During the Xploration 14 Customer Communications Conference last month, Canon Solutions America received awards in three categories, including Application of the Year, Technology of the Year and Lifetime Achievement. Mal Baboyian, Canon Solutions America's executive vice president, took home the prestigious Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Canon U.S.A. has expanded its service facilities with the opening of a new service and support center in Itasca, IL, located just outside of Chicago. The facility will provide comprehensive product repair and maintenance of Canon's professional products to Cinema, Platinum, and Gold level members of Canon's Professional Services (CPS) program, and owners of Canon professional broadcast lenses.
Canon U.S.A. has expanded its service facilities with the opening of a new service and support center in Itasca, IL, located just outside of Chicago. The facility will provide comprehensive product repair and maintenance of Canon's professional products to Cinema, Platinum, and Gold level members of Canon's Professional Services (CPS) program, and owners of Canon professional broadcast lenses.
Two key executive leadership appointments have been made at Canon U.S.A. Joe Adachi is the company's new chairman and CEO; and Yuichi Ishizuka has been named president and COO.
All of the innovators interviewed in this section, whether from trade, academic, or independent publishing, have joined the digital revolution and are pushing the industry into a sustainable future, exploring new products and services, and adapting to disruption.
About five years ago, the San Joaquin Delta College Publication Center, in Stockton, Calif., retired its offset presses and moved to an all-digital production platform. This consisted of color and monochrome digital devices operated by the in-plant's staff as well as a monochrome digital press available for walk-up traffic.
Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, now has a new retail printing center on the first floor of its Student Union. Called BLUE print Solutions, the operation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.
Establishing consistency across its lineup, Canon has introduced two new models of its imageRUNNER ADVANCE that now feature faster scanning speeds with Single Pass Duplex scanning technology.
The snowstorm that shut down the University of West Georgia (UWG) and much of nearby Atlanta in January was nothing compared to the gale that nearly blew away UWG's in-plant a few years ago. Back in 2009, UWG administration floated a plan to shutter the school's Department of Publications and Printing and reallocate funding. The idea was to begin contracting for printing services with outside vendors.
When will an inkjet production press make its way into your in-plant? The technology is advancing steadily, and a handful of in-plants have already invested in it, but for most managers, inkjet means wide-format, not high volumes and high speeds.
Which type of person is Jim Andersen, the CEO of Chanhassen, MN-based IWCO Direct? A hint: You don't want to play Andersen in chess, because he will chart out your demise while you're still placing pieces on the board. The high-energy chief exec guides one of the nation's leading direct mail printing enterprises. IWCO Direct posted sales of $368.9 million for 2013, an 11 percent increase from 2012. More growth is envisioned for 2014.
It's been a year since Canon Business Solutions and Océ North America were consolidated into the newly created subsidiary Canon Solutions America (CSA). To celebrate the anniversary, Canon held a press event in Delray Beach, FL, last month. CSA President and CEO Toyotsugu Kuwamura lead off by detailing how Canon accomplished the integration and combined the different sales groups successfully.
Canon Americas Headquarters in Melville, NY, has been awarded LEED Gold certification, a recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. The Canon Americas Headquarters is the largest commercial property on Long Island to achieve this level of LEED.
Frank Tummino, account executive for production print solutions at Canon Solutions America, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast (PIGC). A 25-year veteran of the printing industry, Tummino prides himself on serving as a trusted advisor to his customers.
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Canon Americas Headquarters in Melville, NY, has been awarded LEED Gold certification, a recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. The Canon Americas Headquarters is the largest commercial property on Long Island to achieve this level of LEED.
MANCHESTER, CT—John Sommers Jr., president and CEO of Allied Printing Services, announced the purchase of two new KBA Rapida 106 high-speed presses to its extensive array of printing capabilities. Allied is also adding two new Canon imagePRESS 7010 digital presses, significantly expanding its digital services.
Allied Printing Services of Manchester, CT, has purchased two new KBA Rapida 106 high-speed presses, and is also adding two new Canon 7010 digital presses, significantly expanding its digital services. "These capital expenditures will increase our capacity and make Allied more efficient and productive for our customers," said John Sommers.
The Inkjet Summit 2014, organized by nGage Events and Printing Impressions magazine and held April 7-9, at the exclusive Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, is an invitation-only event for senior managers and business executives who want to understand how inkjet technology trends, software, consumables and finishing solutions will impact their businesses.
