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Print Industry News for June 2

Sun Chemical to Increase Prices on Solvent Inks and Coatings

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 1, 2020, 2:46 pm.

Due to the increase in demand for alcohol and solvent for use in sanitizers and pharmaceutical initiatives, Sun Chemical will… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Oregon Lithoprint Streamlines Operation and Enhances Sustainability

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 1, 2020, 2:41 pm.

The newly installed Kodak SONORA X process free plates and Kodak ACHIEVE platesetter have reduced costs and improved the productivity of… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Assessing Telecom and Technology Needs with Michael Machonkin, KI Consulting

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 1, 2020, 2:27 pm.

Are your current technology plans capable of supporting the influx of employees working from home and being online? In this… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Shutterfly Donates More Than $750K to Help Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 1, 2020, 2:12 pm.

Shutterfly has announced an effort to support communities during COVID-19 through its Shutterfly For Good platform. To date, Shutterfly has… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Restarting the Economy: What Printing Companies Can Expect

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 1, 2020, 1:57 pm.

The economic lockdown is easing. Businesses are reopening. There’s pent-up demand for all the things we haven’t been able to… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for May 26

The Week That Was (5/22/2020)

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 22, 2020, 2:15 pm.

On this episode of The Week that Was, Editor-in-Chief Mark Michelson spoke with Quad CEO Joel Quadracci; IWCO Direct named… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


OMG! My Market Is Gone! Now What?

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 22, 2020, 1:08 pm.

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What If You Had to Re-Interview for Your (Sales) Job?

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 22, 2020, 1:01 pm.

When owners and managers evaluate their teams, they take on the difficult task of looking at everyone. If your boss… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Continuous Learning: A Characteristic of Highly Effective CEOs

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 22, 2020, 12:51 pm.

We live in a hurry-up world where “snackable content” and “140 characters” seem to dominate the way in which we… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Quad Named to Ad Age’s List of the World’s 25 Largest Agency Companies

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 22, 2020, 12:38 pm.

Quad announced that it has been named No. 16 on the World’s Largest Agency Companies list and No. 21 on… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for May 19

10 Years, 500 Videos, and 500 T-Shirts with Trish Witkowski

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 18, 2020, 4:00 pm.

The legendary Trish Witkowski recently celebrated 500 episodes of Fold of the Week, so she joined Deborah Corn on an… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


TigerPress Invests in a Koenig & Bauer Duran Allpro 110 Folder/Gluer

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 18, 2020, 2:33 pm.

The new folder/gluer will be added to the company’s 100,000-sq.-ft. East Longmeadow, Mass., manufacturing facility to help increase its pack… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Worzalla Appoints Brianne Petruzalek VP of Human Resources

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 18, 2020, 2:11 pm.

Brianne Petruzalek brings nearly 20 years of experience in HR management to the role of VP of Human Resources at… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Canon’s UVgel Wallpaper Factory Lets Users Automate and Customize Wallpaper

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 18, 2020, 2:03 pm.

Canon Solutions America’s UVgel Wallpaper Factory is a fully modular workflow solution that will be available soon as a complete… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Racami Announces Industry Peer-to-Peer Livestream Discussion

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 18, 2020, 1:41 pm.

This peer-to-peer live disussion, hosted by Racami, will feature industry leaders speaking about health scares and economic contractions. Ea… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for May 5

From Resilience to Recovery

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 4, 2020, 3:42 pm.

These uncertain times have afforded us the gift of introspection, of re-evaluating what truly matters. It is heart-warming to witness… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Komori Corporation Completes Acquisition of MBO Group

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 4, 2020, 3:01 pm.

MBO is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Komori Corporation under the name MBO Postpress Solutions. The acquisition will allow Komori… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Matt Loede Joins EFI’s Display Graphics Sales Team

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 4, 2020, 2:50 pm.

Matt Loede joins EFI as the new Eastern regional sales manager of EFI’s Display Graphics business. Loede brings experience working to… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


UK Versus US Print Buying: Survival After the Corona Crisis

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 4, 2020, 2:41 pm.

In the most recent Podcast from the Printerverse, Deborah Corn and Matthew Parker discuss the differences in how print businesses are… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Your Sales Health in Six Months

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 4, 2020, 2:32 pm.

“What now?” seems to be the question on everyone’s mind as we collectively take a guess at the next few… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for April 28

The Importance of Planning Ahead Before a Crisis Hits

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 27, 2020, 3:50 pm.

In today’s episode of the Impressions Xchange podcast, Impressions Group Editorial Director and Wide-format Impressions Editor-in-Chief Deni… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Xeikon Stays Connected with Printers via ‘Xeikon Café TV’

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 27, 2020, 2:35 pm.

The program for the graphic arts and commercial printing markets offered insights from Marco Boer (I.T. Strategies) and Pat McGrew… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


The U.S. Postal Service Needs Financial Protection

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 27, 2020, 2:03 pm.

Even in crisis, exacerbated by COVID-19, there’s not likely to be new postal reform bill any time soon. So here… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Customer Experience Mapping That Works

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 27, 2020, 1:51 pm.

Every touch point that engages a customer is an opportunity to provide them a positive, memorable experience. Using a systematic… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


How to Enhance an Optichannel Experience With Print Marketing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 27, 2020, 1:37 pm.

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Print Industry News for April 21

COVID-19 Ask the Experts: Government Response Updates

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 20, 2020, 4:52 pm.

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Proforma Offers Free Fundraising Program to Help Organizations

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 20, 2020, 1:26 pm.

The Proforma Community Fundraising Program aims to provides funding for local organizations, such as restaurants, retailers, or non-profit… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Mimaki’s Together We Print Supports Print Community

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 20, 2020, 1:03 pm.

The Together We Print community is designed to promote the services of print service providers (PSPs). Together We Print will build… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Job Training Program Looks Beyond Students’ Disabilities to Help Them Launch Careers in the Printing Industry

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 20, 2020, 11:56 am.

Hudson Community Enterprises provides a hands-on program designed to train and prepare students with disabilities for a career in the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


How Packaging Repackages Itself for E-commerce

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 20, 2020, 11:43 am.

Trends in online buying habits are driving corresponding changes in the design and production of e-commerce packaging — and the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for April 14

Case Paper Acquires Laminating and Coating Facility in the Midwest

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 13, 2020, 2:07 pm.

Case Paper acquires assets of the former API Laminating operation of Steel Partners in Osgood, Ind. API’s general manager, most… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Romo Durable Graphics: A Journey of Reinvention

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 13, 2020, 1:54 pm.

To this day, Romo Durable Graphics avoids describing itself as a “printing company.” It implies process — and process constrains… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Magazine and Book Printing Powerhouse LSC Communications Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 13, 2020, 1:50 pm.

As had been expected, even by its own earlier admissions, LSC Communications has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


What You Need to Know on That Sales Call

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 13, 2020, 1:38 pm.

In last week’s Short Attention Span Sales Tip, Bill Farquharson talked about making a sales call to set up your… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


10 Observations About the Effects of COVID-19 From Leading Print-related Companies

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 13, 2020, 1:00 pm.

Jim Anderson of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Corporate Development Associates, shares 10 observations about the effects of COVID-19 on the printi… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for April 7

Xeikon Reveals its Latest Line of Dry Toner Presses

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 6, 2020, 2:52 pm.

Xeikon hosted a press briefing recently revealing the latest additions to its lineup of dry toner digital presses…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


The Target Report: The Lull Before the Tempest

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 6, 2020, 2:41 pm.

The Target Report is usually a gestalt of the prior month’s transactional activity. However, given the seismic nature of the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Xerox and Vortran Medical Partnering to Mass Produce Disposable Ventilators

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 6, 2020, 2:12 pm.

In partnership with Xerox, Vortran’s GO2Vent ventilator and related Airway Pressure Monitor (APM-Plus) are deisgned for hospitals and emer… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Changing the Game: Roll Fed Stitched VDP Booklets for Direct Mail Campaigns

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 6, 2020, 12:35 pm.

Digital Lizard was seeking to best utilize its high-quality digital printing capabilities to provide its marketing customers with completely… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


It’s Almost Time to Make This Sales Call

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 6, 2020, 12:17 pm.

It’s hard to make a “normal” sales call these days, given what is going on. But in this week’s Short… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for March 31

SGIA CEO Ford Bowers Announces Launch of COVID-19 Resource Channel to Serve the Printing Industry

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on March 31, 2020, 7:58 am.

Ford Bowers, SGIA president and CEO, describes the new COVID-19 Resource Channel, which serves as a central clearinghouse for all… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Rich is in the Niche

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on March 30, 2020, 2:39 pm.

Narrowing down the number of products and services allows businesses more time to concentrate on quality and service, and niche… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Evaluating the Total Cost of Inkjet Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on March 30, 2020, 2:20 pm.

Analyzing the net TCOP, or total cost of print, for inkjet printing requires measuring variable elements in the production of… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Larry Macko Assumes Role of Managing Director for QIPC-EAE Americas

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on March 30, 2020, 2:06 pm.

As of April 1, Larry Macko will assume the role of managing director of QIPC-EAE Americas Ltd., following Ronald Reedijk’s… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


A Guide to Crisis Management and Contingency Planning

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on March 30, 2020, 1:34 pm.

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