In-plant Graphics Editor Bob Neubauer visited Canon Inc.'s Tokyo headquarters facility last week and met with Canon Chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai to learn more about Canon's strategy, before traveling to Shanghai, China, to tour a Canon manufacturing operation where imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER Advance printers are made.
Americas
In an era that admonishes printers to think differently about their product and service offerings, the Graphics of the Americas Conference & Expo (GOA) aims to help printers do exactly that by providing them with a blueprint of the future. The 2012 show—slated for March 1-3, back at the Miami Beach Convention Center after temporarily relocating to Orlando last year—boasts a strong mixture of expo exhibitors and a diverse educational session roster that drew 2,100 people in 2011.
InfoPrint Solutions Company, the joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced that Liz Miller, Vice President of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council will be the keynote speaker to a global audience at InfoPrint’s upcoming forum, “Make Your Mark.” This two-day interactive session will be held at InfoPrint’s recently launched Innovation Center, in Boulder, CO, and is aimed at customers in service bureaus and the direct mail industry.
InfoPrint Solutions Company, the joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, and the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council today announced that they will launch a six-month milestone research initiative to determine key areas of optimization and opportunity and develop best practices for leveraging and maximizing loyalty programs.
In response to the strong demand for its digital plates throughout the Americas, Kodak has completed the previously announced expansion of its digital plate production facility in Columbus, Georgia. Adding 26,000 square feet to the existing facility, Kodak is using this third production line to meet the digital plate supply needs of print service providers in a wide variety of markets, and to further its commitment to advancing digital plate production processes and technologies.
MGI USA, the multi-substrate (paper and plastic) digital press and finishing solutions manufacturer, announced that they have added six new dealers to their U.S. network within recent months: The Oldham Group, Graphco, Paper Handling Solutions, Guaranteed Service & Supplies, Inc. (GSS Graphics), Print & Finishing Solutions and Ken Williams Graphic Consulting, Inc.