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April 9, 2021 eNews

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Ricoh Becoming a “Digital Services Company” by 2025
With a $2.8 billion M&A, investment fund, Ricoh expects primary operating profit to be from digital services four years from now. Ricoh’s digital transition announcement plus their planned 100-billion-yen stock buyback and treasury stock repurchase, have led to a dramatic stock price increase over the past four months.

Is it Time to Replace Your Type 1 Fonts?
That’s a good question, Bob, due to Adobe’s recent end of support announcement for Type 1 fonts. Adobe users of products, like Illustrator, InDesign, and FrameMaker, should be reviewing if, when, and how to replace their PostScript Type 1 fonts. Dr. Font provides his diagnosis and prescription.

Attracting New Business with Smart Label Tech
Nordic Label, a leading label manufacturer, has had many years of experience in all kinds of printing methods, but digital printing was fairly new. Marko Rintanen with Nordic Label said, "However since we partnered with Xeikon, we have seen our business leap forward in new and very exciting ways."

University Students Gain Jobs - Thanks to XMPie
Graduates of the University of Houston’s Digital Media Program have one of the school’s highest employment rates. XMPie software, an essential component of the Digital Media Program’s courseware, provides students an edge in the job market. XMPIe helps marketers/printers gain CCM-ready NextGen employees.

Reaching Consumers With the Right Kind of Packaging
As more products are shipped directly to consumers, marketers are looking for ways to leverage packaging. "More and more, brand owners want colorful, customized, and engaging packaging that creates an emotional "unboxing" experience for their e-commerce customers," says Oscar Ibarra, Memjet.

Developing the Business - That Thin Long Line Behind Us
On April 1st, Nelson Ho, President of NEJC Corp left his family and our great industry. He worked for some time as an associate with Ray Prince, who was heard to remark, “Nelson was the only Consultant at GATF who billed out more than me in a year.” We do not have enough Nelson Hos. He will be missed.

Wide-Format’s Segway into SEG!
Silicone Edge Graphics are known as the modern signage solution. The versatility of SEG allows a multitude of creative options for customers with square, triangular, oval, round, or hexagon frames. SEG is stunning and a great way to add beautiful visual options to your Wide-Format Printing portfolio.

Company Sets World Impression Record in 2020
Fort Dearborn reached nearly 82 million impressions on its Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8+L in 2020. Thanks to the enhanced throughput and efficiency of the press, Fort Dearborn was able to meet the very demanding lead times that COVID brought upon the label and packaging sector in 2020.

Fortis Solutions Group Acquires Total Label USA
"Total Label is known throughout the industry for its highly engineered, value-added products with quick turnaround times. The acquisition of Total will further augment our product portfolio while expanding our geographic reach to the Pacific Northwest," said Fortis President and CEO John O. Wynne, Jr.

Names in the News

Dr. Nicolas Wiedmann
Dr. Nicolas Wiedmann takes over as new Siegwerk CEO.

Peter Bourgeois
Peter Bourgeois, Drytac's Territory Sales Manager for Western Canada is extending his role for the North West USA region.

Michelle Sunny
Michelle Sunny has been named the Marketing Manager at Pulse Technology, a technology company serving the IT, MPS industry.

Jamie Luety
Jamie Luety was announced by Static Control as a Business Development Manager.

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o Pacific Innovations, LLC Installs Laser Cutter to Boost Label Production

o Next Generation ArtPro+ Evolves to Boost Excellence in Packaging and Label...

o Minuteman Press in Philadelphia Boosts Local Business Recovery With Essential...

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Additional News

o Siegwerk and Kotkamills Join Forces in Creating Innovative Solutions for the Development of...

o New Ricoh Scholars Program to Support HBCU Students' Postgraduate

o Multigraf Touchline Print Finishing Solutions for the United States of America

o GPO and Libraries Set Goal to Make Every U.S. Government Document Accessible

o EFI Pro 30f Flatbed Printer Helps Linemark Launch New Applications and Prepare for Future...

o DuPont Participates in Virtual drupa, Launching New Products and Presenting Latest...

o Carlson Print Group Makes Major Advancements In Premium Packaging Market With New Koenig

o Canon Colorado 1650 Achieves Outstanding Results in Keypoint Intelligence Field Test

o Konica Minolta’s Content Services Practice Announces Enhanced Offerings

o Monadnock now SGP Patron

o PrintAmerica Signs On to PRINTING United User Experience in Orlando

o Lexmark Honored With 5-Star Rating in the 2021 CRN Partner Program Guide

o Virtual.Drupa: Product Innovations and Exciting Insights in the Exhibition

o Konica Minolta Announces Strategic Changes to Support Customers and Independent Dealer...

o Ricoh unveils Return to Work Security Services to address security and safety needs in physical...

o 30 Days of Savings: DocuCopies Announces 20% Off Printing Services All April

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