Industry News

Komori will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Oct. 20, 2023. From developing its first sheetfed offset press in 1928, to the introduction of the Lithrone GX40/G40 advance series of offset presses in 2020, offset printing presses have been Komori’s core business.

PRINTING United Expo is designed to highlight and educate PSPs on the changing landscape of the graphic arts industries, as well as provide access to myriad opportunities for growth, education, networking, and more.

The PRINTING United Expo is just weeks away. We asked Jonathan Lail of Catawba Valley Community College why he is attending the Expo, what he hopes to learn, and what most excites him about the upcoming event.

Through some crafty entrepreneurship, Greg Smith has found a way to blend his dual interests in printing and brewing beer. The results are inspiring … and delicious.

The latest Versafire generation from Heidelberg offers systematically enhanced digital presses. The new Versafire LV and Versafire LP digital presses are equipped with Prinect Digital Frontend and a new user interface, enabling a highly productive combination of offset and digital technology.

W+D North America will introduce for the first time the new W+D i-Jet 3 inkjet overprint press at the upcoming PRINTING United Expo. The W+D i-Jet 3 is the third generation of the company’s successful inkjet overprint press models.

Thanks to a new Canon imagePRESS V1000 recently installed at the Catholic Health Association of the United States’ in-plant, quality and consistency of color have improved tremendously. Director Ken Schanuel explains the benefits of the new digital press.

MUTOH America has announced the launch of its new 24" wide multi-purpose inkjet printer, the ValueJet 628MP. This new printer has been improved with enhanced capabilities including the use of MP31 ink, which delivers prints on a variety of substrates.

Lake Land College Print and Mail Services went to PRINTING United Expo last year to look at flatbed printers and engravers, but a booth visit to ask about an issue the shop was facing provided enough education to motivate an additional purchase.

The strong possibility of a federal government shutdown beginning Sunday morning will have big implications for the in-plants serving government agencies. Those deemed “nonessential” will close.