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 […]

Label Summit Latin America begins next week

Label Summit Latin America, taking place next week on May 11-12 in the Hilton Mexico City Reforma hotel, has lined up a wide variety of industry experts to present to delegates during the conference. Industry experts from Latin America, North America and Europe will represent some of the world’s leading label converters, end users, technology […]

The All New Print Production Handbook by David Bann

Every aspect of print production is covered in this informative, insightful and revealing book. From traditional printing and binding techniques to the next generation of print and production skills, nothing is left out. Each stage of the creative process is explained within the book in clear, concise text that goes alongside detailed color diagrams. The […]

Agencies position for the rebound

More than any emerging channel or technological development, the most pervasive direct marketing trends in 2009 were shrinking marketing budgets and an ever-tightening belt across the agency landscape. Neither an agency’s size nor its capabilities offered shelter from the storm, as many direct agencies began the year with leaner staffs. Even digital leaders Razorfish and […]

New Vision 3 Summit Leadership Conference Announced by Industry Associations

The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL); NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES); and, Printing Industries of America have joined forces to create a dynamic new leadership conference for graphic communications executives—the Vision 3 Summit—slated for March 13–16, 2011 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert, […]

Printing Services: Old And New Techniques

The popularity of print medium as a potent means of spreading information to people of all types is immense even these days. The present form of the printing services industry is an outcome of years of change and evolution in printing styles and processes. Today it addresses a vast range of needs of customers, which […]

Understanding Printing Turnaround Times

In today’s world where everything takes place on “real time” and “immediate” it’s hard to imagine an industry, such as printing, that orders take time to be processed and shipped. You will be glad to hear that the printing industry is evolving too, and technology has helped a lot. Turnaround times have really changed and […]

Heidelberg Details its Latest Installs of Prepress, Press and Postpress Products

Risa Blythe, founder of Girlie Press, Inc. in Seattle, Wash., admits her company was “happy” with the results from an older, competitive CtP system—right up until it installed a two-up Suprasetter A52 thermal platesetter with Prinect workflow from Heidelberg in January. “We hadn’t realized how much happier we could be,” she said. “We wanted not […]

Multichannel Marketing Links Consumers Experiences

An online survey conducted by ATG, shows that consumers are using multiple channels to research, shop and purchase, and catalogs area strong driver to the web. Nearly one-third of consumers say they rely on more than three of different channels (online, in-store, print catalogs, mobile devices, customer service reps) from the time they start researching […]