HP inks NUR Macroprinters acquisition 

HP (Palo Alto, CA) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NUR Macroprinters Ltd., a manufacturer of industrial wide-format digital inkjet printers...

MGI, Xerox to market UVarnish coater in Europe 

Digital press manufacturer MGI Digital Graphic Technology (Paris) has reached a marketing agreement with Xerox Corp. (Europe)...

Flounlacker joins MAN Roland commercial web sales 

MAN Roland (Westmont, IL) has selected York Flounlacker as its new commercial web regional sales manager for the Northeast region...

Marina Graphic Center adds 40-inch Mitsubishi  

Marina Graphic Center Inc. (Hawthorne, CA) president Ed Chernoff says, "We are known for the ridiculous." By that, he explains, he means the family-owned shop enjoys a reputation...

Muller Martini files patent suit vs. Goss 

Muller Martini Corp. (Hauppauge, NY) has filed two patent suits against Goss International Corp. and Goss Intl. Americas, Inc. to protect its patent portfolio...

B4Print, Prepressure strike up Web alliance 

B4Print Forums’ Joe Cannon and Jeremy Robinson have teamed up with Laurens Leurs, creator of Prepressure.com to offer the graphic arts community an information-sharing site...

Impress Communications hosts open house 

Impress Communications (Chatsworth, CA) recently hosted an open house at its new facility...

Polar demos new Drupa products 

From November 12-16, 2007, Polar presented a Drupa preview in Hofheim, Germany...

CIP4 announces award program changes 

The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) has reorganized its annual Jürgen Schönhut Memorial CIP4 International Print Production Innovation (CIPPI) Awards program...

KBA contributes to ‘Print Sells’ effort 

The campaign “Print Sells,” initiated by the European Association of Fine Paper Manufacturers CEPIFINE and the United Print Chain, recently launched under the slogan “Print. Your Brand in Their Hands.” ...

Maryland PrintED program earns Kagy award 

The Ben Franklin Society, honor society of PIA/GATF named the Graphic Communications and Printing Technology program at Frederick County Career and Technology Center in Frederick, MD, the recipient of its 2007 Frederick D. Kagy Education Award of Excellence...

Roland 700 brings inline UV to LA shop 

Marrs Printing in City of Industry, CA, has added a six-color Roland 700 press with inline UV coating capabilities...

Oregon printer excels with KBA press 

Commercial and publication printer B&B Print Source (Portland, OR) is experiencing higher quality, reduced makeready times and faster running speeds with its new Rapida 105 press from KBA North America...

China paper tariff lifted 

According to a report by the New York Times’ Steven R. Weisman, China has won a trade ruling regarding paper exportation to the United States...

Punch Graphix appoints CMO, VP 

Punch Graphix Americas (Itasca, IL) has appointed Michael V. Ring as its chief marketing officer and vice president of business development...

Presstek appoints Levin regional president  

Presstek, Inc. (Hudson, NH) has appointed Mark J. Levin as president, Americas region. In this role, Levin will be responsible for establishing and managing the overall sales, service and customer relationship strategy for the company’s Americas region ...

Web Offset Champion Group issues best practices 

“Environmental Considerations” is the sixth Web Offset Champion Group best practices guide. It looks at the underlying issues of the four Es: Energy, Economy, Efficiency and Ecology...

Colonial Printing earns FSC Certification 

Colonial Printing Co. (Warwick, RI) continues to demonstrate its commitment to environmentally responsible business practices with a certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)...

Xerox to consolidate university’s document management 

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has signed a seven-year, $70 million contract with Xerox Corp....

Danka to distribute for Konica Minolta 

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Ramsey, NJ) and Danka Business Systems PLC (St. Petersburg, FL) have signed a strategic relationship agreement enabling Danka to distribute Konica Minolta products in the United States...

Triangle acquires Advantage Printing 

Triangle Printers Inc. (Skokie, IL) president David Saltzman has announced the acquisition of Advantage Printing Inc....

Mohawk receives 2007 EPA Green Power award 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. for its commitment to the use of renewable energy sources...

PrintCity announces Drupa 08 plans 

In 2008, the PrintCity alliance (Augsburg, Germany) will celebrate its 10th anniversary and its third joint Drupa fair...

PIFE financial group to convene in May 

PIFE (Pittsburgh, PA), a network of graphic arts financial decision makers, has announced its signature event will be held May 4-7, 2008, at the Hilton San Destin, FL...

Midlik receives NPES Gegenheimer award 

Prime UV Systems president Elinor Midlik received the 2007 Harold W. Gegenheimer Award for Industry Service at the NPES (Reston, VA) annual conference, November 4, in San Diego...

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