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.

“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 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.

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.”

Roland DG participates in a wide range of activities and events aimed at expanding the potential of digital fabrication in countries around the world. One of the most recent events was FAB12, the 12th annual meeting of the Fab Lab community, held in Shenzhen, China in August this year.