Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast. This week we were joined by OKI Data this week for an in depth discussion of the world of LED Color Toner Heat Transfers and short run decorating in 2017. We will get updates on the latest and greatest technologies in the space. We will also talk about what companies are working together to bring you a complete decorating system and what is different today compared to years past. These are not the transfers most of us remember from the color copier days and you need to be up to speed on what is going on.

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News Items

Couple things from SGIA to share, that we got from @SGIAKateA on Twitter.

Did you know the EPA made changes to regulations on hazardous waste generators? Sign up for more info: https://t.co/S1ISPf9zHx #SGIA

— SGIA Graphics 4em (@SGIA_graphics) March 13, 2017

@2RegularGuys We have a screen making workshop coming up (https://t.co/35lTSOHfRb) that I think you'd be interested in. 4/10-13/2017. (more)

— Kate Achelpohl (@SGIAKateA) March 14, 2017

How LED Color Toner Transfer Systems Have Reshaped Short Run Decoration - The New World of White Toner, Neon, Sublimation and More with OKI Data

History of OKI Data in this decorating space and what drew you guys to it.

* Early start products

* Their desire to help decorators because you saw they were not getting the best products for economical short-run decorating with earlier toner transfers.

Toners Transfers, or what people may wrongly consider Laser Transfer, I think that they really get a bad name based on what is was back in the 80s and 90’s coming off color laser copiers. Thick, Cracking, Didn’t wash well etc. That is no longer the case. What has changed and how have you guys been involved in that change?

LED v Laser - Why?

Single Pass White / Allowing for Better Paper

Designing Systems/ not just printers for decorators.

Tell us about the strategic partnerships that OKI has in place and what that means for the person using the products.

Back to OKI’s desire to help decorators. Put in place best practices and systems that all work together to provide the decorator with a system that consistently works.

New products in Long Beach recently at the ISS Show. Tell us about the Neon toners and anything else new people need to know about.

Details on Neon and the Markets it could serve