
“We demand the highest quality in our print materials, and the benefits offered by Kodak’s Stream Printheads are enormous—much sharper type, finer details, and better rendering of gray levels,” said Achim Groth, Production Manager, Finishing, meiller direct.

HP has announced that it has partnered with Rick Smolan, the co-creator of the best-selling “Day in the Life” and “America 24/7″ books, in a customizable coffee table book showcasing President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House. For this unique and innovative project, Smolan’s Against All Odds production company qualified PSP vendors that could provide the true photographic image quality delivered by HP Indigo presses – the industry’s leading solution for high-volume digital color printing.

By fostering an ongoing conversation among the club, its customers and prospects, the campaign recruited 2,500 new members — a significant improvement over the 39 new members generated by a previous non-XMPie refer-a-friend campaign.

It is crucial for every printer (and prepress house), and designer to be aware of the accurate application of the sales and use tax regulations for the printing and graphic arts industry.

Production flexibility enables duplex mono and two-colour printing simultaneously, and duplex four-colour printing with a tandem configuration. The precision imaging capability of the industrial-strength Xaar 1001 printhead produces amazing print results (1080dpi apparent resolution) across the 420mm paper web width at speeds of 25 metres per minute.

Lee Enterprises is a premier provider of local news, information and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with 49 daily newspapers and a joint interest in four others, online sites, and more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states.

Crupi’s extensive career in the graphic arts industry includes executive positions with DuPont, Anitec Image Technology Corp., International Paper, Ilford Photo and Polaroid Graphic Imaging LLC.
May 30, 2009 | Posted in
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AP reports that “HP will cut 6,400 more workers — or 2 percent of the company’s total work force. The cuts are on top of the 24,600 layoffs HP is doing as part of its huge acquisition of technology services provider Electronic Data Systems, and will come from its product businesses.
May 20, 2009 | Posted in
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…the Ricoh Pro 906EX, Pro 1106EX, Pro 1356EX and Pro C900 and C900s, were granted an Editor’s Choice award in the not-yet-released 2009 High-Volume Printer & Digital Duplicator’s Guide.

As production volumes increase, customers can field-upgrade their Oce Arizona 300 GT printer to an Oce Arizona 350 GT model and realize production print speeds of up to 239 square feet per hour.