By Sid Chadwick “Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past, the neglected opportunity…”…………Omar Ibn Al-Halif INTRODUCTION: We have a relatively rare Pressroom Performance Workshop --- scheduled for March 5, 6 & 7 --- sponsored by Ripon Printing, Ripon, WI. Recently I had the opportunity to receive a Pressroom Performance... Read More

By Sid Chadwick “My job duties have noticeably transitioned from managing jobs --- to developing and managing people --- particularly as we’ve expanded both our product lines…. and revenues…..”…..Mike Milota, V.P.of Manufacturing, WestAmerica Communications INTRODUCTION: Note: Not everyone thinks naturally in terms of,  “Where do we want to be in t... Read More

The OutputLinks team had the pleasure of interviewing Panoramic Press’ owner Jeff Erickson, and his son, Panoramic’s VP of Sales, Richard, who are carrying the family tradition of excellence in print into the future with the addition of a Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1 Inkjet Press. Read about Panoramic Press and other multi-generational commercial... Read More

By Sid Chadwick “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”……………….John C.  Maxwell INTRODUCTION: A recent article, published by a relatively large association, and written by our own Bob Lindgren, was well written, logical, instructive….and missing critical elements of “stra... Read More

By Sid Chadwick “Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.”……………..…………….Sir Arthur Conan Doyle INTRODUCTION: This month’s issue (January/February) of the Harvard Business Review focuses heavily on culture, leadership, and teaching. One of their headlines reads: “The Best Leaders…are Great Teachers” I belie... Read More

The Fowler Group, a multi-generation, family-owned design and delivery agency based in Fort Worth, Texas, continues its legacy of thoughtful, innovative client engagement and brand enhancement with the acquisition of the Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet press. In a continuing series on innovative printers that embrace the potential of new tech... Read More

Konica Minolta is reinventing production inkjet with the AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet Press. Behind this revolution is a long and powerful history of Konica Minolta technologies that are being leveraged to change the commercial production print environment. More Than Just TechnologyKonica Minolta has assembled an unstoppable leadership team and given... Read More

A New BusinessKonica Minolta has a long and successful legacy in the world of printing and copying, and now it has taken that experience to the next level with the high-end AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet Press aimed squarely at the world of commercial print and major in-plant printers – a space that has traditionally been populated with toner-based digi... Read More

The American Printer Community is comprised of professionals involved with commercial and production printing, direct mail and corporate communications.  If your company serves this community, we invite you to share information about your company, its people, products and services by completing the Submission Form with: Your email address The U... Read More

  June 3, 2019- A group of concerned associations, educators and industry representatives has formed the Graphic Communications Workforce Coalition. As stated in its organizing documents, “The purpose of the coalition will be to coordinate the efforts of all organizations representing the broad scope of the graphic communications industry for creat... Read More