July 2009
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen to receive government bailout
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Bloomberg L.P. recently reported that the German Economy Ministry has stated Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, the world's largest maker
MACtac supplies materials for Simpsons 20-year commemorative stamps
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
“The Simpsons,” makes history as the only television show to serve as the exclusive subject of a stamp set while still in prime-time production.
Inkjet web innovations
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
This May, HP (Palo Alto, CA) Inkjet Web Press user O'Neil Data Systems (Los Angeles) hosted an open house to demonstrate this new technology. O'Neil is the site of the first HP Inkjet Web Press beta installation and began commercial production on the press earlier this year. The company demonstrated variable, color newspaper production, running a special edition of Investor's Business Daily during
Xerox takes a real world approach
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
Xerox (Rochester, NY) will be keeping it real at PRINT 09. Its 28,000-sq.-ft. booth will feature an extensive range of cutsheet and continuous feed devices as well as wide format and workflow solutions. As part of its emphasis on real customers, Xerox Premier Partners will vie for Best of the Best accolades (and tickets to a U2 concert) rather than PIXI awards. Competition categories include collateral,
Briefly noted: July 2009
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By AP staff
The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) (Washington, DC) reports the JDF Interoperability Matrix has exceeded 500 pairings. The Matrix shows what JDF integrations are available between vendors of graphic arts systems. See www.cip4.org/matrix. Fujifilm is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its thermal 8-up Javelin CTP Series this summer.
Integrated workflow helps printer meet tight deadline
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By AP staff
With 18-employees and $3.5 million in sales, Millennium Press (Agawam, MA) doesn't rank among the largest printers. But when it comes to workflow efficiency, few can surpass it. The all-Heidelberg shop's most recent addition is a 6-color Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with Prinect Press Center and Prinect Peak Performance Package installed. Millennium's workflow includes Heidelberg's Prinect Prinance
AGAT: Meadows is outstanding in the field
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
AMERICAN PRINTER is proud to showcase association, vendor, high school and collegiate efforts to promote careers in the graphic arts. Send your news to KOB@americanprinter.com. AGAT: Meadows is outstanding in the field The Association for Graphic Arts Training (AGAT) named John Meadows the recipient of its 2009 Terry McMillan Award. The annual award is named for one of AGAT's co-founders. John's tenure
Solar Communications sells to Taylor, will cease operations
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Solar Communications Inc. has announced the sale of its cooperative direct mail line of business, printed paper-poly technology and collating assets to the Schmidt Printing Co., a division of The Taylor Corp.
Sun Chem acquires Handschy
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Sun Chemical (Parsippany, NJ) has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Handschy inks, coatings and varnishes business, from its parent company, Graphic Packaging Intl., Inc. Handschy's customer lists, formulations and trademarks will be included in the acquisition. Sun Chemical intends to transition all products and customers into existing Sun Chemical facilities over the next few months. During
Just ask for the order
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, Michael Casey
Typically 90-95% of your surveys will be positive, so why not leverage this with referral programs and asking for more business? Here is a list of things to consider when you are surveying customers
There are no magic print markets
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Steve Johnson
Magic bullets are few and far between. Ron's story of “virtual packaging” demonstrates that the use of virtual storefronts on the Internet can cut the packaging printer right out of the deal.
Digital Print Forum
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By John Parsons
The overall conclusion of the 2009 IPA Digital Print Forum was that digital presses are maturing and capable of challenging traditional offset in most areas. The report also asserts the need for standards as a prerequisite to the continued growth of digital print.
One piece at a time
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
Nordson Corp.'s new PURBlue 4 adhesive melter simplifies the use of moisture-cure reactive hot melt adhesives from 2-, 3- or 4-kg foil encased slugs, without the need for inert gas.
PUR is in demand
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
Colter & Peterson Inc. (C&P), the exclusive North American distributor for Wohlenberg Buchbindesysteme, offers Wohlenberg's full line of mid-range perfect binders. All of these machines support PUR.
PRINT preview
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
At the PRINT 09 Media Days event, MGI USA described its Meteor DP60 Pro digital press installation at Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. (BTSB). The company chose the Meteor DP60 Pro for its ability to successfully image the buckram cover material BTSB requires for its books. See www.mgi-usa.com.
Workflow success
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By AP staff
Workflow for offset, digital and wide format Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A.'s (Valhalla, NY) Fuji-film Workflow XMF provides a single point of production that can produce jobs for both offset and digital, or a combination of both, within the same job. The open and scalable work-flow supports cross-connectivity between a variety of print environments, including offset, digital and wide format. Its
Great printing and some tasty BBQ, too
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Some people know Highlight Printing (Minneapolis) for its digital, offset, mailing and distribution services. Others know it for its chicken, ribs, pork butt and brisket. Owners Lisa and Don Bickford have hosted a customer luncheon for the past five years. Don, a champion on the competition barbecue circuit, caters the event. Don's team (Full Frontal BBQ) won 5th place for ribs and 7th place for its
Top 10 things you can do at PRINT 09
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien KOB@americanprinter.com
PRINT 09 will take place in Chicago from Sept. 11-16. Here are some suggested activities: 10. Roll up a poster, pretend it is a lightsaber and demonstrate the Three Styles of the New Jedi Order up and down the main aisle of the convention center. 9. Enter a booth, point to the largest piece of equipment and say, I'll take six of these. How soon can I get them? 8. As you enter the show floor, compliment
Correction
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
The FiberMark Hyflex Royal line, which appeared in our annual Paper & Ink roundup (Part 2, June 2009), is now branded as DigiFlex Royal. Contact FiberMark customer service at 800-843-1243.
Essential ingredients for faster presses
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Raymond J. Prince
How fast should a press run? How fast can a press run? Can a press run fast and produce high quality? The age of a press can help answer some of these questions. Today, we see presses in the industry that are up to 30 years old, and some with 600 million impressions or more on them. To make a press run fast, we need: A clean press and work area. A press that is maintained. Computer to plate. Goals.
Let's get digital
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
Plenty of presses, printers & progress at InfoTrends
Ricoh targets production market
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
The Ricoh Pro C900 digital color printer offers large production capacity and high productivity with speeds up to 90 ppm in full color and extensive inline finishing.
Versatile digital press now in larger formats
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
Michael Abergel, MGI USA's (Melbourne, FL) executive vice president, reports the vendor has installed nearly 200 Meteor DP60 Pro digital presses worldwide since its Drupa 2008 debut. Abergel stressed the DP60's versatility and affordability (a Volkswagen vs. BMW [priced competitors]. It can print on paper and plastic substrates and has no click charges. An optional Envelope Express feature enables
Riso unveils third-generation cutsheet inkjet line
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
RISO equipment (Danvers, MA) isn't just for churches and schools. While the company continues to serve those markets, it has identified a gap between existing midsize color MFPs and high-end production devices. At PRINT 09, the company will unveil five ComColor high-speed inkjet printers with output speeds ranging from 90 to 150 A4 ppm at a cost said to be less than $.03 per page. Variable-data applications
Coming soon: new bizhub PRO
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
Konica Minolta will unveil the generation of its bizhub PRO engine at PRINT 09 targeting commercial printers and specialty markets.
An iGen4 on the floor fits Modern's philosophy
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
Modern Intl. Graphics is G7 certified, and the iGen4's color profiling allows it to hit the G7 standard.
Choosing your workflow wisely
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By AP staff
What prepress workflow should I choose? Prepress veteran DJ Dunkerley has seen variations on this question in every online forum for the past 10 years. [Typically] the poster gives absolutely no information on their shop, the work they do, and their budget. When you don't know the parameters, the correct answer is I don't know.' Dunkerley has compiled a comprehensive list of workflow considerations
IPA: Everyone is a workflow winner
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By John Parsons
At this year's IPA (www.ipa.org) Technical Conference, the tradition of technology “RoundUPs” continued with three separate events, covering digital print, proofing (hard copy and virtual), and JDF workflow.
Recession might be hitting bottom
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
NAPL's (Paramus, NJ) economists' latest report indicates signs that we may be reaching the bottom of the recession. Forward looking indicators tracked by NAPL's Printing Economics Research Center (PERC) show that key industry indicators are showing signs of stabilizing. For the first time since September 2007, reports of rising activity have increased and reports of declining activity decreased. Over
Changes at Goss International
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Shanghai Electric (Group) Corp. and the shareholders of Goss Intl. Corp. (Bolingbrook, IL), including majority shareholder MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners, have reached an agreement for the utility and equipment manufacturing conglomerate to become the second largest shareholder of the printing equipment supplier by acquiring newly issued shares of Goss Intl. preferred stock. This transaction
Every CEO is a sales rep
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Dick Gorelick
the role of the CEO in organizing and supervising the everyday flow of information to and from the marketplace
Quick thinking
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
American Printer asked representatives from some leading press vendors for an overview of the key speed and automation technologies for commercial printers
Go-to glue
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
For some printers, polyurethane reactive adhesive (PUR) has replaced EVA as the go-to adhesive of choice for perfect binding
Fast and flexible
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
The Corona perfect binder is available in 12-, 13-, 15- and 18-cph models, all of which can run PUR as well as EVA hotmelt adhesives.
Henkel owns former National Starch adhesives
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
Henkel (www.henkelna.com) acquired in 2008 the Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses previously owned by National Starch.
A quick alternative
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By Denise Kapel
The introduction of the ODM hard cover bookbinding equipment, which includes the Super Sewer, Casemaking System, Sticker, and Smasher, has led to a remarkable increase in productivity and customer satisfaction for Photo Dose.
Presstek's PRINT 09 CTP highlights
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM, By AP staff
Look for a new thermal printing plate announcement from Presstek (Hudson, NH) at PRINT 09.
Industry Events
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Countdown to PRINT 09 Chicago's McCormick Place will host more than 650 exhibitors for PRINT 09, Sept. 11-16, 2009. Next month, our show issue will provide a handy guide to prepress, press and postpress highlights. A born to run feature will cover live equipment demos at the show. See www.print09.com. July 1510 things Keeping Print CEOs Up at Night, Heidelberg USA, Clampitt Paper
Installations: July 2009
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Heidelberg USA announces Graphics Innovations (Richmond, VA) is the first U.S. customer to extend its Systemservice 36plus program, following three years of successful results. K&D Graphics (Orange, CA) recently partnered with Heidelberg to develop a unique configuration of Heidelberg's peak-performance Speedmaster XL 105 press with 16 units. Stafford Printing (Stafford, VA) has installed Presstek's
People: July 2009
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
The Graphic Arts Association (GAA) has announced the 2009 Neographics Power of Print winners. Brilliant Graphics (Exton, PA) won Power of Print and First Runner-up Bindagraphics (Baltimore, MD) won Second Runner-up: and ITP of USA won Third and Fourth Runner-up. Numerous Best of Category awards were given. See www.gaa1900.com. Ursula M. Burns takes the helm as CEO of Xerox Corp. this month, succeeding
100 Words or Less: How do you meet impossible deadlines?
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Our 24-hour offset print orders brochures, invitations, newsletters come in through an online portal [www.mmprint.com/24hour_printing.cfm] and are integrated into our existing workflow. We run, on average, 500 to 5,000 impressions in a short time through the use of polyester direct to plate and a RIP-it workflow. We limit the size of 24-hour jobs to 11 17 inches because we have a number of full-color
Quebecor World reorg OK'd, to emerge as Novink
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
Judge James Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York and Judge Robert Mongeon of the Quebec Superior Court in Montreal, in a joint hearing, have approved Quebecor World Inc.'s (Montreal) reorganization plan.
DMA applauds USPS summer sale
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 AM,
The Direct Marketing Assn. (DMA) (www.the-dma.org) applauds the initiative and creativity of the United States Postal Service (USPS) (www.usps.com) and commends the diligent and expeditious endorsement of the USPS Summer Sale by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The Summer Sale provides an opportunity for marketers and the USPS to create an independent and much needed stimulus to their businesses
