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Inkcups is proud to continue to advance and expand the successful Helix® line of cylindrical inkjet printers. The Helix® line: the Helix®, Double Helix® and Revolution are now joined by the addition of the Helix®+. Not only has the Helix® line grown, but the Helix® and Double Helix® have both experienced significant upgrades as well.

Glassware comes in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and is ever changing. Much like the clothing industry, drinkware experiences trends. At the end of the day drinkware is just as susceptible to current events as any other industry, such as sustainability concerns and economic conditions. A classic example is the Great Depression. Hardships experienced

The demand for durable, high-quality product decoration continues to grow year over year, making UV printing on metal a critical process for manufacturers to master.  In the modern era, some commonly-printed metal products could be: Custom stainless-steel drinkware Promotional products Industrial parts Tools Metal signage and more! Given the growing number of applications, the ability

How Many Different Types of Plastics Are There? Stop and take in your surroundings at this moment. How many plastic items are within reach? How many of them are decorated or branded? Whether you’re at your desk at work, your home office, in your car, or in your local coffee shop… chances are that numerous

Custom-printed drinkware has become a staple for breweries, bars and restaurants. While printing on the sides of a glass may be more common, the latest innovation is focusing on a different canvas: the thick, flat bottom of glass drinkware. This is where modern digital UV printing on glass offers a stunning and durable solution. Perhaps

Available for all Inkcups cylindrical digital machines, the Lustre Effect is a new design technique that enables printing of decorative metallic- looking embellishments   Danvers, Mass. – August 16, 2022 – Global printing industry leader Inkcups announces the launch of the Lustre Effect for the Helix® line of printers, a technique that allows for a metallic

Transcribed Service & Support Video: Inkcups has certified technicians around the globe that are here to support your technical needs. We have technicians stationed coast to coast on the United States and even a complete service team in Europe. We come to you for a week-long dedicated training session to make sure that we fit

Transcribed Integrated & Offline Pre-treatment Systems Video: Inkcups provides several offline and integrated pre-treatment systems. Most notably our proprietary MagiCoat® Pre-Treatment System (MPS). The MPS is cylinder pre-treatment system used for digital UV printing on glass, powder coats, and stainless steel. Treated UV printed glassware will reach 600 industrial and 200 residential dish washes. This

  Transcribed UV Cylinder Printer Image Quality and Color Accuracy Video: I’d like to talk about the Helix® printer and its RIP. It comes with Onyx Standard Poster Shop. One of the things I like about Poster Shop is it is includes all the color profiling tools needed to give you accurate color on the

Transcribed Ease of Use: Inkjet Printing Part Changeover Video: Today we’re going to talk about the Helix® part setup and changeover process. The Helix® can print on a large variety of vessels including stainless steel tumblers, water bottles, sport bottles, stadium cups, shot glasses, cosmetic bottles and many more. Whether you’re working in a print-on-demand