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Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ April 2013 edition, featuring Suttle-Straus Inc. and Ross Printing.

Life is good for Southeastern in Stuart, FL; so good, in fact, that in mid-January, Don Mader, Southeastern's president and CEO, broke out the cake and champagne a year early to celebrate. The actual occasion was the rebranding of the company, from Southeastern Printing to Southeastern, with the tag line "Complexity Made Simple." According to Mike McGuire, account executive, the move was a by-product of a cultural revolution that had been developing for the past couple of years.

A sheetfed offset press is a big purchase for any in-plant. We talked with four managers who purchased presses in the past couple years to find out how they evaluated equipment, what they learned from the buying process and whether their press is working out as planned.

Spectrum Printing & Graphics in Rockville, MD has purchased a five-color Speedmaster 74 from Heidelberg to meet an increase in customer demand. "We needed automation for improved consistent quality, greater productivity, and quicker turnaround and delivery to our customers," said Andrew Berman, president.

At the PINE annual Industry Awards Gala, set for Thursday, April 4th at the Marriott Boston/Newton hotel in Newton, MA, Robert Keane, Vistaprint’s president and CEO, will receive the Industry Influencer Award. The Award honors the contributions of an individual whose vision and energy have impacted our industry in a profound and permanent manner.

Since installing an eight-color Speedmaster XL 105 long perfector with CutStar sheeter, Inpress automated color control, and AutoPlate XL more than six months ago, Modern Litho's (Jefferson City, MO) expectations and early impressions have been confirmed, and the company is well on the way to fulfilling a long-term growth strategy focused on short-run, quick-turn production.

Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ March 2013 edition, featuring Mele Printing.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ March 2013 edition, featuring Vecoplan LLC; MGI Digital Graphic Technology and Advanced Print Technologies; Plockmatic International AB and Morgana Systems Ltd.; X-Rite Inc.; Mohawk Fine Papers; and Heidelberg.

As early as 1923, The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University recognized the benefit of having an in-house printing facility. However, several years ago, the shop found itself in a financial hole.

After sending out an RFP last year, Document Solutions at The University of Texas at Austin added seven new Canon digital printers, plus a wide-format device.