Manroland sheetfed is presenting a host of head-turning innovations reflecting the tradition of excellence associated with its brand. "Visitors to our stand will clearly observe the power of manroland sheetfed solutions to help their companies face the many challenges of today's printing industry with the most innovative and productive sheetfed offset solutions in the industry," said Alfred Rothlaender, President of manroland sheetfed.

The Printing business was very different in 1987 – Gutenberg would be astonished at the changes in the industry over the past 25 years. Market sectors were at their zenith. Typesetting companies such as Cooper & Beatty, MonoLino, and Typesettra and pre-press companies like Batten Graphics, Bomac Batten and H&S Reliance (to name a few) were stand-alone markets. Then there were printing companies: Arthurs Jones, Clarke Litho, MIL, and MM&T come to mind.

Michael Mugavero, a well known industry professional with an extensive background in capital equipment sales and printing plant operation management, has been named the manroland sheetfed Managing Director/CEO for the United States and Canada.

When I started planning to write this article, I knew that it would benefit greatly with input from leading experts on the PDF/VT specification. In my opinion, Adobe has played a very key role in initiating, evangelizing and supporting PDF/VT, most likely driven by the demand for use of the Adobe PDF Print Engine to drive digital presses.

On Wednesday February 15, 2012, the Digital Imaging Association held a fact-filled session about trends, pricing implications, and the evolution of a key commodity for printers – PAPER. Attendees came away with substantive information to share with their clients about the strong position paper and printing continue to hold in our multi-media communications world.

The other day I was driving on a local highway to visit a client. I usually take one or two specific exits when I use this highway and I ended up passing the exit I actually needed to take because I was not paying attention.

It is an age old problem with a new twist: attendees walk past a booth and immediately form the impression that the booth staff is not really interested in meeting new people. This impression comes from observing these company representatives busy talking to colleagues, catching up on paper work and eating their lunch.

As with other DIA presentations, this topic continued to address an often-expressed concern: Print is Dead – Fact or Fiction?

Peter Shutz's philosophy on recruitment is admirable: "Hire character. Train skill." Although suitable candidates must possess a level of knowledge and skillset to meet the job requirements, having the right attitude, passion and fit with the desired organization is necessary for long-term employee retention and success. Finding the right candidate, who is committed to your organizational goals and believes in your product or service helps to authentically perpetuate your brand.

Wide-format inkjet printing has been available for some time, but it seems that recently this print technology is making more and more in-roads into print shops. This might be due to the fact that the technology has improved in the last few years and has become more stable and more affordable. Before I talk about wide-format inkjet printing, a brief introduction into the different print technologies used on a wide-format printer is in order. There are two different types of inkjet technologies available that can be used inside a wide-format inkjet printer.