GATFWORLD back issues from July 2003:
EPA proposal for new ozone air quality standard will impact printers
Jul 01, 2003; ... On June 6, 2003, EPA released its proposed rule that outlines the steps certain polluted areas would have to take to clean up their air and establishes guidelines for state and tribal authorities to implement the new eight-hour national air quality standard for ozone, first enacted by EPA in ...
You can't "sell" variable data printing-it must be marketed to marketing people
Jul 01, 2003; ... I've written a number of white papers for PIA's Digital Printing Council about printing firms that made significant investments in variable data printing (VDP) equipment. Some of them enjoyed early success. Many of them did a lot of things right. All of them are now out of business. The ...
Digital printing for the postpress perspective
Jul 01, 2003; ... It wasn't all that long ago that digital printing was seen as something of a curiosity rather than a viable production option. Digital print quality was suspect and production times were sluggish. How digital printing has changed! Digital print quality now approaches that of offset ...
Dealing with data and digital print: You can do it!
Jul 01, 2003; ... Digital printing is growing many times faster than conventional printing, and the fastest growing segment in digital printing is variable data printing (VDP). In order to take advantage of the increased interest in VDP, printers not only must have the equipment necessary to produce the work, but ...
The VDP explosion?
Jul 01, 2003; ... Contrary to popular belief, variable data printing (VDP) is not a new concept. My first full-time job in 1985 was with a printing/mailing and fulfillment service in the heart of Pittsburgh. One of our major accounts requested that we send thank-you letters to each of their new wholesale ...
Teaching variable data printing
Jul 01, 2003; ... Printing may have radically changed in its methods, but its basic-premise never really changed since Gutenberg printed his forty-two-line Bible. Printing then and now involves the reproduction of the same book page(s) over and over again until we produce the required numbers of identical copies ....
NexPress Solutions LLC
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities. In today's business climate, there is great pressure on the printing industry for new, higher-value services and communications that appeal to individuals rather than mass audiences. At NexPress Solutions LLC, we've identified seven distinct application levels and ...
Status report on digital color printing
Jul 01, 2003; ... The "On-Demand" Market Is all About Time Let's be honest: There is no such thing as the "On-Demand Printing" or "Print-On-Demand or "POD" market. If anything, "on-demand" is a euphemism for digital printing. Digital printing eliminated two of the impediments to more timely printing ...
Designing4Digital, an excerpt
Jul 01, 2003; ... Art and Craft: Design and Production Tips for Variable-Data Printing Layout. There are seven main elements of direct response design: main headline, subheads, dominant illustration or photo, secondary illustration or photo, text, company name and logo, and reply mechanism or coupon ....
The key to superior digital imaging begins with your canvas
Jul 01, 2003; ... Did you say canvas for digital imaging? Yes, think of the paper you use in your equipment as the "canvas" for your artwork (or image). You may believe in the "one-size-fits-all" philosophy, that ordinary, inexpensive copier paper will work in all types of equipment. You can differentiate ...
New security training requirements for printers under DOT rules
Jul 01, 2003; ... On March 25, 2003, the Department of Transportation (DOT) released a new rule placing heightened security requirements on the shippers and carriers of hazardous materials who are registered with the DOT which states that they must develop and implement security plans. These plans must identify ...
Designing for success: The designer's guide to color digital printing
Jul 01, 2003; ... Why Printing? Have you ever met a designer who didn't want more flexibility, more choices, and more time? Current trends in design demand tools that let you implement great ideas quickly and cost effectively. Digital printing has grown to be one of the designer's most powerful resources ....
HP Digital Publishing Solutions
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities and challenges. Digital Publishing: Embrace It Now for a Profitable Future! After nearly ten years of incubation, we have come to a turning point in the publishing industry-there are no two ways about it. The future is digital, and the future is now. For corporate enterprise ...
Adobe
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key Opportunities and Challenges. The challenges of digital printing aren't necessarily vendor specific. As the industry learns new techniques to make print workflow better, tools from providers like Adobe evolve simultaneously. Certain challenges-such as customer demands for shorter turn-around ...
ROI and variable data
Jul 01, 2003; ... I absolutely love VDP-variable data printing. I love coming up with ideas for images and copy that will appeal to specific audiences and to individuals. I love the technology of using data to compose documents on the fly. I'm hooked on the rush I get when I see a really sexy piece come together ...
PIA launches major new postal initiative
Jul 01, 2003; ... Postmaster General (PMG) John E. Potter thanked PIA for its efforts in passing legislation which assures that there will be no rate increases until at least 2006. In his comments to the Board of Directors of GATF/PIA and other leaders of the industry, the PMG also laid out his plans for the ...
Variable data printing-the key to realizing CRM benefits
Jul 01, 2003; ... Corporations around the globe are struggling to attract and retain customers, remain competitive and grow market share in today's economic climate. Millions of dollars have been spent on research and consultants who all agree on one key factor to business success: Know your customer. As a ...
Integration of the Web with digital print brings a significant milestone
Jul 01, 2003; ... For the past four years PODi has spent a large part of its resources on Best Practices research: talking to users of digital print, finding out what does and doesn't work, and monitoring trends. Our research in 2002 led us to conclude an important milestone has arrived, and a new wave of ...
Digital printing media steps to the forefront
Jul 01, 2003; ... Print providers continue to be surprised by the rapid advances in media for digital printing, which are keeping pace with and influencing the equally rapid advances in digital image quality. Just a few years ago, stock selection for digital color printing was limited to a few styles of bond and ...
Xerox corporation
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities. Xerox's best opportunity today is helping print providers apply new digital printing capabilities to transform their business by entering what we call "The New Business of Printing." This new business enables print providers to compete on a broad range of valuable services ...
KBA North America, Inc.
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities. Our greatest opportunity lies in helping printers to diversify and differentiate themselves from their competition. We believe in helping traditional printers make the move to digital and enter new markets such as on-demand and just-in-time printing. Commercial, digital and ...
Variable data standards and what they mean to you
Jul 01, 2003; ... Our industry knows about the virtues of using a standardized variable data language to drive production. There has been debate about the differences between PPML and VDX, the two standards that have been created to produce color variable data print. In this article, I'll focus on the story ...
Taking control of our distinguished heritage
Jul 01, 2003; ... With its monolithic profile, the sleek humming printing press is an awesome sight. This invention more than any other in the last millennium has changed the landscape of communications. Now the industry is poised to take on another challenge: variable information printing. The digital age has ...
Heidelberg USA
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities. To set the stage, we need to discuss where digital printing is in its development. From a technology perspective, Heidelberg and the industry are absolutely "there." The right core technology has been developed. We can offer color and monochrome digital printing, variable ...
Digital Printing Council
Jul 01, 2003; ... Inform, Promote, Market, Relate. As the director of the Digital Printing Council (DPC), it has been my good fortune to be able to interact with our members on a daily basis-the CEOs, presidents, and senior-level managers in the smallest to largest companies in the industry. The companies are a ...
IBM Printing Systems
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities. The future of print and output is about transformation and information, about creating information from data, about finding newer, more efficient ways to share information, and about harnessing the power of the Internet to fuel business opportunity. In preparing for the future ...
Xeikon America
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities and challenges. Today's print providers see profit and productivity as their top priorities. Xeikon has developed a strategy to help its customers meet these challenges of the digital printing marketplace. While end-user demand for color digital printing has gradually increased ...
PGSF news
Jul 01, 2003; ... 2 x 4 "Building for the Future" Campaign. PGSF announces a new annual scholarship campaign designed for companies to develop their own individual scholarships. The 2 x 4 scholarship program may be designated for children of employees, students in the community, and colleges in their ...
Electronics For Imaging
Jul 01, 2003; ... Key opportunities. EFI's key opportunities lie in the transition from analog to digital printing, particularly in environments with multiple types of equipment, from digital presses to the clustering of high-speed printers to multi-function copier devices. We believe two main areas are ...
Correction
Jul 01, 2003; ... Correction to "Stochastic Screening-A Second Coming" article published in the May/June issue. Anson Hosley, notable thirty-year research director of Case-Hoyt Corp., wrote GATF to advise us the groundbreaking cover mentioned in the article was the May 1975 issue of Audubon magazine, and not ...
New studies and reports from GATF/PIA
Jul 01, 2003; ... GATF/PIA Print Market Atlas. With 45,181 establishments and 1,113,119 employees, the U.S. printing industry shipped $155,504,750 worth of printed material in 2002 according to the latest edition of the GATF/PIA Print Market Atlas. Presenting data on national, regional, state, and local print ...