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Print Industry News for July 16

What to Consider When Making Your Next Investment in Digital Print Technology

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 15, 2019, 3:48 pm.

What are the considerations from the production, technical, quality and business opportunity standpoints of the various key technologies for… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Ken Barton Joins Minuteman Press International President’s Million-Dollar Circle

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 15, 2019, 3:01 pm.

A retired CPA, Ken Barton bought an established Minuteman Press design, marketing, and printing franchise in Dublin, Ohio, in 2015…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Reading on Paper Powers ‘Mental Floss’ Magazine Launch, Social Book Club

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 15, 2019, 2:53 pm.

“Mental Floss is a great example of a brand’s response to the public’s desire to choose paper when learning, reading and… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


GTI Expands MiniMatcher Series of Color Matching Systems

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 15, 2019, 2:43 pm.

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Enterprise Output Management Systems Research Explores Technology Solutions

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 15, 2019, 2:34 pm.

EOMS, typically used to manage the production of printed communications, offer solutions to meet consumer demands for digital delivery. Madi… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for July 9

Private Equity Firm Finalizes Multi-Color Corp. Acquisition, Combines With WS Packaging

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 8, 2019, 2:26 pm.

The combined company, which will be known as Multi-Color Corp. and headquartered in Cincinnati, is a $2.2 billion enterprise with 86 pla… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Kingery Printing Expands Digital Offerings With Versafire EP Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 8, 2019, 2:12 pm.

The Versafire EP digital press from Heidelberg satisfies Kingery Printing’s need for short-run production and provides the flexibility it ne… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Quad/Graphics Raises $41,000 for Cal Poly Graphic Communication Program, Scholarships

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 8, 2019, 1:58 pm.

Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication Department received more than $41,000 at the annual Quad/Graphics charity golf tournament on June 20 in… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Advice for Printers: Swap Out Old Habits and Dare to Be Different

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 8, 2019, 1:45 pm.

Printing has adapted to meet rapidly changing technologies and reduce its environmental impact, and the move toward digital printing require… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Spoonflower Invests in Two Additional Durst Alpha 330 Series 5 Devices

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 8, 2019, 1:23 pm.

Spoonflower, an online community based in the U.S. that has built its bedding and table home décor business around Durst’s… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for July 2

When Employees Leave for ‘Greener Pastures’

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 1, 2019, 2:26 pm.

Employee changes can be a pain! When experienced employees leave for “greener pastures,” or any other reason, that expertise can… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


SGIA’s 2019 Golden Image Competition Is Now Open for Entries

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 1, 2019, 2:18 pm.

The competition recognizes the best in printing across 53 categories. All entries will be displayed and judged in the Golden… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


A Random Selling Idea

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 1, 2019, 2:07 pm.

Want to know where to take your business? Want a contact on the inside of that big account you are… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Xerox Sets Out to Scale Summit of Cut-Sheet Inkjet Market With New Baltoro HF Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 1, 2019, 2:01 pm.

Baltoro HF is not the first cut-sheet inkjet press launched by Xerox, but it is the press that the company… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


EFI to Bring Fiery DFEs to Memjet DuraLink Digital Inkjet Solutions

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on July 1, 2019, 1:49 pm.

The new solution being developed for DuraLink devices captures the advantages of EFI’s Fiery FS350 Pro, to deliver the best… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for June 11

George Dormani Celebrates 20 Years as Minuteman Press Franchisee

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 10, 2019, 2:41 pm.

George Dormani has spent 33 years as part of the Minuteman Press franchise team in Rockville Centre, N.Y., and is… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


The Target Report: Sports Illustrated Print Edition Heads to Hospice

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 10, 2019, 1:58 pm.

Meredith has announced that it will be integrating the Sports Illustrated editorial and production functions into its normal operations alon… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Managing People vs. Managing Systems

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 10, 2019, 1:46 pm.

People like managing themselves, and employees being part of a well-organized system they can manage easily each day, makes life… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Ironmark Reinvests for the Future With Eight-Color Komori GL840P with H-UV

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 10, 2019, 1:26 pm.

Previously, Ironmark operated five shifts with two 29˝ Komori presses. Just 60 days after installing an eight-color, 40˝ Komori Lithrone… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


The Next Generation of Commercial Printing Arrives at Wallace Graphics

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on June 10, 2019, 1:17 pm.

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Print Industry News for May 28

Heidelberg Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Stahlfolder Folding Machines

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 24, 2019, 11:24 am.

Heidelberg is celebrating 70 years of expertise in the development, assembly, production and application of Stahlfolder folding machines fro… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Brad Stiers Named President of ProDocumentSolutions

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 24, 2019, 11:16 am.

Stiers brings more than 30 years of leadership and experience in the printing industry to his new role with ProDocumentSolutions…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


German Printing Organization VDMB Visits Koenig & Bauer (US) Customer Everett Graphics

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 24, 2019, 11:06 am.

A group of nearly 20 representatives from Verband Druckund Medien Bayern spent half a day at Everett Graphics, to witness… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Where Knowledge and Strategy Intersect

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 24, 2019, 9:44 am.

When it comes to building a business strategy to create an improved growth curve, the business should intersect what it… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Introducing the all NEW Océ Colorado 1650 Printer Powered by UVgel Technology

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 24, 2019, 9:36 am.

With the advantage of FLXfinish technology, you can now print matte or gloss finish, it’s your choice! All without the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for May 21

Printing, Mailing Industry Voice Concerns Over Crippling Rate Hikes to Combat U.S. Postal Service Dire Financial Condition

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 20, 2019, 2:52 pm.

The Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service wants Congress to keep the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act that… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Brianne Baggetta on Why The Mailworks Has Invested Heavily in Inkjet, Doesn’t Employ an Outside Salesforce

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 20, 2019, 2:23 pm.

Brianne Baggetta, president of Albany, N.Y.-based direct marketing specialist The Mailworks, describes her investment in an Océ VarioPrint … Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Extreme Sport: Extreme Business Organization

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 20, 2019, 1:17 pm.

Defy business as usual! Extreme business organization is simple: it’s only common sense and the pursuit of excellence. And, it’s… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Playoff Hockey and Objections

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 20, 2019, 1:09 pm.

When does “we already have a vendor” result in a sale? When you’ve listened to Bill’s Short Attention Span Sales… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


KōHN Creative Expects to Increase Profitability with Versafire EP Digital Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 20, 2019, 12:57 pm.

KōHN Creative added the Versafire EP in January to become more competitive in the short-run digital market and has been… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for May 14

D’Andrea Visual Communications Wins Best of Show at the Print Excellence Awards

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 13, 2019, 2:39 pm.

D’Andrea Visual Communications was recognized with seven Best of Category awards, including Best of Show, and seven Awards of Excellence… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


What’s New at INTERACT 2019 and Why Ricoh Digital Press Users Should Attend

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 13, 2019, 2:25 pm.

Heather Poulin, director, strategic planning and business development, at Ricoh USA gives a preview of the upcoming INTERACT 2019 Ricoh… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Fixer Upper For Your Messy Business

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 13, 2019, 2:05 pm.

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CNG’s Spicers Paper Division Acquires Premiere Packaging Industries

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 13, 2019, 1:59 pm.

Central National Gottesman Inc. announced that its Spicers Paper division has acquired Premiere Packaging Industries, Inc., a full-line pack… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Thomson-Shore Book Printing Plant to Become CJK Group Warehouse; 100+ Workers Offered Jobs at Nearby Chelsea Plant

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 13, 2019, 1:44 pm.

With the acquisition now complete and the CJK Group’s integration team able to better analyze Thomson-Shore’s customer base, financials, and… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for May 7

Printing Industry M&A: What’s Hot, What’s Not in Commercial Printing and Packaging

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 6, 2019, 2:13 pm.

Peter Schaefer, of printing industry M&A advisory firm New Direction Partners, discusses the types of commercial printing and packaging … Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Reducing Steps and Increasing Productivity with Rotary Diecutting

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 6, 2019, 1:55 pm.

If your shop is planning to add diecutting, or if you simply wish to find out how to make your… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Mother-Daughter Duo Celebrate 30 Years in Business with Minuteman Press Franchise in Kentucky

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 6, 2019, 1:33 pm.

In 1989, Phyllis Lynch and Dawn Little, teamed up as the owners and operators of a Minuteman Press franchise in… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Mutoh America, Inc. Opens New Distribution Center in Los Angeles

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 6, 2019, 12:59 pm.

Scheduled to make its first shipment from the new location in May of 2019, the facility will offer state-of-the-art inventory… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


ARC’s Riot Creative Imaging Integrates Océ Colorado 1640 Wide-Format Printers Into 11 of Its Locations

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on May 6, 2019, 12:51 pm.

Canon Solutions America announced that the Océ Colorado 1640 has been installed at 11 key Riot Creative Imaging locations throughout… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for April 30

Robert Witko on How Digital Inkjet, Toner and Offset Printing Work in Harmony at Fort Orange Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 29, 2019, 3:08 pm.

Robert Witko, president and CEO of Fort Orange Press in Albany, N.Y., discusses how his company’s toner-based digital printers, Océ… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


International Prinect Software User Days 2019 to Focus on Workflow Optimization of the Overall System

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 29, 2019, 2:28 pm.

“The aim of Prinect User Days is to show print shops ways in which they can use Prinect to optimize… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Royle Printing Hires Todd Kintopf as Manager of Mailing and Distribution Services

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 29, 2019, 2:20 pm.

Kintopf brings over 33 years of experience to Royle Printing. He has been with Perry Judds, Arandell Corporation and, most… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Cal Poly Student Team Wins Helmut Kipphan Cup at Technical Association of the Graphic Arts Conference

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 29, 2019, 2:14 pm.

Cal Poly’s TAGA team, comprised of 25 graphic communication students, was awarded the top prize for its technical journal, a… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Color-Logic Certifies swissQprint Wide-Format UV Inkjet Printers

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 29, 2019, 1:59 pm.

Discussing the printer certification, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves, said: “The certification samples submitted by… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Print Industry News for April 23

Your Sales Year in Chunks

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 22, 2019, 2:23 pm.

Are you hoping to finish the year strong and come rocketing out of the gates Q1 of next year? That… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


How to Ensure Employee Accountability in the Workplace

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 22, 2019, 2:05 pm.

The management method to ensure employee accountability AND keep hard feelings in check, is the “check” itself. Provide tools for… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


SGIA Recognizes 30 Member Companies’ Sustainable Initiatives

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 22, 2019, 1:51 pm.

The annual program recognizes companies’ initiatives in the previous year that reduced their environmental footprints and/or improved busi… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


Extreme Visual Experience from Agfa’s Wide-Format Printing Solutions on Display at ISA’s Sign Expo 2019

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 22, 2019, 1:49 pm.

Agfa will feature the Application Cube and Inspiration Zone at ISA Sign Expo 2019. The Application Cube uses colorful, dynamic… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.


6th drupa Global Trends Report: Global Print Industry Is in Good Shape Overall

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on April 22, 2019, 1:45 pm.

The 6th drupa Global Trends Report shows that global figures remain positive overall, with some regions and markets doing much… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.