Graph Expo: A Digital Printing Redux
Along with displaying its bizhub line of EP presses—from the monochrome PRO 951 to the full-color, 80 ppm C8000—Konica Minolta offered a preview of output from the B2-size KM-1 UV inkjet press, but did not have the machine on the show floor. New at Graph Expo was the launch of EnvisionIT Production workflow solutions, including EngageIT Automation for print and EngageIT XMedia, a cross-media solution. The company's new bizhub PRESS 1250 black-and-white digital press, with Image Density Control and Toner Carrier Ratio sensors to ensure consistent image density and quality, also drew a crowd.
John Parsons (john@intuideas.com), former Editorial Director of The Seybold Report, is an independent writer, ghostwriter, and editor. He is the co-author of the interactive printed textbook, Introduction to Graphic Communication, on the art, science and business of print, which has been adopted by Ryerson, Arizona State, the University of Houston, and many other schools and vocational training centers. Custom editions of the book are under consideration by major printing companies and franchises for internal training purposes.
