By John Berthelsen, VP-Development, Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation When I have conversations with leaders of graphic service providers, as well as the suppliers to those companies, I hear one consistent theme. They are worried about replacing a workforce that is growing older and retiring. It used to be possible to fill vacancies by “robbi...

By Sid Chadwick  “Don’t throw away the old bucket…. until you know whether the new one holds water…”…………………..Swedish Proverb INTRODUCTION: We recently put a few divergent notes together…. and finally….had to stop pondering. The picture had begun to clear……some would say….”…it had become very clear….”. This particular organization appears to have “h...

SDD, the leader in specialized document finishing technology, is pleased to announce the launch of their new website. The new online presence mirrors the finishing technology automation the company employs in its products and solutions. The significant changes in the SDD website include a new, highly responsive user-friendly interface that allows ...

XEROX AND FUJI ARE ‘SWINGING A SHORT STICK HARD’ Two of Xerox’s largest stockholders, Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, are hotly contesting Fujifilm’ acquisition proposal. The battle around the Fujifilm/Xerox/Fuji Xerox transaction may negatively affect the public and financial community’s impression of the entire print industry. Print professionals...

XEROX AND FUJI ARE ‘SWINGING A SHORT STICK HARD’ Two of Xerox’s largest stockholders, Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, are hotly contesting Fujifilm’ acquisition proposal. The battle around the Fujifilm/Xerox/Fuji Xerox transaction may negatively affect the public and financial community’s impression of the entire print industry. Print professionals...

By Sid Chadwick “Their Keynote Speakers spoke emphatically on the importance of C.I. for the Customer, but to your point, “No…, they didn’t offer any tools or processes or sessions  for one-to-one Customer Improvements…the Program was mostly about lowering production costs…. which was helpful….”….Volunteered by V.P. of Mfg Attendee to Recent Contin...

Old Trail Printing has more than 90 years of delivering top quality print from its home in Columbus, Ohio. The OutputLinks Communications Group spoke with Dave and Mike Held, third-generation leaders of the family-owned and operated commercial printer. Blending Legacy Culture with New Technology Dave and Mike Held discuss Old Trail Printing’s off...

  Are your operators in need of some help in their booklet making operation? Are your operators losing productivity? Is the quality of the booklets far from satisfactory?   Maximizing productivity is the key to success in high functioning print operations. If booklet making is hampering productivity and profits, the SDD missing link is the answer....

By Sid Chadwick “…laptops also distract…students sitting next to the user…and a growing number of professors are banning laptops from their classroom…”……..Print-In-The-Mix” INTRODUCTION: My observation is that a significant number of commercial printers: Have higher-education customers (e.g., universities, community colleges, technical schools, et...

By Sid Chadwick “Great Customer Service…. prompts us to share those encounters….with others”………………...Forward Day by Day INTRODUCTION: Let’s first look…..at what that company and organization…. didn’t do….. They didn’t over-promise….and under-deliver. Generally, though they are unusually profitable, they didn’t “low-ball” their competition....