Customer Education: Necessary, Simple, Affordable
As long as people buy printing, they need education about the industry. The more customers understand about what printers need from them – and why – the better off everyone is in this relationship. Where does this education come from? It’s true that a few scattered buyer associations have sprung up around the country. There […]
Benefits of flexo printing for package printing applications
Flexographic printing performance, efficiency, quality, and sustainability continue to improve, says Flexo4All. During the past 30 years, flexography has been demonstrated to be a printing technology with a very impressive growth in terms of quality and productivity. It passed from low- to high-quality printing and today is widely used for packaging production in different applications: […]
FREE WEBINAR – What's Next: Keys to Postal Progress 5/13 2:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time
The United States Postal Service, the Mailing Industry, the economy, and your business are all going through tremendous changes right now. A new barcode, greater emphasis on address quality, and the continued pressure to simultaneously bring more value to mail while deftly mitigating rising postage costs are demanding more from mail owners and preparers. Staying […]
Research and Markets: The US Commercial Printing Industry Includes About 35,000 Companies with Combined Annual Revenue of About $100 Billion
Research and Markets www.researchandmarkets.com/research/171a2f/commercial_printin has announced the addition of the ” Commercial Printing ” report to their offering. First Research is the leading industry intelligence company that helps sales teams perform faster and smarter, open doors, and close more deals. First Research performs the “heavy lifting” by synthesizing hundreds of sources into an easy to digest […]
RR Donnelley to Produce Digitally Printed Books for Penguin Group Using Inkjet Presses
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NASDAQ:RRD) today announced an agreement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. to provide the majority of its digital printing and binding requirements. Under the terms of the agreement RR Donnelley will produce Penguin Group (USA)’s digitally printed adult and young readers’ trade hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback books, bound galleys […]
It’s Time to Charge for Your Brainpower
Agencies have always charged for their strategic thinking. In contrast, many printers give it away as part of the price of getting print business. For print providers to thrive in today’s economy, this practice needs to change.This was the case made on a panel presentation I led at the On Demand Conference and Exposition in […]
Grapo to highlight Shark options at Fespa
Czech company Grapo Technologies is to take its Shark hybrid UV printer to Fespa in order to highlight new feed and cutting options now available. According to Grapho, the Shark now has options to cater for longitudinal and tranversal cutting of substrates up to 1mm thick. It also includes a feeder capable of handling stock […]
Free Webinar: Direct Mail Dynamics
May 18, 2010 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific) Take back the creative controls with PaperSpecs’ next FREE Webinar – Direct Mail Dynamics! Chief Folding Fanatic Trish Witkowski of foldfactory.com will present a power-packed hour of folding inspiration and direct mail tips. She’ll show you how to map out your own successful plan with fresh […]
Agfa Graphics launches new :Azura V chemistry-free plates at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of the :Azura V chemistry-free plate for violet CtP systems. The new violet photopolymer plate works with gum, similar to Agfa’s industry-leading, ThermoFuse-based :Azura plates for thermal systems. This new, chemistry-free plate works with all mainstream violet CtP units currently in use at commercial print sites across the world […]
CSW, Inc. introduces Gen2 digital plate system
CSW, Inc. is rolling out a unique, new flexographic plate solution which removes many of the print limitations inherent to the flexo plate manufacturing process. Their Gen2 Digital Printing Plate System uses a combination of digital workflow, patented exposure and processing method and HD screening which delivers tangible benefits to flexo converters and packaging buyers.CSWs […]
New Color-Logic Process Metallic Color swatch chart demonstrates worry-free metallic printing
Color-Logic, http://www.color-logic.com/tech/ developer of the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System, has announced the availability of a new color chart demonstrating metallic printing produced using the new system. The Color-Logic metallic color chart, with 250 brilliant metallic color swatches, was produced using only five inks, rather than the 250 different inks required with traditional metallic printing […]
The High Cost of Preventable Errors
It’s no secret that the past several years have been difficult for many printing companies. The big problems – declining print sales and persistent low profit margins – have been discussed in a variety of venues. The recent recession has exacerbated the difficulties, but the underlying cause has been a fundamental shift in the ways […]
