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Online eNewsletter here's your May 29 2020 eNews

Arnaud Linquette

How Will COVID-19 Impact Print?
It’s not clear how long print will be impacted. But what is clear is digital printing will play a critical role in the recovery. Memjet's Arnaud Linquette states that "After COVID-19, printers will be looking for solutions that can help them to be more profitable and productive. As a result, there will be an increased demand for digital printing. OEMs need to be ready to meet this demand."

Sam Errigo

Tips For CEOs To Successfully Navigate The New Normal
Was your business less prepared or still struggling to navigate the uncharted waters of post-pandemic operations? Sam Errigo, Executive VP, Sales and Business Development for Konica Minolta Business Solutions, talks about what his team has learned, and shares an essential checklist for surviving a pandemic and beyond.

Mind Your Documents

Mind Your Spacing – Out In The World and In Your Documents
Does the text on your document need some social distancing? A little more whitespace? Whitespace, or negative space, is essential to the readability of documents and affects the accuracy of software that adds tagging for accessibility by screen readers. A little insight in to the importance of whitespace for readability and accessibility.

Sid Chadwick

Developing the Business - Sid Chadwick
Amid The Storms of Change
Some organizations recognize that their listening skills are never “too good” and their ability to listen and hear what is said and almost said ”can unlock THE difference” in what develops and happens next. Our capacity and skills at “Listening” can always be improved, yet we seldom train for enhancing those skills.

Konica Minolta Webinar

5 Key Considerations in Designing a Return to Work Strategy
Join Konica Minolta Business Solutions in this webinar on June 11, to learn how your back-to-work procedures can be simplified. Konica Minolta shares how implementing virtual employee health checks, thermal scanning technology, and a crisis-response management platform for critical decision-making can secure a transition back to the office.

Braille

A Teacher’s Braille Printing Press in His Garage, This Sonoma Teacher Goes the Extra Mile
Neal Mckenzie assists 130 visually impaired students from K-12 in Sonoma County. When it was announced that schools would close and classes would be online, he realized a need to provide course Braille materials to students sheltering in place. So, Neal went the extra mile to move the school’s Braille printing equipment and supplies to his garage and began printing…

Featured News

Hotel CardKey

COVID Creativity: Printed AssureCard for Healthier Hotel Check-In
Meyers’ paper-based RFID key helps hotels meet COVID customer needs by replacing multi-use plastic key cards. Compliant with existing RFID locks, AssureCard is a single use, discardable key with extensive design and branding options via graphics, foils, glitter, and anti-microbial coatings.

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Names in the News

Patty Collins

U.S. Government Publishing Office Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern names Patricia “Patty” Collins as the agency’s Deputy Director.

Ralph Giammarco

Michelman announces the hiring of Ralph Giammarco as Global Business Development & Applications Director for Printing & Packaging.

Steve Klaric

Steve Klaric has been appointed as the Canadian regional sales manager for RM Machinery.

Cesar Carrasco

Case Paper welcomes Cesar Carrasco to the Case Paper family as Operations Manager.

Wayne Fleshman

RM Machinery welcomes Wayne Fleshman as regional sales manager, Western region.

In Memorandum

Dr Reinhard Ulbrich

Dr. Reinhard Ulbrich, the former Business Director of DuPont’s Cyrel flexo printing plates division, has died. Dr. Ulbrich was known throughout the printing and packaging industry and played a significant role in the development of flexo printing from being almost a cottage industry to the high precision printing technique it is today. Many still regard him as the “King of European Flexo”.

Good News Outside of Print

Crayons

Crayola launches' ‘Colors of the World’ skin tone crayons
"With the world growing more diverse than ever, Crayola hopes our new Colors of the World crayons will increase representation and foster a greater sense of belonging and acceptance," said Crayola CEO Rich Wuerthele.

Industry News

o 68th Annual Print Drives America Franklin Event December 4th, 2020

o Worzalla Celebrates Local Graduates Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

o Konica Minolta Launches AccurioPress 6136P MICR

o Toshiba Wins Keypoint Intelligence 2020-2021 Pacesetter Award in Logistics

o HP Inc. Reports Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Results

o Konica Minolta Approves Hop-Syn XT Synthetic Papers for Use on New C14000...

o New Dates Announced for Gulf Print & Pa