Smithers Pira’s newest report – Real Production Capability of Pre-Owned Sheetfed Litho Presses – analyzes the impression count of almost 450 pre-owned sheetfed litho presses under 10 years old from five major press manufacturers. Averaged across all platform sizes, the report revealed that Heidelberg presses are 24.1% more productive than all other manufacturers’ machines when … Read more →
Epson America’s new Epson Advantage Partner Program is designed to provide channel partners with cost-effective technology solutions coupled with specialized resources to help increase sales and maximize profits. The program is comprised of six specialized categories by market focus, and provides Epson with the flexibility to offer channel partners customizable solutions based on each customer’s … Read more →
The RMGT 9 Series “has become the press of choice for printers who want the lowest cost to print while maintaining outstanding quality on an incredibly durable platform,” said the OEM. In fact, Azar Printing, based in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, received the 47th RMGT 9 Series sheetfed offset press purchased in North America, and … Read more →
In this thought leadership article by Frazer Chesterman, Director and Co-owner of FM Brooks and Co-founder of the InPrint Show and Pure Digital Show, you’ll discover ten key stats that could affect your telesales results. I’ve been in sales for pretty much all of my career and I’m always happy to learn something new and … Read more →
Brodnax Printing (Dallas, Texas) is seeing substantial savings since installing a new hybrid UV Speedmaster CD 102-6+L with X-Package from Heidelberg earlier this year. The new CD 102-X replaced a 1999 Speedmaster CD 102 and runs alongside an older Heidelberg SM 102. Installed in January 2017, the new press has increased capacity by 50%, and … Read more →
Here, Vaughan Patterson, Product Marketing Operations Manager for Production Print at Ricoh South Africa, examines how political, economic, social and digital changes are creating a complex environment for today’s print service providers to navigate their way to success. Political, economic upheaval and digital disruption, as well as the skills gap, remain key issues around the … Read more →
Two new print industry books covering sales and technology will be released at Print 2017. Members of the press are invited to the Press Briefing Room S401d of McCormick Place South Tuesday, September 12, 2017 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Interview questions will be answered by authors Slava Apel, Dave Fellman and Dr. Joe … Read more →
In the early 1990s, production automation workflow tools were in their infancy. Today, they’ve become dominant in the printing and graphic arts industries. Just about all workflows either start with, or contain, a basic list of tasks. These include preflighting files to check for printability, trapping, imposition, and a wide range of other options that … Read more →
In April of this year, full-service printer Allegra South Burnaby (Burnaby, BC) installed an EFI Jetrion 4950LX LED inkjet label press with an EFI Fiery digital front end (DFE). The full-service Allegra Network franchise is using the fully integrated Jetrion digital system to expand into the digital label market with a cost-effective, high-productivity solution. Allegra’s … Read more →
Mammoth Imaging (Mississauga, Ontario), a specialist in delivering innovative fabric displays, is one of the few companies in Canada to excel in 3.2-metre dye sublimation fabric printing in super-wide format. Its production facility in Mississauga, Ontario is equipped with the best equipment in the world that’s primed to produce photo-quality, dye-sublimated printing on fabric. The … Read more →
Just four weeks after its installation, Graphic Visual Solutions (Greensboro, NC) has already folded over one million sheets on its Stahlfolder TH 82 from Heidelberg – boosting productivity while reducing labour costs. Folding a wide-range of commercial printing projects, including 16-page signatures, the new Stahlfolder replaced an older, competitive model. “This folder was installed at … Read more →
The trend toward custom labels and packaging has taken the food and beverage industry by storm over the last few years, as competition for in-store space has reached a fever pitch. The movement has everyone from global soft-drink makers to locally-owned craft brew houses embracing new printing technology to create dynamic custom packaging to help … Read more →