BRAINERD, MN—September 12, 2008—Bang Printing, a book manufacturer headquartered in Brainerd, MN, announces the acquisition of Southern California-based Delta Printing Solutions. The combined companies will take advantage of dual-facility benefits including plant load balancing, employee cross training and increased purchasing power. Bang Printing’s Minnesota facility produces 10,000 titles each year. Combined with Delta Printing Solutions’ output, this number will easily exceed 15,000. Together, the two facilities will employ 350 people. About Bang Printing Bang Printing is a 109-year old, two-facility book manufacturing company headquartered in Brainerd, MN. Bang Printing features web and sheet-fed printing and complete bindery services including case binding, mechanical
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German-Themed Event Successful TROY, MI—More than 800 clients, vendors and friends of Tepel Brothers Printing sampled bratwurst and strudel, and enjoyed authentic entertainment by the Frankenmuth Schuhplattlers at the company’s fourth Oktoberfest celebration. Tepel Brothers Printing President Jim Tepel, left, and Vice President Harriet Tepel awarded their Oktoberfest grand door prize of a trip to Germany to Laura Jerome. The client from Anchor Bay Entertainment said the trip for two will make an ideal honeymoon following her wedding next summer. The Ben Franklin Society of PIA/GATF inducted 12 new members at an annual black-tie ceremony in November. The new members are: William
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CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE—The County of Riverside has installed a two-color, 173⁄4x223⁄4˝ Sakurai 258EIIZ press. SACRAMENTO—Dome Printing has tripled the speed of its soft cover book binding capabilities with the August installation of a new 21-pocket Muller Martini Corona perfect binding system. The company now has the ability to utilize Polyurethane Reactive (PUR) glues, especially for the production of lay-flat books. SAN FRANCISCO—Flexible packaging company Lithotype has implemented CRC Information Systems' business management software "THE System." COLORADO LOVELAND—Rocky Mountain region sheetfed printer Vision Graphics has successfully implemented the Printcafe Hagen OA print management system. CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT—Millennium Graphics has signed an agreement with CRC Information Systems
