New digital technologies from Canon Solutions America, to be displayed in the Canon U.S.A. booth (#613) at GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago this week, are designed to empower budding authors and enable the growing self-publishing movement to continue its steady ascension.
The new high-volume, ultra-flexible modular RotaJET L Series inkjet press platform was unveiled at GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago this week. The new KBA digital press series includes five RotaJET printing systems that can handle web widths ranging from 895 to 1300mm (35.2" to 51.1").
The Xerox Impika eVolution will be making its North American debut at GRAPH EXPO 14, being held Sept. 28-Oct. 1, in Chicago. The drop-on-demand piezoelectric production inkjet device runs at speeds up to 832-feet-per-minute/3,628 pages-per-minute. It offers roll-fed, continuous-feed capabilities with a 20ʺ web width.
The addition of an Océ ColorStream 3500 high-speed, digital inkjet press from Canon Solutions America at Strahm Automation and Mailing Services in Kansas City, MO, will be ideal for the transactional and direct mail applications that the company produces.
This year, more than ever, I’ve heard about printers having issues with the water resistance of prints produced on their high-speed aqueous inkjet printers. Printing companies are hearing from their customers that the ink on the bills and statements, when received in the mail, are bleeding, wicking and offsetting to other mail, or are totally illegible.
A new comprehensive resource for agency and in-house designers looking to optimize their work for high-speed, production inkjet technologies, has been released by Canon Solutions America. The "Designers’ Guide to Inkjet," consists of guiding principles, best practices, and real-world recommendations related to the exciting world of inkjet.
Access Direct Systems, a direct mail and marketing service provider in Farmingdale, NY, has installed an Océ ColorStream 3900 digital color printing system to boost production and offer a quick turnaround for its clients. "The Océ ColorStream inkjet technology allows us to enter the world of color and personalization in a more high-tech, digital environment," said Lori Messina, executive vice president.
Although I love summer, I really look forward to the fall season and the print shows each year at McCormick Place in Chicago. It is a truly exciting time seeing all the new technologies and devices. It is like being a kid in a candy store.
Ricoh Americas new Customer Innovation Center in Boulder, CO, is a fully-operational facility that highlights the full spectrum of Ricoh’s production print offerings, including its cutsheet and continuous-feed devices, wide-format solutions and software components for transactional, commercial and in-plant printers, among a full portfolio of solutions.
What better place for Fujifilm's Graphic Systems Div. to host a media event on June 20 showcasing its production inkjet strategy and commitment than at Gilson Graphics, a commercial printer/marketing services provider based in Grand Rapids, MI, that's been an early adopter of cutsheet and continuous-feed Fujifilm inkjet presses?
