Gotta Go - Gotta See Opportunities at PRINT 13 (Commentary)

• Look for the presence of color management approach and capability on show digital equipment units and, if not available because the product is still in beta, inquire the beta printers.
• A next generation of Konica Minolta bizhub series of presses in the 70 ppm print/copy output class.
• Get full cost data for any digital press you may be interested in. Digital press suppliers are notorious for obscuring real cost data, in particular ink or toner costs. While the cost per liter or pound is important, knowing the coverage is the critical item. It has a major impact on your operating costs.
• EFI has developed a postpress device that modifies the gloss appearance or sheen of dry toner output that some find objectionable.
• Have a use for monochrome digital output? Take a look at the Kern iMpress which runs at 492 fpm.
• Digital UV inkjet label press with high opacity white ink for label and specialty products from Fujifilm. Capability of integrating flexo for hybrid production and inline finishing in one pass.
• Bell and Howell will show a myriad of approaches to integrating print and mailing solutions. If you insert materials and/or just mail, they are a ‘gotta see.’
• If you are doing wide-format, GBC’s cold press sensitive Laminator Spire 11, which is 54˝ wide, may help to enhance the print results.
• Personalized and versioned maps often found in direct mail and internet promotions can be created by Iocr maps.

And there is much more at PRINT 13
PrintCom analysts have identified the technologies and products that they believe will enable print and individual printers to be competitive in a growing e-world. Implementation of many of the products being shown at PRINT 13 will require printers to change business practices, technologies and people. PRINT 13 is about change and progressive evolution.