Graphic Arts Monthly back issues from January 2007:
This Is Truly Print's Future.(trends in the printing industry)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Bruce James Print remainsthe same: the art of one master, the craft of many copies, the value of an experienced eye, and costs controlled. Life is good. It is only fitting that my last message as Public Printer of the United States be to the readers of Graphic ...
Outlook "07: Ok to Run.
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction by Michael Makin, President & CEO, PIA/GATF PIA/GATF, Quebecor World, Courier and NAQP stand up for print. Over the last three years, North American print markets have provided strong growth and profit opportunities for printers and industry suppliers ....
Coat, Cure All Over.(printing machinery industry)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Bill Esler, Editor in Chief Mechanics of coating and curing make presses moreefficient andlines that are unique. Some can be continuously reconfigured. No wonder this market is on fire. News of expanded offerings and growing adoption of presses with integrated ...
Tech for the Big Press.
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Tom O'Rourke, Project Editor Extraordinary automation moves XL jumbo sheetfed delivery within reach. Jumbo sheetfed presses, the 81" and 73" wide models sold in North America by KBA and MAN Roland, commonly have achieved levels of automation undreamed of a few ...
Killer App? It's W2P.(Web-to-print )(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross, Senior Editor Selecting the right Web-to-print system is a challenging and complex task with many options. First decision: build or buy? Web-to-print (W2P) applications, where printers offer clients electronic production tools to place and manage print ...
Coating Hybrid-UV.(Zoom Graphics USA )(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Mark Vruno, Executive Editor & Bill Esler, Editor in Chief Chemical "embossing" on a hybrid-UV press helps Chicago-area printer to differentiate itself from the competition. From downtown Chicago, it can take more than 60 minutes in rush-hour traffic to get to Zoom ...
Holiday Highlights.(Shapco Printing's signage )
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Mark Vruno Coating was key in the production of hanging store signage that was shipped to Regis-owned beauty salons in time for the holiday season. Produced by Shapco Printing, Minneapolis (www.shapco.com ), the model's festive look was accentuated by paper and print special ...
Energy Curing: Future Is Bright.
Jan 01, 2007; ... By David Savastano Energy-curable ink and coating demand continues to be a bright spot. Its growth is driven by the fast curing speeds and excellent performance characteristics of UV and EB (electron beam) curable inks, as well as by environmental advantages of reduced solvents ....
New Products.(Onyx Graphics Corp., Valco Cincinnati Inc., Simco)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Bill Esler NELA VCP vision control plate punching system maintains registration through an integrated vision alignment system. Printing plates are registered according to the image, using CCD cameras and two register marks exposed on the plates by the platesetter. The VCP can ...
Cenveo Makes Deal to Buy Cadmus.
Jan 01, 2007 ... By Lisa Cross Cenveo, Stamford, CT, $1.75 billion in sales, (ranked #7 on the GAM/GABB 101 list of top printing companies), agreed to acquire Cadmus Communications, Richmond, VA, $436 million and sales (ranked #25 ...
Miami Print Show.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross One lucky printer will win a book system. Printers attending the annual Graphics of the Americas trade show exhibition, Feb. 28-March 4, in Miami, will have the chance to win an on-demand book production system valued at $20,000. The show's On-Demand ...
Cover Shot.
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Mailed with this month's issue is a reprint (p.17) of GAM 's November cover comparing two Fujifilm screens side by side-Taffeta, a second ...
Race to Digitize Books Heats Up.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Though facing legal action from book publishers and authors for alleged copyright infringement, Google's quest to build a digital library has lead to the rise of an alternative project for offering online access to the world's books. A group called the Open Content ...
Copiers Run Tiny Type, Reusable Paper.(Xerox Corp. develops microscopic fonts)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Xerox scientists have developed a font so small that a magnifying glass is required to read the words. The MicroText Specialty Imaging Font, 1/100th of an inch high, was developed to help make valuable documents with personal information, such as birth ...
Security Printing.(Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Saueressig Security International develop together method to print security features and surface finishings )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Heidelberger Druckmaschinen and Saueressig Security International are jointly developing a cost-effective method to enable packaging printers to print security features and surface finishings in a single production process (sample shown). The two are ...
Triple Play Standards.(International Digital Enterprise Alliance to publish Specifications and Guidelines 2007)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross IDEAlliance is set to publish its Specifications andGuidelines 2007, distributed with GAM's March issue. The publication unites three standards administered by the group. The guidelines include GRACoL (General Requirements for ...
Market-Driven Training Will Re-educate Our Industry.(printing industry)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Bill Esler, Editor-in-Chief Should most students quit high school after their sophomore year andtrain for work? We are honored to include among the bylines this month Bruce James (p.8), who retired January 3 as the nation's 24th Public Printer. James began life in ...
Big Rise in Online Paper Buys.
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Mike Ducey One major distributor took in some 700,000 paper orders via its Website in 2006. Paper consumers large and small are moving from spreadsheets and fax lines to PCs and online. Big buyers for multiple plants find providing paper and managing its use is ...
Listen In On a Digital Pep Talk.
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Bill Farquharson Long sales cycle, low commissions: Who's for digital? Okay, I hate to sound elitist up here on Mount Digital, but I am hearing some complaining coming from the mouths of certain digital equipment salespeople that the prospects they are calling on ...
Digital Cuts, Quicker & Sharper.(paper cutting machines)
Jan 01, 2007; ... By Henry Freedman Vision-based, digital cutting solution is quicker than human hand or eye. The explosive growth of wide-format imaging has provided expanded applications for printing--from supermarket floors, to office walls and even the sides of buildings and ...