More than 2,000 enthusiastic HP users packed the auditorium at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, TN last month for the opening of the eighth annual Dscoop conference. The three-day meeting included scores of educational sessions geared toward HP users, as well as an exhibit area with nearly 100 partners showing equipment and software designed to work with HP equipment.
As a Landa technology fan, Cheryl Kahanec, executive vice president of EarthDigital, was impressed and excited when she was approached by two of Landa's executives in late 2011. EarthColor signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase an unspecified number of Landa Nanographic Printing presses.
Tight budgets in Louisiana and the need for more on-demand printing have compelled the Office of State Printing to slim down and digitize. The slimming down came in October when staff reductions brought the Baton Rouge operation down to 20 full-time employees plus five student workers. The transition from offset to digital technologies followed closely after.
Inkjet Summit 2013, hosted by Printing Impressions and nGage Events, will be held April 9-11 at the exclusive Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. The Inkjet Summit is an invitation-only, hosted event designed for senior managers and business executives who want to understand how current and future inkjet technology trends, software, consumables and finishing solutions are and will impact their businesses and help them shape their visions and strategies for the future.
In just a few short months after installing a Scodix S series digital press, Encompass Elements is already creating print with a wide range of effects on projects ranging from high-end product launches to comic book covers.
The new VUTEk GS3250 LX printer from Heidelberg, will support Suttle-Straus Inc.'s production of point-of-purchase (POP) and display graphics for multi-location customers that Suttle-Straus already provides with conventional printing and fulfillment. The new press will also help bolster the company's R&D side of the business.
The Dscoop8 conference in Nashville, TN next week is officially sold out. Attendees can expect a strong program lineup of speakers who will highlight some of the most effective ways to gain insight into industry-specific trends. “The fact that Dscoop8 has already sold out, shows that our members truly value the Dscoop community and what it has to offer,” said Howard Owen, Dscoop8 chairman and owner of Stafford Printing.
Ricoh Americas Corp. has introduced the Ricoh Pro C901 Graphic Arts + and Ricoh Pro C901s Graphic Arts + series of printers for high-volume production print environments. The printers are the latest additions in the brand’s digital color production system lineup.
Finch Paper’s FIT Color Management & Workflow Services team recently worked with Ricoh’s digital output solutions team in Boulder, CO to help the company achieve consistent, G7 Color on its InfoPrint aqueous continuous form inkjet platforms.
Cedar Graphics, located just north of Cedar Rapids, IA, developed a cross-media campaign that successfully engaged its customers and prospects. Instead of the usual postcard mailer, the company developed its own multi-dimensional packaging which could be printed variably and mailed directly to the target audience.
