Roland R-World Online | Fall 2007

Roland DG MiD Europe Celebrates 1,000th Member of its Online Forum for Technological Craftsmen

ACQUAVIVA PICENA (AP), ITALY – Roland Europe is pleased to recognize Sandro Pertilli, the 1,000th customer to participate in the company’s popular Forum for Technological Craftsmen, serving customers throughout Italy.

As a new “technological craftsman,” Pertilli joined the forum after attending a Roland training course. “I really appreciate the opportunity to take the course and to be honored as the 1,000th member of Roland’s online forum,” Pertilli said.

Roland started the online forum in 2004 to provide a communication venue for the many people that attend courses held at their training centers in Italy. The online community continues to grow and today serves more than 1,000 Roland customers via the Web. An open forum hosted on Yahoo, the Roland Forum for Technological Craftsmen is widely recognized as one of Italy’s most important networking and communication forums for professionals involved in digital printing and visual communication.

“It is always a pleasure to have people like Sandro Pertilli attend our training courses,” said Giovanni Re, Roland training manager. “We are pleased that he has continued his affiliation with the company and other customers through our online forum.”

A 27-year-old resident of Rome and owner of Vinilica, a digital print shop, Pertilli first entered the industry two years ago with Roland products.

Sandro Pertilli became the one-thousandth student to enroll in the Roland Forum for Technological Craftsmen. He began digital printing two years ago and decided to attend the Roland training course to improve his business.

“In the beginning, I created labels with the Stika,” he said. “Then I moved up to vehicle graphics and signs. I created graphics that you never would have thought possible with such a little plotter.”

To grow his business, Pertilli invested in a GX-24 vinyl cutter and then the VersaCAMM SP-540V printer/cutter, production tools he uses today for a variety of applications including apparel customization.

He says he has learned a great deal through his association with Roland and has one piece of advice for others getting started in the business. “Exploit all the functionality of your digital printer and other production equipment,” he said. “And remember that ideas and creativity are essential to your success!”

To join the Roland forum in Italy, log on to:
it.groups.yahoo.com/group/artigiano-tecnologico.