September 1, 2003

Halfsize presses

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Molly Joss, Contributing editor | APeditor@primediabusiness.com

Facing the reality of shorter print runs and faster turnaround times, many printers are using halfsize presses to remain competitive while controlling costs. Bruce Tietz, a technical consultant with GATF (Sewickley, PA), cites lower labor costs, reduced overhead and smaller capital outlays as potential halfsize-press benefits. According to the consultant, printers typically

The Copies Overnight/Copresco Story

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Steve Johnson, President, Copresco | APeditor@primediabusiness.com

A digital-printing pioneer reflects on 16 years of changing technology

Wrapper's delight: new poly- and shrink-wrap options

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

New poly- and shrink-wrap options

It's an honor just to be nominated for an Obie

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Katherine O'Brien, Editor | kobrien@primediabusiness.com

Four printers recently sprang into the national spotlight. Not only did they bring great honor to our under-publicized, under-appreciated and over-commoditized industry, they won the eternal gratitude of a certain editor, who was whirling like a dervish to keep pace with the traditional pre-Graph Expo frenzy and would otherwise have had to plagiarize something from Dick Vinocur's musty archives. In

Adventures of a graphic-arts consultant

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Dick Gorelick, President, Gorelick & Associates and GASF | info@gorelickandassociates.com

Adventures of a graphic-arts consultant

The Wagner Companies: a family tradition

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

The Wagner Companies: a family tradition

Wave acquires Banta's B-media assets

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Wave acquires Banta's B-media assets

Flint taps Linda Welty to head global ink operations

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Flint taps Linda Welty to head global ink operations

Scitex sells remaining Creo shares

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Scitex sells remaining Creo shares

KBA names new leadership in Germany

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

KBA names new leadership in Germany

Mller Martini joins PrintCity Drupa plans

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Muller Martini joins PrintCity Drupa plans

Schawk receives Leonard Holzinger Award

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Schawk receives Leonard Holzinger Award

Evaluating workflow options

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Evaluating workflow options

What teams can do competition

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Stora Enso's 'What teams can do' competition, 2003-2004 announcement

Signature Book Printing expands softcover binding capabilities

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Signature Book Printing expands softcover binding capabilities

Wide-format market widens

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Wide-format print market research

Management Plus call for entries

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Management Plus call for entries

Adams McClure adds wide-format equipment

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Adams McClure adds wide-format equipment

Xeikon donates IntelliStream front-end to RIT

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Xeikon donates IntelliStream front-end to RIT

Appleton announces $40 million coated manufacturing expansion

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Appleton announces $40 million coated manufacturing expansion

Domtar opens Chicago, Dallas distribution centers

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Domtar opens Chicago, Dallas distribution centers

Capitalizing on mailing and fulfillment

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Story on Graph Expo 2003 mailing and fulfillment exhibits and new products

What's new with JDF 1.2?

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by AP staff | APeditor@primediabusiness.com

The latest developments of JDF 1.2

Fast and accurate pharmaceutical folding

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by AP staff | APeditor@primediabusiness.com

Bindgraphcs provides fast and accurate pharmaceutical folding

Telltale trends @ Graph Expo

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

A preview of print industry trends at Graph Expo 2003

RFID and bar codes may co-exist for now

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff editor, PFFC magazine | nthompson@primediabusiness.com

From inventory management to security applications, radio frequency identification (RFID) is a hot topic. According to RFID.org, an RFID system comprises a reader, its associated antenna and the transponders (tags/RFID cards) that carry the data. One of the key differences between a bar code and an RFID tag is that you don't have to physically see a tag to read it a wireless reading device can automatically

New conference: What's in store for 2004?

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by M. Richard Vinocur, President, Footprint Communications | mrvinocur@aol.com

Vinocur on the future of the print industry

Honesty not the easiest, but the best, policy

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by I. Gregg Van Wert, Contributing editor and founding principal, The Haven Group | ivangpr@aol.com

Van Wert shares his belief that honesty is the best policy

NEW PRODUCTS

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

GATF's InterTech Technology Award winners and other new products for the printing industry

GATF announces InterTech winners

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

GATF announces InterTech winners

Savvis to buy WAM!NET commercial business

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Savvis to buy WAM!NET commercial business

Open house opens eyes

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

IPP Lithocolor/Randolph Street Press (Chicago) recently held an open house to celebrate the installation of its Komori Lithrone S40 press. About 150 guests dropped by to check out the new press' fast makeready and color-management capabilities. Representatives from Sappi and Unisource were on hand to highlight the latest coated and uncoated paper developments, while Diecrafters (Cicero, IL) provided

Environmental Inks acquires Flint subsidiary

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Environmental Inks acquires Flint subsidiary

Donnelley chairman, CEO Bill Davis to retire

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Donnelley chairman, CEO Bill Davis to retire

Enovation purchases Washington Printing Supplies

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Enovation purchases Washington Printing Supplies

Van Wert named 2003 Soderstrom honoree

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Van Wert named 2003 Soderstrom honoree

Shiels first PGSF Educator of the Year

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Shiels awarded the first PGSF Educator of the Year Award

Updated Pocket Pal now available

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

IP releases new edition of 'Pocket Pal' handbook

Installation

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Penn Creative Litho (Old Forge, PA) recently installed a 29-inch five-color perfecting press as well as a Konica 8031 digital color press.

Konica/Minolta form integrated holding company

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Konica/Minolta form integrated holding company

GMI celebrates 20th anniversary

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

Graphics Microsystems (GMI) (Sunnyvale, CA), a supplier of closed-loop color-control systems, celebrated its 20th anniversary this past June. ColorQuick, GMI's on-web closed-loop color-control system, scans printed webs in real time and automatically controls the ink densities to ANSI-ISO Status T or E target values. A specially designed 2-mm color bar is measured with an ANSI-ISO standard, dual-beam

NexPress adds Saepio's variable-data tool

Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff

NexPress (Rochester, NY) and Saepio (Kansas City, MO) have signed an agreement to add Saepio's Agilis Media Producer to the NexPress solutions portfolio. Agilis Media Producer is a software tool for creating customized, print-ready marketing materials through the online versioning of template-based documents. Once a template is created, local sales and marketing staff, dealers and distributors can