January 1, 2006

Cover Story

The match game

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By Joseph Marin

This article can be used as a guide to implement the first steps toward ensuring the first good sheet matches the last good sheet of a press run as closely as possible. ...

Feature Articles

The price is right

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By AP staff

Some quick printers might be surprised to learn that there are greater differences in pricing for specific products within individual markets than from one region to the next....

Many graphic arts CEOs don’t spend much time worrying about manufacturing, reasoning “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But in many plants, the manufacturing is broke and it does need fixing because it isn’t producing the results a company needs to be competitive and profitable. Merely producing jobs correctly and delivering them on time isn’t good enough....

Crease of mind

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By AP staff

Inline and other options for scoring, perfing and slitting....

Chemistry lesson

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By AP staff

Smtyh Austin wasn't satisfied with the precision of the hand-mixed press chemistry, or with its ability to precisely reproduce the formulations when it was time to run the next batch of the same labels, and so turned to RBP Chemical's Concept 21 system....

Columns

Here’s to a prosperous and productive 2006

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien

Productivity is the common thread running through this issue....

DICE keeps rolling in Las Vegas

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By M. Richard Vinocur

Since HP withdrew its support to ICE, I’ve been speculating that ICE would consider changing its name to DICE (The Digital Imaging Customer Exchange). In November, I traveled to Las Vegas for ICE’s annual conference. Sure enough, the group voted and will now be known as DICE....

Making a case for holistic management

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By Dick Gorelick

Segmentational is a word you won’t find in any dictionary, but the word is helpful in explaining and exploring the management mindsets I observe in an industry grappling to deal with the changing buyer-seller landscape....

Welcome to my (monthly) world

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By Steve Johnson

In previous issues of AMERICAN PRINTER, you might have noticed me on the back page, every other month. Beginning this issue, “Johnson’s World” will be here every month. Why? Does the printing industry need another commentator? What can you expect from me that you can’t get anywhere else? Glad you asked....

Editor's Picks

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien

The best of InRegister from: Printable Technologies, Hitchcok Press, Canada's Graphic Monthly, PrintDevizor and the PaperMillStore.com....

Industry News

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, AP staff

News from: Grey House, Mohawk Fine Papers, WPT, Markzware, Dow Industries, Quickcut, Norgren, Premier Co., CMP Media, Ben Franklin Society of PIA/GATF, Interquest, MAN Roland, MATLET Group, Heidelberg, KBA North America, Xerox, Print Council, Quad/Graphics, F.C.L. Graphics, Presstek, and people in the news....

Industry Events

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, AP staff

Upcoming industry events for January, February and March 2006....

New Products

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 AM, AP staff

New products from: Gradual Software, HumanEyes3D, Videk, Stonecube, GretagMacbeth, Jetrion, Press-sense, Pageflex, Mohawk Fine Papers, Flint Ink, GBC, Glunz & Jensen, Craig Adhesives and Coatings, Spartanics, Komori, Heidelberg, Goss, Xerox and Tensor Group....