Digital Printing-Digital Offset

Presstek’s board of directors has named Jeffrey Jacobson to serve as the company’s president and CEO, replacing Edward J. Marino, who is leaving Presstek to pursue other interests. Jacobson, 47, will assume the post immediately. Prior to joining Presstek, he was the chief operating officer of Eastman Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. Jacobson has 20 years of experience in the graphics arts industry, including five years as CEO of Kodak Polychrome Graphics. As Presstek’s CEO, he will be responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of Presstek, with a focus on furthering the company’s growth in the digital offset printing business, continuing its expansion into

IT HAS now been 16 years since Heidelberg introduced the first GTO digital imaging (DI) offset press. In that time, enhancements in architecture, quality, speed and control have served to create a viable and sustainable technology. The history, though, has been rocky. Other displacement technologies on both sides of the run length and quality equation continue to compress the space in which DI presses play. Still, digital imaging presses have many unique positive qualities that every in-plant should consider. As an independent consultant, I know that one of the things my clients appreciate is my objectivity. I operate in an unbiased, vendor-neutral environment.

HUDSON, NH—April 30, 2007—Presstek Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, following the release of its 10K reported a 25 percent increase in 2006 shipments of its Direct Imaging (DI®) presses over the previous year and a 72 percent increase in DI equipment revenue over 2005. Significantly exceeding market expectations, Presstek shipped 244 DI presses in 2006, and more than 3,000 DI presses are now installed worldwide. Helping drive this record number of DI sales were the new Presstek 52DI and 34DI presses. “DI presses have grown into a mainstream product that has been embraced by an increasing

THIS YEAR’S AIIM/On Demand Conference & Expo certainly had some obstacles to overcome in its first year at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. With the Boston Marathon running on the show’s opening day, hotel rooms were at a premium. Then a storm assaulted the city, discouraging some from driving in. And as if that weren’t enough, the show had to compete with other industry events, such as the Association of College and University Printers conference, taking place at the same time in San Francisco, and the PrintFest trade show, which kicked off later that week in Long Beach, Calif. Despite all

Presstek’s Digital Offset Solutions Show How Printers Can Achieve Higher Quality, Profitability and Competitiveness Hudson, NH— April 26, 2007—Presstek Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, demonstrated how print services companies can augment their existing equipment with Direct Imaging (DI®) digital offset presses to increase their profitability, printing quality and overall competitiveness at the On Demand Conference & Expo last week. As a result of its presence at the show, the company enjoyed multiple sales of digital offset equipment and a significant number of qualified new leads. “Show attendees who operate toner machines need help

Presstek’s Digital Solutions Address Mainstream On Demand Printing Requirements for Faster Speed, Superior Output and Greater Profitability HUDSON, NH—April 2, 2007—Presstek Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, will demonstrate how to deliver increased profitability and higher printing quality at the upcoming On Demand Conference and Expo. In addition, Presstek customers will speak on conference panels, outlining how they have successfully addressed today’s printing challenges. During the conference – April 16-19 at Boston’s Convention & Exhibition Center – Presstek will demonstrate its flexible and efficient printing solutions that yield superior quality in a cost-effective manner. A typical job on a direct-to-press

SAN DIEGO State University is an academically rich, urban university with more than 34,000 students, award-winning professors, top-notch research facilities and a location that serves as the gateway to Latin America. Like most universities—especially in California—SDSU is also very conscious of its environmental footprint and constantly monitors and works to reduce its impact on the environment. In April of 2005, the university hired Leslie Rutledge to transform its in-plant, ReproGraphic Services. Her years of employment with commercial printers and graphic arts vendors made her the right person for the challenge. “When I walked in the door on April 4, 2005, which is one

Screen (USA) will host a technology open house February 5-7 at its Rolling Meadows, Ill., headquarters. The highlight of the event will be the Truepress 344 four-color direct imaging press, which reportedly made a big splash at Graph Expo. Participants can evaluate the Truepress and ask questions. Demonstrations will be held each morning and afternoon, emphasizing the on-press plate imaging, processless thermal plates and user-friendly automated systems. The Truepress 344 features a Multi Array Laser Diode (MALD) imaging head that simultaneously images all four processless plates at 2,400 dpi. Job changeover times are less than six minutes. In addition, Screen will showcase

HUDSON, NH—December 15, 2006—Presstek, Inc. announced the 2007 first quarter schedule for its popular open house events. These local open houses provide a relaxed atmosphere where printers can see Presstek’s digital offset solutions in action and witness first-hand how they deliver a smarter, more productive and profitable way to print fast turnaround, high-quality color offset printing. Demonstrations of Presstek DI presses, chemistry-free CTP systems, and workflow solutions are featured throughout the day. In addition, a short presentation is scheduled several times a day on how to take advantage of the current market trends. The first events are scheduled for January 30-February 1 in Tempe, AZ

More coverage of Graph Expo product introductions . IT MAY be telling that the majority of presses in operation around the show floor of Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2006 last month were of the digital variety. Offset units were conspicuous in their absence. Digital presses have become part of the commercial printing mainstream, rather than being a specialty product segment or market niche. To emphasize this, Hewlett-Packard shared results from an InfoTrends study that surveyed a sampling of digital color printing buyers and producers. The research firm found that the percentage of color printing jobs with a run length