Heidelberg

The In-plant Behind the Music
January 1, 2014

With a centuries-old reputation for quality, efficiency and cost control, D'Addario naturally needs to keep a close eye on all of its package design and print advertising. To enable this, the Farmingdale, N.Y., company operates a busy in-house ad agency and in-plant printing division.

ASU Enjoys the MIS Advantage
January 1, 2014

Like many in-plants, Arizona State University's Print & Imaging Lab used a home-grown, Excel-based estimating and job tracking system for many years. Though this eventually migrated to a Google Doc, to give staff better access, it was still cumbersome, and the job list was never completely up to date.

Process Rehabilitation at HealthSouth
January 1, 2014

Not long ago, the CEO, COO and CFO of HealthSouth—one of the nation's leading providers of physical rehabilitation—visited the organization's Print Solutions facility, located 15 miles from its Birmingham, Ala., headquarters. The occasion was to celebrate the shop's acquisition of an HP Indigo 7600 digital press and an EFI Rastek wide-format printer.

Shepard Joins Xeikon as Sales Manager
December 13, 2013

Well known to in-plant managers for his frequent participation at in-plant conferences, Ronald Shepard has just been appointed National Document Sales Manager and Trillium Specialist at Xeikon.

Heidelberg Invests in Software Company Neo7even
December 6, 2013

In a move to gain a foothold in the multi-channel publishing growth segment, Heidelberg is investing in the German software company Neo7even. The new portfolio ties in closely with the Prinect print shop workflow from Heidelberg and is being gradually integrated into this.

Heidelberg Realigns its Small-format Product Portfolio
November 22, 2013

Following the introduction of the successful Speedmaster SM 52 and SX 52, Heidelberg has adapted its product portfolio for the new market conditions, thereby ensuring it covers the entire spectrum of relevant applications. As a consequence, production of the Printmaster GTO 52 will be phased out from March 2014.

D’Addario In-plant Cuts Makeready Time, Boosts Productivity
November 8, 2013

Farmingdale, N.Y.-based D’Addario is the largest music string manufacturer in the world. Deep inside the 900-employee, family-owned manufacturing company is a busy in-house ad agency and in-plant printing division, including a prepress department, press room and bindery.

Heidelberg and Fujifilm Join Forces in Inkjet Printing
November 8, 2013

Fujifilm Corp., together with Fujifilm Global Graphic Systems Co., Ltd. (Fujifilm), has entered a strategic partnership with Heidelberg in the area of inkjet printing. This will allow Heidelberg to gain access to Fujifilm's inkjet technology, and Fujifilm will leverage Heidelberg's strengths in engineering and manufacturing.

Workflow Solution Tames ‘Wild West’ Ordering Process
November 1, 2013

“Sometimes it can feel a bit like the Wild West; orders come from everywhere—e-mail, walk-ins, fax machines and the mail,” laments Chad Simpson, the Graphic Arts supervisor for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. “The artwork files might come in from one way, such as e-mail, while the print request form might arrive in the mail three days later.”

Using His Noodle
November 1, 2013

Paul Roberts thinks he may have found the next big thing for his in-plant: wallNOODLE. For the past couple of months, University of New Hampshire Printing and Mailing Services has been having great success printing graphics and signage on this adhesive, easily removable substrate from MACtac. It uses an acrylic pressure sensitive-adhesive so customers can press it against a wall, reposition it, and remove it without leaving adhesive residue behind.