Roland DG to ship new TrueVis UV “MG2” on Sep 24; Japan flags 39.3% labor-time violations in trucking — plus 6 more
Equipment, AI, file-submission flows, and logistics rules are moving at once. The competitive edge for print is shifting from “how we print” to how we design friction, handoffs, and stop-conditions around printing.
Roland DG will launch two new TrueVis UV printers—the “MG2”—on September 24. For short-deadline, high-mix embellishment jobs, gross margin is increasingly decided less by the machine and more by how you design the steps around it. Meanwhile, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported labor-time violations at 39.3% in inspections of workplaces that employ drivers, a reminder that deadlines and delivery terms now have to be sold—and priced—as part of the specification.
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In Ōta Ward, Tokyo, NTT Docomo Business and TEPCO Power Grid are building a “container DC park,” aiming to launch the service in autumn 2027 (BUSINESS NETWORK, 2026-09-03). Meanwhile, in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s published inspection guidance results for 2025, the main violation at workplaces that employ automobile drivers was working hours, at 39.3% (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026-09-10). Roland DG’s UV printers “TrueVis MG2-640” and “MG…
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