Nominate a Woman in the Printing Industry for the Naomi Berber Memorial Award
Naomi Berber (1905–1973) began her career in New York as executive secretary to the president of the Lithographic Technical Foundation, predecessor to GATF. In 1965, when GATF brought its education, research, and administrative offices under one roof in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Berber moved to Pittsburgh to continue her work with the Foundation. Ms. Berber was […]
How Hazardous Is the Printing Industry?
The post about OSHA fines hanging over a Pennsylvania printer drew some sharp comments about safety practices in the printing industry. One question was especially provocative: is the recession-battered printing industry skimping on safety by paying less attention than it once did to protecting life and limb on the job? The answer would be impossible […]
Fespa Launches Fespa Americas Event To Expand Global Connected Wide-Format Community | FESPA – Screen, Digital and Textile Printing Exhibitions and Associations
Exhibitors and print service providers embrace plans for high quality pan-regional event The first FESPA Americas event is confirmed to take place from February 24-26 2011 in Orlando, Florida, occupying around 72000 sq. ft. 8000m2 of exhibition space at the city’s Orange County Convention Center. The event will run alongside the established Graphics of the Americas […]
Heidelberg Business Consulting helps printers become more efficient, profitable – Printing Industry News from WhatTheyThink
Kennesaw, Ga. – In the midst of increasing competitive pressure and rapid technological change, Heidelberg Business Consulting delivers results printing companies can rely on to boost their productivity and build their bottom lines. “Most printers are fully occupied with the day-to-day pressures of running a printing company and have neither the time nor the resources […]
MTL Print to set higher standards of throughout at FESPA
Israeli wide-format developer MTL Print will present its top-of-the-range, high-productivity wide-format printer, the Meital 304D, to the market at next week’s FESPA. With three early adopter units already in place world-wide, the manufacturer will demonstrate the new machine’s interchangeable print tables and superb output quality at speeds of up to 250sq m/hour, providing a vital […]
Is There a Synergy With Web-to-Print and Digital Printing?
In the most recent NAPL State of the Industry report, when the question was asked, “Which of the following do you expect to grow fastest over the next 3 years,” the number one response was Digital Variable Data Printing. While variable data printing will increase the effectiveness of pieces sent, another way to increase the […]
Roland Introduces CAMM-1 PRO GX-640, 64” Large Format Vinyl Cutter
Roland DG Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, printer/cutters and vinyl cutters, has introduced the CAMM-1 PRO Series GX-640 64” vinyl cutter. Building on 23 years of advanced CAMM-1 technology, the GX-640 is Roland’s largest and most advanced cutter ever, setting a new standard for performance and precision across media ranging from […]
So, What is a Magazine, Really?
As most of my readers know, I have been debating my friend Samir Husni across the country for almost a decade. He is an admitted tree hugger and I lean mightily towards a digital future for our industry. Our debates are great fun not only for the audience but for the two of us as […]
2010 Label Printing Industries of America's Fall Management Conference
LPIA Fall Management Conference November 10–12, 2010 Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona – United States About LPIA The Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA), a chapter of Printing Industries of America, represents a membership of privately and publicly owned label converting, packaging, and box wrap printers throughout North America producing more than 75% of the glue-applied labels converted in […]
WEBINAR: How Postage Technology Can Save Shippers Money – June 30th
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 2:00p.m. ET/11:00a.m. PT Logistics professionals across the country are capitalizing on and leveraging online shipping solutions to gain a competitive edge. Once considered simply a convenient desktop-only solution, online shipping technology now provides a powerful suite of tools to support U.S. Postal Service® parcel shipping in large-scale warehouses and enterprise […]
Kodak honored in IPA, IDEAlliance Ink Optimization RoundUP
Kodak (Rochester, NY) ColorFlow Software with Ink Optimizing Solution participated in the recent IPA / IDEAlliance Ink Optimization RoundUP, achieving the best overall ink savings in the test. Judged side by side with 10 other solutions, ColorFlow Software with Ink Optimizing Solution significantly reduced ink consumption while boasting among the highest color accuracy and on-press […]
Classified print ads get new life
News – Media: Classified print ads get new life (Page 1 of 2). Print’s not dead, but in the greatest paradox of all, it’s taking a website to show just that. Wegotads.co.za is the brand new classified ad portal on iol.co.za, the second biggest website in the country and the internet arm for Independent News and […]
