is a next generation of educators evolving. Using ubiquitous computer networks they are teaching, using on-the-job peer discussions and on-line courses, remotely managing corporate training programs. They are distributing knowledge for reuse, awareness, learning.
Slideshow has and excellent presentation "Toward a New Knowledge Society" by Stephen Downes, Moncton, CN. From Stephens website: "Born in Montreal, Quebec.
If you are in the trenches and increasingly computer networked around the world using technologies that disappear into the fabric of everyday life until you
are indistinguishable.
Marketing, sales, support, next generation distance schooling are different forms of conversations.
Heavy duty large scale video conferencing is very productive and may be expensive. However there are other tools. Video Conferencing with Skype between computers is a proven tool and one that is easy to set up and use.
3D Printing Methods and Applications Google Discussion Group.
3D inkjet printers fabricate physical models from computer-aided design (CAD) data. Multiple parts can be printed (manufactured) simultaneously 3D InkJet printers operate like classic desktop inkjet printers. Some systems offer 24-bit color capabilities just like a document printer. 3D printer systems revolutionized the production of pieces having complex geometries and small, detailed features. You can buy 3D printers that operate in any standard office environment with no need for a dedicated operator.
YouTube has some terrific presentations of 3D printing
3D Printing Methods and Applications Google Discussion Group.
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