Global Survey On Automation Has Insights For Print McKinsey & Company’s second Global Survey on automation has many interesting insights for production print companies. A successful post-pandemic recovery requires more automation to enable greater profits from existing work and supports many new clients while minimizing scale-up costs.
Exciting New B2 Press Begins Beta-Testing this Summer“When we look at the current B2 market, we don’t see a viable solution currently out there. Either they’re too slow or too limited in the supported media,” stated Sander Sondaal, Ricoh Europe. Ricoh will be competing with players in the B2 digital space, including HP, Fujifilm, Konica Minolta, and Komori.
Driving Worldwide Growth with Unique ProductsHP and Cimpress announced a multi-year agreement for a large-scale investment in next-generation HP Indigo digital presses. Cimpress delivers personalized print products such as holiday cards, photo specialty items, gifts, calendars, and marketing materials to tens of millions of customers.
A New Printing Ink Manufacturers PartnershipEpple Druckfarben and Zeller+Gmelin are collaborating with immediate effect in the field of UV ink technology. The first result of this partnership is a jointly developed UV LED ink for the sheetfed offset sector. A further ink series is already being planned and coordinated.
Bogus Anti-Paper Studies and How to Spot ThemWe’ve all seen groups announcing a “scientific comparison” that “proves” the superiority of an alternative material or “environmentally friendly” substitute for paper or paper-based packaging. Read Two Sides' Five Signs Those Anti-Paper Studies May Be Bogus … And How to Spot Them.
Developing the BusinessRare Strategic Suppliers Make You Better, Bigger, Faster Many Commercial Printers see the potential but don’t have the resources to create the “connectivity” with their “ready to move” customers. Do you have just one supplier who can provide support elements for growing your business?
Let’s Exhibit Excitement About Trade Shows!I realized and respect that industry Trade Shows are an essential lifeline for Wide-Format Printing, actually printing as a whole. Trade Shows are a master class for prospective buyers, sales staff, operations, and PSPs. For our business to flourish, we need to see, inspect and question what is new. It’s priceless!
Webinar: Guide to Cutting Automation for Every PlantEvery printing plant runs at least one guillotine cutter – but some plants run this indispensable piece of equipment much more efficiently than others. Although it’s not always fully appreciated, efficiency at the cutting stage underlies the efficiency of the entire print manufacturing sequence.
Jurgen GruberJurgen Gruber, Koenig & Bauer Director of Sales and Service for Digital and Web, will increase his responsibilities in May by managing the West Coast district sales territory for sheetfed sales.
Jim ContinenzaJim Continenza, Kodak Executive Chairman and CEO, is being recognized as a Maverick of the Year in the 19th Annual American Business Awards® Stevie Awards.
Mickey FortuneMickey Fortune at Radtech was promoted to Associate Executive Director, Education and Outreach.
Industry News
o Crawford Technologies’ New Version of Digital Transform Engine (DTE) Further...
o Focusing Time and Energy on Printing Company Growth
o Xplor International Announces In-Person XPLOR21 Conference
o Epson Business Inkjet Solutions Give Rise to an Inkjet Revolution
o Quadient Introduces Inspire Evolve, a Cloud-based Customer Communications...
o Crawford Technologies Partners with BlueRush to Introduce Video Bills and...
o The BoxMaker Chooses Highcon Euclid 5C Systems To Grow Corrugated Business
o Konica Minolta Installs AccurioJet KM-1e and MGI JETvarnish 3DL at Marathon...
o Copresco Installs Versatile Punch Device
o Epson to Host Webinar on Using Digital Varnish to Add Value to Prime Labels
o Crawford Technologies Announces Availability of PRO DocNow
79-Year-old Diver and This Fish Have Been BFFs for 30 YearsIn a plotline straight out of Disney, an adorable aquatic resident of Japan’s Tateyama Bay has captured one man’s heart in a friendship that’s lasted close to three decades.
Additional News
o Canon U.S.A. Ranked Number One for Market Share in All United States Laser A3 Multifunction...
o New SWEDBRAND Premium Packaging Plant Features Innovative Use of Non-Animal Adhesives
o FESPA Innovation & Trends: One Automation Software for All Wide Format Applications
o Fujifilm and Inca Digital Announce Launch of Advanced Automation Options for Onset X HS...
o Worzalla Launches Phase III of Modernization Plan
o Ricoh USA, Inc. Named to ChannelE2E's Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs: 2021 Edition
o Koenig & Bauer Continuing on Its Recovery Trajectory with Its Figures for the 1Q of 2021
o OPA App Available at IOS and Google Play Store
o Empire Screen Printing to Celebrate over a Decade of Partners in Printing
o Grandville Printing to Install the New Xeikon SX30000
o Starline Printing Boosts Efficiency for Web-to-Print Business with Versafire
o Ricoh and Ultimate TechnoGraphics Enhance Partnership to Deliver Increased Workflow...
o Canon Solutions America Introduces Home Office Print-as-a-Service
o Roland DGA Introduces New V-BOND Ink for VersaUV LEF2 Series UV Printer
o Lexmark Honored with CSO50 Award for Supply Chain Security
o Sun Chemical to Increase Prices on Publication Inks in North America
o BlueCrest Introduces EvoluJet Inkjet Printing System to UK Market