Graphic Arts Monthly back issues from March 2007:
Mailing Gets Suddenly Smarter.
Mar 01, 2007; ... By John Potter Intelligent Mail, with barcodes holdingtriple the data, will revolutionize mailroom processing. Direct Mail is assuredly one of the most effective advertising channels available. And it is about to get even better as we prepare to roll out our new ...
How Print Got Green.
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross, Senior Editor Sustainable operations are good for the environment. But they can be even better for business, as 181 FSC certified printers are learning. An Oscar went to Al Gore's global warming trope 'An Inconvenient Truth' last month, and printers ...
On Demand Conference & Expo: April 16-19, Boston.
Mar 01, 2007 ... By Mark Vruno After two successful years in Philadelphia, the annual On Demand Conference & Expo makes its debut at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center on April 16-19. The digital printing event encompasses technol-ogies used to create, manage, personalize, print and ...
M4D: How to Successfully Sell Digital Print.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Report Printer growth and profit data supports PIA/GATF's expanded digital initiative in 2007. 'Today, graphic communication companies have a whole new set of concerns when it comes to digital printing,' says Julie Shaffer, director of the association's Digital Printing ...
Chemically Embossed.(Graphic Arts Monthly's cover page)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Mark Vruno It's no accident that leafy, springtime imagery was used to illustrate the reticulated coating technique on the front cover of this month's issue-GAM's first annual listing of North America's 'greenest' print firms. To achieve dimensionality, the leaves' veins ...
Printers, Get Your Ink On!(National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By George Fuchs Collaboration is key in today's ink-on-paper world. More printers are differentiating themselves via innovative coating techniques and special effects-just flip to the front cover of this issue of GAM for yet another example. And as the ink industry's ...
Printers Set to Tour Mail/Ship Operations at 4 Louisville Sites.
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Tom Quinn & Mark Vruno The third annual joint MFSA & NAPL Fulfillment Conference in late April will feature plant tours of Louisville-area printers/mailers, including a nighttime visit to the UPS Worldport air service hub. Attendees will see: Preferred Marketing ...
New Products.(FLEXcon's optiFLEX labels)(EFI VUTEk's BioVu digital inks)(Nazdar's Lyson digital inks)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Bill Esler Springhill papers come in a variety of options: digital (formerly Springhill PLUS), which is guaranteed for electronic imaging; opaque offset colors and cover, including 11 pastel colors and five colors of matching 65-lb. cover stock; and index, vellum bristol ...
Digi Print in the News.(new digital printing systems)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Big Moves by Makers of Digital Printers. Major moves are afoot in the digital print market. Agfa, IBM, Kodak, Xeikon, Xerox and Ricoh all made big announcements last month. Agfa launched the :Dotrix TransColor (shown), a 500-ppm, 900-dpi high-speed ...
Print Gets Boost From Shift to Printed Voting Ballots.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Florida's switch from touch-screen voting to scannable printed paper ballots will generate nearly $33 million in orders to printers. The state is making the change in response to complaints that the ...
Family Biz.(Heidelberger News on successes of family run print shops)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Heidelberger News, featuring printer Dan Thurlow of Colorado Printing, focuses on the successes of family-run print shops. The publication also ...
Shutterfly Taps Ex-Banta Manager for Expansion.(Shutterfly hires Dwayne Black and plansto open new manufacturing facility in North Carolina)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross Shutterfly, Hayward, CA, a producer of photo books, greeting cards, DVDs, photo prints and other specialties, will open a second manufacturing facility in Charlotte, NC, in Q3, expected to employ 200. Former Banta operations VP Dwayne Black was named Shutterfly ...
Online Purchase Milestone.(MAN Roland Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Lisa Cross MAN Roland's online ordering Website (www.manrolanddirect.com ) for pressroom parts and consumable products has exceeded the $1 million milestone in sales, as major web printers, sheetfed facilities and newspapers are turning to it as a faster and more convenient ...
Stalking Rarely Spotted Google VP Who Reveals He's Selling Print.(Tim Armstrong)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Bill Esler, Editor-in-Chief The Web isis mergingthe world's markets. As they serve global clients,printers may be called to meet world standards of sustainability. A conference in icy Chicago last month provided a delicious opportunity to ensnare a major Internet ...
Love Languages for Sales Reps.
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Bill Farquharson I have a theory that everyone feels underappreciated (even sales trainers). Rarely do I come across someone who challenges that statement. The theory certainly holds true in the printing workplace: Production people, management, CSRs, etc.-all want to 'feel ...
Dual-sided Sheetfed Coater.(Akiyama International upgrades its dual-side multi-color offset)
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Bill Esler Akiyama International's Jprint press debuted in 1993 with a proprietary approach to dual-side multi-color offset: single-sized, impression-to-impression cylinders printing front face and back face alternately. The design lets the press fit snugly in tight quarters; ...
Putting Smarts in PDF Workflows.
Mar 01, 2007; ... By Henry Freedman Production workflow is increasingly controlled by customers, who deliver 'print command' intelligence embedded in document files. Contrary to the old adage, 'Speed, quality, price ...pick two,' today's software-powered operations cram all these benefits into ...