HP's new ColorPRO branded papers, introduced today at the Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne, Switzerland, are optimized for use on HP Inkjet Web Presses and do not require the use of a bonding agent. The new offerings include a SAPPI Jaz Book Paper and a new relationship with Crown Van Gelder (CVG).
At the Dscoop8 Annual Conference February 21-23 in Nashville, TN, Duplo USA will introduce the new Ultra 300Ai UV coater fully integrated inline with the HP Indigo 7600 digital press.
IPG attends the In-Plant Printing & Mailing Association's Harrisburg chapter meeting, then tours Hershey Printing Services.
At the HP Indigo Global Photo Summit, HP introduced several new products and partner offerings that are designed to offer professional and consumer photo labs increased productivity, as well as application versatility.
What is striking about the round of installations this year over last, we are hearing about far fewer installation problems and challenges with substrates. We are hearing more about the costs and need to expand post-processing capabilities rather than installation or performance of the presses themselves. Business cases are still strong but, unlike the earliest adopters, those needs were not as acute, so they had the luxury of hanging back and biding their time until that time was right.
Commercial Printing Industry News Briefs from Printing Impressions’ February 2013 edition, including items on Colorfx, Quad/Graphics, Impact Color, Toof Commercial Printing, RR Donnelley (RRD), Murray Printing, Vertis and Xeikon NV.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ February 2013 edition, featuring Meredith-Webb Printing and Conquest Bindery.
As Graphic Dimensions scouted for a way to diversify and grow its business, it saw opportunity in the thriving labels and packaging industry. The company moved its Atlanta location to a larger 65,000-square-foot facility nearby to make room for supplementary label printing services in November 2012. The new facility is spacious enough to house its current equipment, the newly added HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press, as well as more presses in the future.
Cohber Press in Rochester, NY-based has installed an HP Indigo 7600 digital press to increase production capacity and expand its printing capabilities to create thicker, customized photo and commercial applications. The addition of the press also allows Cohber to print up to four million more color pages per month, increasing both production volumes and profitability.
Graphics of the Americas (GOA) CEO George Ryan announced that Ohad Axelrod, product line and segment manager at Landa, will open Graphics of the Americas with a Thursday, Feb. 21, keynote luncheon entitled, "Nanography: The Second Digital Printing Revolution." Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
