C.P. Bourg Inc.

C.P. Bourg announced it will take orders and begin deliveries on the BPM, a finishing module.

Now more than ever, printers are investing in technology to automate their shops. Order entry and prepress is being automated with Web-to-print software, new digital presses continue to get more productive, and job information is flowing effortlessly through the system. That drive for automation is now being directed at finishing.

Allen Press of Lawrence, Kan., has purchased an HP Indigo 7900 digital press. The press is expected to be installed early this summer.

The 2016 Must See 'Ems winners have been revealed and will be on exhibit at Graph Expo 16, coming Sept. 25-28, 2016, to Orlando's Orange County Convention Center. Chosen by a panel of industry experts, these innovative technologies represent the most compelling advances in 11 categories spanning the entire graphic communications industry. "Every year, the Must See 'Ems competition is one of the highlights of the Graph Expo and PRINT shows," says Thayer Long, president of the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC). "This year is certainly no exception with an exciting lineup of new technologies and innovative advances in each category and industry segment."

Well, I've put another "drupa notch" on my belt, and it was quite an experience. The weather in Düsseldorf was good, and the crowds were there. For those who have never been, the sheer size of the show, and the enormous investment by the hundreds of firms exhibiting are truly mind-boggling. Deals were done, and many were for multiple high-priced systems, putting lots of smiles on vendor salespeople and management.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ January 2015 edition, Fujifilm North America, HP, C.P. Bourg Group, PrintLink Canada, Three Dog Logistics, Heidelberg, BluePrint Products, Ricoh, Esko, Finch Paper, X-Rite Inc. and Connemara Converting.

The founder of an international print finishing equipment manufacturer, C.P. Bourg Group, has died. Christian-Pierre Bourg, who started the company in 1960, was 89. Bourg passed away in Boston, not far from his company's U.S. headquarters in New Bedford, MA. Even though he no longer oversaw the day-to-day business of his company, he still made a point to go to the office every day.

The compact Bourg BB3202 PUR-C binder will be unveiled at GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2014, by C.P. Bourg. Xerox will demonstrate an in-line version of the new binder operating with the Xerox iGen 150 digital press in booth #1213.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ April 2014 edition, featuring Goss International, C.P. Bourg Inc., the National Paper Trade Association board, KBA North America, Optimus Group

The energy and enthusiasm at PRINT 13 in Chicago began to emerge at the pre-show Executive Outlook Conference held on Saturday, September 7, 2013. With the focus on "Driving Profits through Innovation, Integration and Communication," this year's program was the highest attended since 2005.