Memjet Provides OEMs Fast-to-Market Options for Accelerating Commercial Printers ProfitsDigital, aqueous pigment inkjet expands commercial printer offerings to short-run, food-safe packaging, cartons, labels, plastics, electronics, wallpapers, fabrics, and building materials. To serve customers with timely, cost effective presses, OEMs are turning to inkjet solution partners, like Memjet, for…
Xerox to HP Shareholders: Let Me Buy You for a ‘Value-Creating Combination’Read Xerox’s 33-page PowerPoint for HP’s shareholders. The presentation details $2 BILLION in post-merger savings that, according to Xerox, makes the buy-out a Value-Creating Combination. Also, five shareholders own over 20% of both companies! And Xerox’s largest shareholder is big sued for his HP share buys.
First Ever ULTRASTREAM Powered Flexible Packaging Press SoldThe first ULTRASTREAM system has been sold into the market in advance of its expected debut at drupa 2020. As packaging converters and brands look for more cost-effective solutions for shorter production runs, Kodak and Uteco have created an industry-changing press. Read more…
Trends and Predictions in Commercial Print for 2020Commentators have suggested that print is struggling to find its rightful place in the marketing mix and will continue to decline. At Konica Minolta, they see it differently. Successful printing companies continue to embrace the new opportunities coming alongside digitalization. Read article by Olaf Lorenz, GM, DX Branding Division, Konica Minolta.
Accelerating Print & Social Media Integration @ the University of HoustonUniversity of Houston’s Digital Media students develop transmedia skills across eleven digital media disciplines. XMPie’s software donation empowers students to integrate print with video and social media. The result is sophisticated, data-driven, personalized, multi-channel business communications.
Developing the Business - Sid Chadwick Long-term Customer Agreements Require A Different Perspective and Attitude, For A Different, Better ResultEach of us has customers and clients who want a more committed, long-term working relationship. Yet, few recognize the multitude of “mutual benefits” that tend to go begging from neglect of this condition.
Increase Sales and Profit in Your Wide-Format DepartmentIs your wide-format department struggling from the inside-out? It is detrimental to the success of the department and the entire company to have the correct person ‘in-charge.’ Hire a Talented Wide-Format Production Manager and enjoy the awesome results! Aren’t you tired of the ‘woulda, coulda, shoulda?’ Read More...
IntuIdeas Debuted Customized Interactive Training Books at PRINTING United…AlphaGraphics Becomes First Adopter. Stemming from its 2018 book, Introduction to Graphic Communication, IntuIdeas launched its customized versions at PRINTING United in Dallas. Read more>>>
Rod Bristol, a print industry veteran, is now a Director at Graphic Arts Advisors.
Printing Industries of America (PIA) is pleased to announce that June Crespo, director of Board & Affiliate Relations of Printing Industries of America, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Naomi Berber Memorial Award.
NPTA Presents Mike Graves, CEO of Midland Paper, Packaging + Supplies, with 2020 Stanley O. Styles Industry Excellence Award.
Good News Outside of Print: Scientists used speakers to make dead coral reefs sound healthyLoudspeakers were placed on patches of dead coral in the Great Barrier Reef and discovered that twice as many fish arrived -- and stayed -- compared to equivalent patches where no sound was played.
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ꞏ PCI Group Aims for Next Level Success by Joining Imaging Network Group
ꞏ New Customer Care Business Unit from TRESU
ꞏ Siegwerk Opens Europe’s Largest Fully Automated Production Facility
ꞏ Koenig & Bauer Captivates Printers in China
ꞏ MGI Achievements in Printed Electronics Honored
ꞏ LD Products New Product Announcement – GOLD Line HP CF237A
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ꞏ Tecnau Eases the Path from Roll to Product Stack at Infox
ꞏ Konica Minolta Receives Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab PaceSetter Award for Security
ꞏ Crespo Named 2019 Berber Award Honoree
ꞏ GreatAmerica and Collabrance Announce 2020 Managed IT Sales Training Dates
ꞏ Fujifilm Uvijet UV inks Retain GREENGUARD Gold Certification
ꞏ New Case Study from Lake Image Systems
ꞏ Toshiba Meets Stringent ISO Standard
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