On June 28, 2017, Roland DG Iberia, Roland DG’s sales and marketing subsidiary in Spain, opened its new premises in Alcorcón, Madrid. The impressive 600m2 building represents the next step in its growth strategy.

Makers’ Inc., operators of Makers’ Base, the largest membership-based shared factory in Japan, recently ran a customization event at Ploom Shop located in Canal City Hakata. The event ran from May 31 to June 30, using Roland DG’s UV printer to create accessories designed by customers for Ploom TECH tobacco vaporizers. Here are some details of the event.

Roland DGA, Roland DG’s U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary, recently partnered with noted artist, author and Roland user, Bonny Pierce Lhotka to demonstrate how Roland DG machines can aid artists, photographers and multimedia designers in the creative process.

Wada Precision Dental Laboratories has long been at the forefront of the dental laboratory market in Japan and is one of the largest dental laboratories in the industry. The lab’s CAD/CAM Center, which conducts research into state-of-the-art dental techniques, tested Roland DG’s first dental 3D printer, the DWP-80S, to streamline the denture fabrication process.

Since being founded in 1958, Wada Precision Dental Laboratories has been at the forefront of the dental laboratory market in Japan. The CAD/CAM Center, located in Osaka, conducts research into state-of-the-art dental techniques and has been testing Roland DG’s first dental 3D printer, the DWP-80S, to streamline the denture fabrication process.

“andMade” is the largest membership-based fashion-oriented makerspace in Japan where people can have fun creating their own clothes with state-of-the-art digital tools. The makerspace recently opened its first “andMade.kitasando” branch in Kitasando, Tokyo.

Roland DG’s Service Engineers (also called "SEs") strive to improve their ability to provide high-quality, standardized maintenance and repair services in order to ensure that customers from all over the world can use Roland DG products with peace of mind. “Knowledge Workers” are tasked with sharing their service knowledge to assist other SEs in improving their skills and knowledge.

Roland DG hosted its Roland Imagination Day in Korea on April 4, 2017 in Seoul and April 13 in Busan. These user events were held with the aim of supplying new solutions using Roland DG products to address current market challenges faced by Korean printing businesses.

iDental Dental Social Assistance (iDental Asistencia Dental Social) is an innovative and expanding dental provider with clinics located in several locations in Spain.

The Roland DG booth was a popular destination at the recent International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany, held from March 21st to 25th, 2017. Not only were two innovative new digital dental devices introduced, but it was also the international debut of the new Roland DG subsidiary called “DGSHAPE.”