Given the recent NAFTA controversy, name-calling and political rhetoric, it’s safe to say that the legislation that federal and provincial/state lawmakers pass can affect printing and other businesses on both sides of the border in a huge way. Here’s how one such local decision is, and likely will have, a negative effect on small printers … Read more →
Here, Andrew Gunn, North American Product Marketing Director at Xerox, explores what you should know before purchasing an inkjet digital printer. Buying an inkjet digital printer is a major investment for both small-sized and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) – one that can pay off with greater capabilities and improved efficiencies. But, like buying any significant piece … Read more →
For most commercial printers, workflow can be the difference between profitability and success, or losing ground and revenue in an increasingly competitive business environment. Exploring this key issue is a new whitepaper from Aleyant, a leading developer of print software designed to streamline and simplify commercial print operations. It poses three key questions for owners … Read more →
Worldwide offset press leaders Heidelberg and KBA are finally shaking off the remnants of the decade-old global financial crisis, as the latest revenue figures for both companies continue to show substantial improvements. Heidelberg’s latest figures show that incoming orders for the third quarter of 2017 were up 16% over the previous year. The OEM cited … Read more →
Here, Steve Blanken, General Manager of Contex Americas (Chantilly, Virginia), presents a list of important questions that you should ask yourself before purchasing your next wide-format scanner. Contex is the world’s largest developer and producer of large-format scanning and large-format imaging solutions. Contex was established in 1923 and currently provides scanning solutions to customers in … Read more →
In today’s folding carton industry, manufacturers are continually challenged by customers who request unique, value-added features. It becomes even more demanding when those customers are top international pharmaceutical firms. Canadian packaging specialist Ellis Paper Box (Mississauga, Ontario), the largest privately-held manufacturer of folding cartons, has made it its mandate to understand the demanding standards required … Read more →
The Winnipeg Free Press recently added ProImage’s OnColor ECO Ink Optimization Software to reduce ink consumption on its offset press (and thus ink costs) while improving print quality. The Winnipeg Free Press prints over 85,000 newspapers daily as well as multiple commercial jobs. Their main objective was to save on ink – and with the … Read more →
EFI (Electronics For Imaging), an industry leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, has announced its revenue results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the company reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $269.2 million, up 1% compared to fourth quarter 2016 revenue of $266.7 million. For … Read more →
Here, D. Eadward Tree, a pseudonymous magazine-industry insider who provides insights on publishing, postal issues and print media on his blog, Dead Tree Edition, examines profit-boosting ideas for magazine publishers. Magazine publishers typically develop informal rules of thumb. These can include: Don’t go back to press with an issue unless you can justify printing at … Read more →
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company is a U.S. Midwest regional property and casualty company located in Hastings, Michigan. Using its current Solimar solution, it has cut its development costs by over $30,000 per year, according to Michael Schaper, Director of Application Development. Here’s the scenario: Hastings Mutual must develop and distribute several different types of documents … Read more →
ArifiQ Development (Östersund, Sweden) has released its new arifiQ Optimizer, which identifies the most cost-saving imposition and production paths for single and gang-run jobs, automatically creates sheet-sized imposed PDFs, then transfers the imposed PDFs directly to any prepress or digital workflow system. One of the greatest competitive benefits of arifiQ Optimizer, said the company, is … Read more →
Nike’s Global Football Division is using Esko Studio for its packaging design – leading to considerable improvements in user experience, concept communication and substantial time savings – and therefore cost reduction. Nike was seeking a tool that was compatible with Adobe Illustrator and could save time in creating high quality 3D design images. Esko’s Studio, … Read more →