Sheetfed waste: Get everyone involved
Sheetfed waste has been a big issue lately. Lets look at overall plant waste and then sheetfed waste. There are good figures available on spoilage but not on waste for a plant. The usual approach, and not a bad one, is to look at waste in each area of the plant. The first step would […]
What to pitch if you want to sell marketing services vs. printing services
I have been working with a special customer from London called X1. They are determined to make a change and offer their customers more value. Their next natural step being a commercial printer was to move from selling print services to selling marketing services. Many things needed to be addressed in order to plan and […]
Printing Technology Courses in India
Printing Technology Courses in India became popular towards the latter half of the 20th century. With the advent of print media on a universal scale and innovations in printing technologies, this field of study has gained immense popularity among learners. Printing as a subject is huge and involves studying of different analog and digital technologies. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
