HUDSON, NH—February 11, 2008—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset business solutions, today announced the filing of a Complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Israeli printing plate manufacturer VIM Technologies, Ltd. and its manufacturing partner Hanita Coatings RCA, Ltd. for infringement of Presstek’s patent and trademark rights. Presstek also sued three U.S. based distributors of VIM products: Guaranteed Service & Supplies, Inc., Ohio Graphco Inc., and Recognition Systems Inc., as well as one Canadian based distributor, AteCe Canada. Presstek is seeking, among other things, an Order from the ITC forbidding the importation and sale of
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HUDSON, NH—January 31, 2008—Presstek, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, has announced the formation of three strategic business units designed to increase organizational focus on key business areas. Each strategic business unit is led by a Group Product Director. New strategic business units include: • Digital Printing Business Unit, which includes digital presses, consumables and workflow • CTP Business Unit, responsible for digital platemaking systems, consumables and workflow • Traditional Business Unit, consists of polyester CTP platemaking and pressroom supplies “As Presstek’s new management team looks at the addressability of our solutions to the worldwide print market,
Featuring Presstek’s 52DI for Greater Productivity and Profitability HUDSON, NH—January 22, 2008— Presstek, Inc., the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that it will be featuring its industry leading direct imaging (DI®) digital offset press and chemistry-free CTP solutions at The Graphics of the Americas trade show in Miami, FL from February 28th to March 1st. At booth #1090, Presstek will showcase its 52DI® digital offset press and a range of CTP solutions specifically designed for printers seeking a faster way to profitably print short-run color work. At the show, the following digital offset printing solutions will
January 16, 2008—The printing industry is under considerable pressure from electronic media and to improve its environmental profile. Screen is responding to the changing needs of the printing industry by undergoing tremendous change and developing products that will help the industry thrive. The company’s theme for 2008 and beyond is ‘Creating a Future in Print’ - a future not only for Screen and its customers but for the industry as a whole. Consequently, Screen is committed to providing both the infrastructure to allow print media to complement electronic media while helping the industry embrace a more environmentally responsible approach to production. Creating a future
HUDSON, NH—January 15, 2008—Presstek, Inc., the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced it would be featuring its environmentally friendly DI® digital offset presses, combined with Momentum Pro workflow, at drupa 2008 (Hall 04, Stand A55). The world’s largest printing trade show held every four years, drupa will begin May 29th, 2008, in Düsseldorf, Germany. “Presstek has been advancing printing technologies for more than 20 years, and each drupa event enables us to present our latest innovations. It’s a perfect venue for demonstrating our range of products and showing how they can help today’s print businesses to become
THE PRINTING industry is bulging with new and improved process technology, but implementation of what is available proceeds at a faltering snail’s pace. With Drupa 2008—the global printing big box superstore—opening its showroom in late May, the technology bulge is about to turn into a confusing avalanche of competing technologies and products. Suppliers have started to hold their pre-Drupa show briefings for analysts and the trade press. Clearly, the technology race is on. While the announcements of new print software to the introduction of heavy pressroom iron and automated, fault tolerant postpress equipment accelerates, what leads the differentiating innovation pack with the promise of
HUDSON, NH—Mark Levin, former president of Sun Chemical’s North American commercial group, has been named president of Presstek’s Americas region. He will report to Jeff Jacobson, Presstek president and CEO.Levin has nearly 30 years of experience in the printing industry. Prior to working at Sun, he spent 24 years with Heidelberg.
HUDSON, NH—Presstek has unveiled a business improvement plan that targets $20 million in annual operating profit improvements. Of that total, $10 million will be saved via operating expense reductions, including a 9 percent cut in its workforce.Operating expense reductions will also include the centralization of North American product warehousing and distribution activities at its Des…
HUDSON, NH—October 17, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that Universal Lithographers Inc., a leading commercial printer in Sheboygan, Wis., has installed a Presstek 52DI digital offset press. After a comprehensive evaluation of digital printing options, Universal selected Presstek’s 52DI to profitably meet demand for short-run, high-quality printing and sustain the company’s core competencies. Universal Lithographers is a 42-person print shop that produces high-end graphics for major Midwestern manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and advertising and design firms. The company installed a Presstek 52DI press to accomplish four specific business objectives: increase
HUDSON, NH—Oct. 9, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Jacobson has been appointed to the EDSF board of directors. EDSF is the international, non-profit organization dedicated to the document management and graphic communications industries. As a charitable foundation, EDSF is dedicated to preparing the next generation of professionals for the document management and graphic communications marketplace. The organization supports the industry’s future by granting scholarships to students in support of their academic careers, providing a research grant/mentor program for colleges and universities, building career awareness, and recognizing