On Demand Show Preview

THE AIIM/On Demand Conference and Exposition is returning to IPG’s home town of Philadelphia next month, taking place April 20-22. Some 10,000 people are expected to attend the three-day show, with hundreds of vendors planning to exhibit. To whet your appetite, IPG asked some key vendors what they plan to showcase at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Here’s a quick look:

Software

Avanti

Avanti, a leading provider of Print MIS and Web-to-print solutions, will be launching Version 12 of its product at On Demand. Version 12 has been enhanced with many new features including Microsoft Outlook integration, direct mail management, enhanced purchasing and inventory management and deeper integrations into key applications including HP SmartStream, Xerox Freeflow, Kodak Prinergy, NowDocs, Printable, XMpie, Pageflex and Heidelberg Prinect. Booth 1448.

Rochester Software Associates

At On Demand, Rochester Software Associates (RSA) will launch a new product, KDKPrint. It enables native NexPress SmartBoard files to print on non-Kodak based devices. KDKPrint provides flexibility to customers with mixed printer vendor environments. RSA is focused on the in-plant market, providing customers with savings through automated print workflows since 1986. Booth 1442.

BCC Software

Mail Manager Full Service, BCC Software’s premium mailing software, encodes and presorts bulk mailings for high-volume mailing and document-processing operations. A proprietary address matching engine delivers top processing speeds and match rates, and a deluxe automation system enables round-the-clock unattended mail processing. Enhanced merge/purge features ensure highly targeted mailing lists for peak deliverability and unlimited U.S.-based telephone and e-mail support and access to on-site Professional Services provide total peace of mind. Booth 1038.

Printing

Canon U.S.A.

Canon U.S.A. will showcase the latest in advanced workflow management solutions serving the needs of business consumers. On display will be Canon’s imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO, a document imaging platform that demonstrates the bottom-line benefits of the seamless integration of hardware and software. With vibrant color output and a suite of new software management tools, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO is a breakthrough in document imaging platforms. Booth 1100.

Océ

Award-winning Océ technology helps print professionals boost productivity, reduce costs and win on-demand business. Customers rely on Océ innovation for short-run books, transactional document marketing, personalized mailings, display graphics and more. Solutions include high-speed ink-jet, wide-format color and fast duplex production. Océ software streamlines workflow for prepress, production and output management. Océ products help customers operate sustainably by reducing their carbon footprint and energy usage. Booth 925.

Presstek

The Presstek 52DI-AC is a 52DI digital offset press with an integrated aqueous coater. Presstek 52DI-AC combines the power of high quality short-run, cost-effective color with the speed, durability and visual appeal of aqueous coating. The Presstek 52DI-AC supports both flood and spot aqueous coating, which opens up new applications and service opportunities for printers. The 52DI-AC reduces overall cycle time, and the quick-drying coatings speed the delivery of superior quality printing on a range of substrates. Booth 725.

Riso

Riso’s ComColor high-speed ink-jet printers produce up to 150 pages per minute (ppm) for about 1-3 cents per full color page with a 500k duty cycle. Partnering with Kirk-Rudy, Riso also offers a full-color, inline MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) check printing solution called MICR-Mate. Riso ink-jet printers are now certified by Arcis Digital Security to produce digital void pantographs for printing full color checks, licenses, transcripts, prescription pads, and other high-security documents. Booth 304.

Xanté

Xanté will show three new models in its best-selling Ilumina line at On Demand, adding the heavy-duty Ilumina Digital Envelope Press GT, high-end Ilumina Digital Production Press GT and entry level Ilumina GL 330. The Ilumina family is known for high value, robust quality, color capabilities and easy integration. Xanté will also demonstrate its Degrava DP 8500, an affordable, high quality, simple solution for label and tag printing, as well as its iQueue Print Management System. Booth 945.

Xerox

The Xerox 700 Digital Color Press delivers features such as coated paper handling, heavyweight media support and feeding and finishing options at an entry-level price. It brings productivity, print quality and flexibility to print providers looking to adopt digital technology or expand their digital printing businesses. The press prints at 70 ppm in color or black-and-white. Show attendees will also see the Xerox iGen4 and Docu­Color 8002 digital presses. Visitors to the Xerox exhibit can experience Xerox’s automated end-to-end solutions with its FreeFlow Process Manager and Web services. Booth 601.

Paper

Mohawk Fine Papers

Engineered specifically for use on HP Indigo presses, new Mohawk proPhoto is designed to meet the most demanding expectations of professional and amateur photographers. Its semi-gloss lustre finish yields the high-quality look and feel of real photo paper and is offered in 190gsm and 260 gsm (7.5 pt and 10 pt). proPhoto is sized for flexible use on the HP Indigo (18.5x12.5˝) and is printable on both sides, making it the ultimate choice for high-end photo books. Booth 1343.

Bindery

Count Machinery

Count Machinery will have its newest coater at On Demand—the U.S.-made CountCoat U.V. Coater. Its low maintenance ultra-violet cured coating system produces a high-quality finish to digitally produced media. It coats stocks from 157 gsm (60# cover/ 7.4 pt) to 385 gsm (146 # cover/18 pt) and allows for variable coating thickness control. An automatic feeder option is available.

Drytac

After the success of its DocuMate Plus 13˝, Drytac is introducing a DocuMate Plus 20˝ at OnDemand. The additional width of the user friendly DocuMate Plus 20˝ will allow clients more flexibility in press jobs that need coating. This machine will coat more eco-friendly, low melt, wax-infused toners for on-demand print shops where space is an issue. Both DocuMate Plus coating machines are compatible with traditional photo, offset, litho and all digital color presses. Booth 832.

Duplo

With multiple functions in one system, Duplo’s DFS-3500 bookletmaking system completely finishes full-bleed booklets in a single pass. Incorporating a mid-range DBM-350/T bookletmaker and trimmer in-line with a DC-445 creaser, it combines the slitting and creasing features of the DC-445 with the stitch/fold/trim features of the DBM-350/T. The ability of the DBM-350/T to handle set-by-set and sheet-by-sheet output and the DC-445 creaser to eliminate toner cracking on digital applications make it the ideal solution for printers transitioning from offset to digital. Booth 1114.

GBC

GBC will introduce the HeatSeal Sprint H950 laminator, reportedly the first fully automated desktop laminator. GBC calls it a breakthrough in lamination that takes you from start to finish with just the touch of a button. This all-in-one system reduces labor, time and supply costs up to 49 percent, or $2,500 per year, versus standard pouch laminators. Simply load up to 50 documents and press start. Ready, Set, Done. Booth 1315.

Morgana

The Morgana DocuMaster comprises a creasing unit, which uses Morgana’s creasing and suction feed technologies, linked to automatic booklet making. The creaser, which can also be used to perforate, can put up to nine creases on a sheet at speeds up to 4,800 sheets per hour. The operator enters the number of sheets and the sheet size on the control panel, then programs in whether the cover and/or middle sheets need to be creased. Then the automated DocuMaster takes over all functions. It handles sheets from 5.5x6.3˝ to 24.8x13˝ and weights up to 120 lbs. It produces up to 1,440 booklets per hour. Booth 525.

MBM

The 5222 Digicut is a recent addition to MBM’s Triumph cutter line. Engineered in Germany, this powerful 20.5˝ hydraulic cutter features a programmable back gauge module with a digital display capable of storing 99 programs with up to 99 steps each. The adjustable hydraulic clamp makes it suited for digital applications. Booth 319.

Nordson

Nordson’s PURBlue 4 slug melter brings efficient, effective processing of reactive PUR adhesives to low-volume spine gluing applications. Start-up and shut-down are simple with user-friendly controls and graphic indicators. Melt-on-demand processing along with the adjustable force piston reduces adhesive waste while increasing productivity. With the EP48 spine gluing application head, the PURBlue 4 melter creates a closed adhesive system to improve production processes and finished book quality of perfect bound books. Booth 318.

RENA Systems

The new T-650 Multi-side Tabber from RENA Systems can handle all USPS tabbing automation regulations—current and proposed—in one pass. This tabber can apply tabs to folded self mailers, double postcards, booklets, CD/DVD cases and more. It can apply tabs to opposite sides of a mailer or booklet at the same time. It can even place a tab on the top edge while simultaneously applying multiple tabs to the side edge. It can reach speeds up to 25,000/hour, and can apply stamps too. Exhibiting with Neopost, Booth 1043.

Rollem

Rollem will display its line of finishing systems ranging from lower volume to mid-high volume options for both digital and offset print finishing. One such system is the Rollem Advantage short-run scoring, perforating, and slitting machine for finishing digital color multiple-up products. It can edge trims in both directions, it slits and scores in one step and it eliminates guillotine cutting. Less labor results in maximum efficiency. Booth 643.

Spiel Associates

Spiel Associates specializes in mechanical and perfect binding. Spiel will be showcasing the Sterling Digipunch, a touch screen automatic punch that makes setup a snap. Also at On Demand will be the Sterling Coilmaster Jr., a low-cost automatic plastic coil inserter. Other equipment includes various perfect binders, such as the automatic Sterling Digibinder, as well as the new Sterling Doublebinder, a layflat perfect binder that binds as strong as PUR. Booth 733.

Spiral Binding

New for 2010, Spiral Binding James Burn introduces the Binding Station 4 in 1. It is a heavy-duty punch and binding system that offers a space-saving design that will punch and bind Plastic Comb, Plastic Coil and Wire-O. The Binding Station 4 in 1 has four different punching dies and three binding stations all in one compact design, eliminating the need for interchangeable dies and numerous binding modules. A pin design that you can fully disengage allows for punching on any size document up to 12˝. Booth 948.

Standard Finishing Systems

Under the theme “Think Intelligent Automation,” Standard will showcase a broad range of highly automated post-press, feeding and finishing solutions at On Demand, including the new Standard Horizon StitchLiner 6000 digital high-speed saddle stitcher. It will be integrated with Hunkeler’s UW6 unwinder and CS6 rotary cutter for production of up to 6,000 high-quality booklets per hour, in-line with continuous feed printers. Based on the well-established StitchLiner technology platform, the solution offers in-line cover feeding and non-stop booklet production on a range of paper stocks at up to 600 feet per minute, on pace with the speed of industry-leading continuous-feed printers. Booth 615.

Of course, this isn’t nearly all the products that will be on the show floor in Philadelphia. To see the full exhibitor list, visit OnDemandExpo.com IPG