Continuous-feed Inkjet: The Web Paper Challenge
RR Donnelley's Strategy
One printer, RR Donnelley, has taken the matter into its own hands. Dating back to 1998, when Moore Wallace, later acquired by RR Donnelley, found that customers needed better inkjet quality, they went to HP and licensed inkjet heads. RR Donnelley has been an integrator ever since, and today RR Donnelley has its own ProteusJet Inkjet Press platform. Mary Lee Schneider, president of digital solutions and chief technology officer, explains that they have ProteusJet inkjet presses with both thermal (HP) heads and piezo (Kyocera) heads. She adds, "It's important that Donnelley offer customers a variety of inkjet technologies based on their application. Whether thermal or piezo, all use pigment-based inks for superior color intensity and permanence."
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
