“We have a strong relationship with Hirakawa-Kogyosya for more than 10 years because they are world largest Agfa Graphics’ Supermaster Plus user. They are known for their high quality standards throughout Japan. This agreement is a confirmation that our technology meets the highest standards.”
First, Kodak NexPress is more like a platform than a press. You can start out with the entry level press and upgrade to the state of the art press in the field just by changing out components. It’s not a “forklift upgrade” but a platform upgrade.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the launch of Toshiba eXCHANGE, a social business network that, like Facebook or LinkedIN, will connect thousands of Toshiba professionals across the country, allowing them to easily share valuable information, build professional relationships and improve their ability to serve the needs of customers. Members can create their own profiles, access blogs containing product and program updates, view sales and education videos, rate content and search intelligently for tagged content of interest to them.
All of this must have the sheetfed litho folks worried. Heidelberg sold off their share of digital print patents to Kodak/Nexpress a few years back. (And Kodak struggles with the NexPress as well – they have an additional 17% reduction in workforce coming up for the NexPress divison and have abandoned the M700 digital press as a viable product).
FindADigitalPrinter.com is also launching in Q4 a new toll-free number for business consumers to call when trying to locate a digital print provider. Showcase listings will be used to make recommendations first, since those listings carry the most information about the digital print capabilities offered.
Attendees will see live demonstrations of a variety of packaging and specialty printing applications including folding cartons, flexible packaging, labels, POP and more.
Olson Visual has noticed a growing demand within the museum community in particular for vendors who use production methods with lower environmental impact.
Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced that the IKON DocSend® Server and DocumentMall plug-in developed by EFI (NASDAQ: EFII) passed the rigorous Ricoh Developer Program™ (RiDP™) compatibility testing. These solutions, which are compatible with Ricoh multifunction products (MFPs), simplify organizations’ document management processes with an interactive and intuitive user interface.
“I enjoyed learning insightful information and developed a great foundation for car wrapping!” exclaims Monty Fisher of MD Fisher.
KBA will customize a program that meets the exact needs and budget of each and every customer–from a one-time press relocation to regularly-scheduled ongoing support.