Digital Printing-Toner - Cut Sheet (Color)

It’s not often that a popping-style street dancer and a billionaire are the opening acts for a printing press, but that only goes to show that Manroland Sheetfed knows how to put on a show. 

In September, the 70-employee state printing and mailing operation installed a 42˝ Océ ColorWave 650 and greatly expanded its wide-format business, focusing on larger-sized posters and banners than the shop’s previous 24˝ Canon imagePrograf W6400 could produce.

When the Iowa Bankers Association installed a four-color Ryobi 3304 in 2007, Todd Palmer was excited that his two-employee in-plant would be able to bring the majority of the association’s four-color printing in-house. But a lot can change in eight years.

You can program a TV, switch on your lights and control your thermostat remotely. So who's to say you can't do the same with your printers?

Digital printing isn't just reshaping the book industry, but can be a revenue source as well. A panel of publishing professionals explains how.

Several years ago, I had an opportunity to visit my friend John in Thailand. While there, John thought I might enjoy a unique shopping experience. He took me to something called a "floating market" where we bought fresh tropical produce, flowers and hand-crafted goods. We did all of our shopping from a rented, wooden boat. Every transaction took place vessel-to-vessel as we and the local merchants floated alongside each other in a slow moving river. It was an enjoyable day—until it was time to leave.

This year, three models from Konica Minolta earned recognition during the Buyers Laboratory (BLI) annual PRO awards. The awards acknowledge the best-in-class devices in BLI’s production field tests. The winners included the bizhub PRESS C1100, 1052 and 2250P digital printers.

In this webinar, you will hear from organizations that have successfully streamlined operations to efficiently compete.

Canon U.S.A.'s imagePRESS C60 Color digital press builds on the success of the imagePRESS C1+ technology with faster output and enhanced capabilities. In addition, it meets Energy Star standards. Printing at 60 pages/min. in color and black-and-white, the press also features Gloss Optimization technology, advanced toner transfer, real-time calibration and more.

Though ebook consumption and self-publishing have eaten into traditional book sales, publishers still rely heavily on profits from printed volumes. And new technology is enabling publishers to bring these books to market more efficiently and more profitably. In fact, the publishing industry's sustainability just might hinge on such nimble approaches to business.