Digital Printing-Toner - Cut Sheet (Color)

As a member of the HP Indigo Preferred Media Partner Program, Neenah Paper will support the needs of the HP Indigo printer community for premium substrates, with specific emphasis on premium uncoated papers.

Bencis Capital Partners has completed its purchase of Punch International controlling interest in Xeikon, making Bencis the largest shareholder of the company. The Gimv-XL fund invested alongside Bencis as minority shareholder. Bencis' and Gimv-XL's strategy to invest in growth will enable Xeikon to enforce its mission of developing and distributing innovative digital printing technology that supports the needs of its customers.

Canon Solutions America hosted its "When Print Meets Multi-Channel" event at SG360°, a direct mail and marketing solutions specialist based in Wheeling, IL. Attendees had the opportunity to learn about digital printing, variable data and multi-channel marketing, and how to monetize them in their own printing operation.

Continental Web Press in Itasca, IL, is celebrating its 40th year in the printing business by moving into a new digital print market, with the addition of a Kodak NexPress SX3300 digital production color press. The high efficiency of the new platform has encouraged many of Continental's existing web press customers to add additional digital jobs to their orders.

A young designer I spoke to the other day was very frank about the fact that she did not like digital printing because you could only print on white paper. Granted there are some print providers that prefer to print on white coated stock all day long (digital or offset, it does not matter to them). And these few give our whole industry a bad reputation.

Frederic Printing, a Consolidated Graphics (CGX) company based in Aurora, CO, does its job when it comes to having the right people in place. The firm is always aggressively seeking out new talent. Chris Greene, Frederic president, notes that Denver is not exactly a printing mecca, so he usually has a fairly strong sense of who's out there and who might complement the existing Frederic staff.

A letter of intent has been signed by Newsweb Corp. and TKS for Newsweb’s second Jetleader 1500 digital inkjet press. The press will compliment and run in parallel with Newsweb's existing Jetleader 1500 which went into production last October. Included in the bill of material are the new sectioning accumulator unit, new variable cutoff folder and variable data printing for both presses.

Adding six bizhub PRESS C8000s has allowed Financial Services (FSI) to expand its bank statement printing services to include highly personalized marketing advertisements. With 75 percent of its customer base now leveraging the service, the company has grown its revenues by 40 percent.

The potential for digital packaging is great, and while there are many obstacles, these can all be overcome. Commercial printers would also like to get into packaging, but commercial shops have some additional challenges. Commercial printers generally do not have the finishing equipment: folding, scoring, diecutting. Perhaps more significant, brand owners generally look to box makers for boxes, not commercial printers.

The new Xerox Color 8250 production printer is targeted for 800,000- to four-million impressions per month and can deliver variable, vibrant color. It eliminates the need for preprinted offset shells—allowing print service providers to offer the additional value of one-pass color on statements and direct mail pieces.