Press
Which side are you on?
Apr 01, 2006The gap between what half-web presses can do and what long perfectors can't is closing. Nonetheless, after speaking to the major half-web and long perfector vendors, it seems that there's a place for both.
Ready for action
Mar 01, 2006HP's Graphic Arts Summit focused on new products, customer success stories and HP's strong involvement with the Sundance Film Festival.
A bright future
Mar 01, 2006Hybrid UV is providing double-digit growth for equipment and press suppliers, not to mention commercial printers who are expanding into new markets while improving production efficiencies. Here, we present some users' stories.
Solving the pallet problem
Mar 01, 2006Cox NC Publications used to rely on plastic and wood pallets as an intermediate step in its commercial printing process. But the company found that ROPAK collapsible containers from LINPAC Materials Handling reduce damage and save on packaging costs.
Pushing the envelope
Mar 01, 2006Inkjetting in the bindery typically is associated with basic addressing applications. But inkjet printheads, inks and controllers are continuing to the push the envelope, so to speak. In general, users can expect better uptime, higher print quality, more environmentally friendly ink options, more sophisticated personalization and new developments in high-speed hybrid.
Who's doing what
Feb 01, 2006Applications for labels for corrugated boxes, folding carton projects & more.
Through thick & thin
Feb 01, 2006Why some commercial printers are doing more packaging work.
Chemistry lesson
Jan 01, 2006Smtyh 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.
Great expectations
Jan 01, 2006Many 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.
Digital entrepreneurship
Dec 01, 2005In just four years Kansas City Digital Press (KCDP) has built a market for digital printing in the Kansas City, MO, area.
Something in the air
Oct 01, 2005Like many printers, Imagine! found that low RH causes a host of production problems that reduce throughput and efficiency. Maintaining consistent RH levels mitigates or eliminates most dry air problems.
Bright lights, better productivity
Oct 01, 2005A selection of key PRINT 05 hybrid/UV introductions follows.
Papers for digital printing
Oct 01, 2005Once a paper or specialty media has been selected, it has to be stored, handled, conditioned and loaded properly to maximize performance and machine productivity. Here are some useful tips.
Back to pressroom basics
Sep 01, 2005Does this sound familiar? Your press was delivered, the installer and demonstrator did their jobs, the iron looked pristine, yielded excellent print quality and generally delivered as promised. A few months later, however, print quality and press performance mysteriously deteriorated, even though you didn't change a thing. In many cases, maintenance issues are to blame.
The wide world of specialty imaging
Sep 01, 2005Many commercial printers accustomed to long runs and tight margins first react to wide-format digital printing with, "Can I make money printing so few of anything?" The answer: Absolutely.
Printed packaging: a market to watch
Sep 01, 2005About one third of the world's annual print market volume by value is held by packaging, and this $250,000 million market is growing.
Meet the short-run nuns
Sep 01, 2005Some printers target business-to-business (B2B) customers. St. Joseph Press (LaGrange Park, IL) serves a more specialized B2B niche: religious to religious (R2R). Founded in 2004, the shop produces calendars, prayer and greeting cards, art prints, bookmarks and marketing materials as well as jobs for other religious organizations and non-profits.
What's so special about specialty imaging?
Sep 01, 2005Adding specialty imaging capability is cost-effective and profitable. It also is one of the fastest growing segments of the printing industry.
Go far with flatbed
Sep 01, 2005One of the most significant developments in the past few years in the wide-format imaging industry has been the introduction of flatbed inkjet systems. The digital imaging industry has embraced flatbed technology and the possibilities it brings.
Modern marketing magic
Aug 01, 2005Darwill, a full-service printer in Hillside, IL, developed an innovative, self-service online system called ForSite to manage development, distribution and dollars of nationwide marketing materials, completely replacing GMAC Home Services’ existing marketing procedure.
Small press, big performance
Aug 01, 2005NAPL’s fundamentals to success include quality, service, speed, price, reliability, responsiveness and relationships--capabilities press manufacturers have been working to facilitate with increased automation and other productivity enhancements on small-format offset presses.
August Cover Story: Made you look!
Aug 01, 2005Today, printers are using the lenticular process for sophisticated effects on applications ranging from labels to posters to packages and even plastic cups. But as we’ll see, while the results are a real visual treat, printing lenticular isn’t child’s play.
Fix presses faster with remote service
Jul 01, 2005Vendors at PRINT 05 & CONVERTING 05, September 9-15 in Chicago, will showcase the power of remote diagnostics.
Expert advice
Jul 01, 2005What does it take to succeed with variable-data printing? Variable data printers share their success stories.
The DIfference
Jun 01, 2005In 1985, Tony Ngo purchased Oakmead Printing, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) and began the process of transforming it for the digital age. Ngo integrated DI technology as he outgrew two-color presses due to the longer, two-pass cycle times they required to produce four-color printing.
