November 19, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving Week!

Profit Acceleration Discussion: A Digital Press?
Can a digital press, like Kodak’s NEXFINITY, accelerate profits by reducing costs defects and labor. Other important criteria are quality, variable run-length capacity, high-quality color variable data output, odor/emission-free processing, and print flexibility.

What You Should Know About Programmatic Print
Programmatic print is customizable, measurable, and near-instant. Everything that can be personalized online can now be personalized in print. With integrated programmatic print, digital data can produce printed marketing communications in real-time, from creation to distribution, within a 24-hour timeframe.

The Integrity of American Elections: Print is There
Runbeck Election Services’ printed and digital election products are used by 37% of voters. Managing vote-by-mail growth required 66% more space and additional Tecnau finishing technology. Runbeck innovations include print-on-demand systems that allow ballots to be accurately printed at polling locations. Read the Case Study…

The Role of Digital Printing in Packaging Sustainability
Where there is waste, there is opportunity. New technology is revolutionizing the packaging industry and allowing for significant environmental savings. "The secret to cutting packaging waste is to only produce what you need, without creating unnecessary excess," says Jose Gorbea, HP Graphic Arts.

Cal Poly Students Get New Print Production Equipment
Konica Minolta has donated an AccurioPress C12000 digital color press including comprehensive finishing equipment to Cal Poly. "Konica Minolta truly understands the importance of hands-on learning in this industry. At Cal Poly, our Motto is "Learn by Doing," and this technology fits perfectly into our pedagogy."

Developing the Business
Supplier Capabilities – Unknown But Needed
When we arrive in the 1Q of 2022, with the Holiday Season over and those outrageous shipping and storage charges from the West Coast become inescapable, our general economy at that point appears to be facing a dreadfully dark shadow.

Are You Playing By The Book With Your Playbook?
So, you don’t have time to create or edit a playbook. Instead, you are busy reprinting mistakes, scrambling to get work delivered on time, not landing new clients, continually onboarding new employees because the new hires don’t work out”. Sound familiar”? Why not change that?

LinkedIn’s "Print Industry Thought Leaders" Group
An excellent information resource for Print Professionals.

Names in the News

Seymour Liebman
Seymour Liebman, Canon U.S.A. Executive Vice President, Named to City & State's Long Island Power 100 List.

Chris Bixler
Chris Bixler was appointed as Executive VP of Sales at ENPOINTE.

Lisa Pelzel
Lisa Pelzel has joined the Label Works team as a Senior Business Development Associate.

Mike Lee
Mike Lee has joined Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer.

Paul Furse
Paul Furse was appointed the new National Sales Director in North America for Scodix.

John Watwood
John Watwood is the new Vice President of Operations Integration for Motion Industries.

In Memoriam

Harry Kirk
The mailing and printing industry lost an icon of innovation and technology on October 29, 2021. Harry V. Kirk, founder, and CEO of Kirk-Rudy, Inc., died at age 93. In 1967, when Zerox was purchasing Cheshire, Harry and a co-worker, Fred Rudy, started Kirk-Rudy, Inc. in a small garage in Libertyville, IL.

Dr. Jack Simich
A master in developing friendships, meeting people, and making friends was a passion that Jack practiced throughout his life. As the Director of Education for many years at GATF, Jack welcomed hundreds of graphic communications educators from all over the USA and beyond to workshops and seminars.

Industry News

o Quadient Introduces iX-Series Mailing Systems and S.M.A.R.T. Essential Software...

o Messagepoint Discusses Benefits of Employing Modern Approaches to Content...

o Crawford Technologies Showcases First-to-market, Fully Automated and Audited...

o BelWo to Exhibit and Speak on Leveraging the Full Value of Your CCM...

o Goldiee Praises Domino Partnership Following Domino Cloud Success

o New Copresco Press Installed for Fast Turnaround and On-Time Delivery

o Quadient to Showcase Cloud Communications Built for the Future at XPLOR21

o Target Report: The End of the Dotcom Era

o Madison Advisors to Share Industry Trends and Best Practices for Succeeding in...

o The Cannata Report Announces Winners of the Frank Awards Celebrating...

Good News Outside of Print

12-Year Old's Make a Wish: Feed the Homeless in His Area
Over the course of his illness, Abraham learned he'd qualified as a recipient for Make-A-Wish. On their way home from one of his many doctor's appointments, the Mississippi teen shared his decision with his mom, Miriam. The wish Abraham asked for was to feed the homeless in his area one day a month for an entire year.

Additional News

o Nahan Announces Investment in New Technology from Canon Solutions America

o CEO Michael Wombacher Presents POLAR Mohr Award

o Bertelsmann Printing Group Steps Up Strong Partnership with Heidelberg

o Two Sides North America Announces the Election of New Board Members

o Lecta Presents its Wide Range of Adestor Sheets for Self-Adhesive Labels in a Comprehensive...

o RSA Launches Updated VDP Software, ImpactVDP

o BOBST’s SPEEDPACK Helps BOURQUIN to Achieve the Next Stage of its Evolution

o All4Labels Opens New Center of Excellence To Design the Labels and Packaging of the Future

o Cliart Experiences the Future of Flexo Plate Production with New ThermoFlexX

o Jetscript GS 1062 - New Inkjet Paper for Sophisticated, Personalized Labels

o Office Technology Industry Recognizes Toshiba as Best-in-Class

o Canon Solutions America Enables DMM, Inc. to Reach New Growth Opportunities with Digital...

o HP Launches First Print-Industry Mixed Reality Service – HP xRServices

o Xeikon Announces VariOne

o Heidelberg Sells 1,000th Printing Unit of New Speedmaster CX 104 to Swedish Packaging Printer

o BOBST Completes Acquisition of Cerutti

o Canon Solutions America Sows Seeds for Growth with Continued Support of Trees for the Future

o Recognising Excellence Event Set to Stimulate the Print Economy

o The New MetalStar 4 – Pioneering in Metal Decorating

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