Each year at GRAPH EXPO, a panel selects the most interesting, innovative products and labels them “Must See ’Ems.” Bob Neubauer, Editor of In-plant Graphics (part of the Printing Impressions Group), checked out these products to see what makes them so unique.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ September 2011 edition, featuring items on
Canon has just announced three new digital cameras under its Powershot product line. These are the Canon Powershot SX 150, Canon Powershot ELPH 510 HS and Canon Powershot ELPH 310 HS. According to Canon, all three digital shooters promise to capture beautiful still images and great high-definition video.
At the beginning of 2011, the in-plant at U.K.-based University of Essex, in Wivenhoe Park, rebranded itself as Print Essex. The 13-employee shop then strategically targeted a broader range of customers including those in the commercial market.
Looking to update the home printer? Canon has added a pair of new models to its lineup. The Pixma MG5320 is a wireless all-in-one (printer, scanner, copier) that sells for $150. It uses five individual ink tanks with Canon’s ChromaLife100 + ink. It’s capable of producing a 4 x 6-inch photo in 20 seconds and has a resolution 9600 x 2400 dpi.
Japan's major consumer electronics makers are expected to show April-June earnings collapsed due to the March earthquake, but focus is turning to whether they can meet their forecasts for a swift recovery, given a fragile global economy. Average estimates show Panasonic and Sharp are expected to slide into the red for the quarter, while Nintendo is forecast to report a slender operating profit of 10 billion yen ($127 million). Sony and Canon are also expected to report hefty falls in quarterly profits. Most of the electronics conglomerates have forecast earnings for the year to March 2012 to stay flat
Cisco Systems plans to cut 15 percent of its staff and sell a set-top box factory as part of a plan to cut annual expenses by $1 billion as the network equipment maker tries to revive its fortunes. The company said on Monday that it will cut 11,500 jobs, compared with the several thousand that analysts had predicted. The cuts come after Cisco's chief executive John Chambers said in April that the company had "lost its way". Cisco had 73,408 employees as of the end of the last quarter, a spokeswoman said.
One Step of Davenport, IA, purchased the landmark unit from Canon Authorized dealer RK Dixon, also of Davenport. “We felt that the Canon imagePRESS digital press was the first true digital press on the market capable of delivering the offset-like quality and reliability that we required,” said Doug May, co-owner.
Canon’s imageRUNNER ADVANCE lineup of color and black-and-white office systems utilizing Fiery-based imagePASS and ColorPASS controllers now support EFI’s direct mobile printing solution. Residing on the Fiery controller, EFI’s direct mobile print technology enables printing directly from Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices.
Forbes.com recently named Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading digital imaging company, one of the "10 Companies That Are Genuinely Green."
Forbes.com recently named Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading digital imaging company, one of the "10 Companies That Are Genuinely Green."
Japan's Fujifilm aims to become the world's fourth largest camera maker by next March and the No. 3 manufacturer two years later, overtaking first rival Samsung and then Nikon, a senior company executive said. Until recently best known for inexpensive models, Fujifilm may also re-enter the more lucrative interchangeable lens camera market, Takeshi Higuchi, head of the company's camera division said in an interview with Reuters. In digital still cameras unit sales, Fujifilm says it is currently in fifth position behind Canon, Sony, Nikon and Samsung, but adds it is confident that its plan to boost sales 25 percent
Where do the big opportunities lie for media and information compainies? Online branding strategy is key.
BYU's Print and Mail Production Center (PMPC) opened its photo book operation by "kind of hand-assembling" books, according to Assistant Director Thomas Roylance. But the in-plant quickly recognized the need for a true production solution.
When Simon Fraser University's in-plant introduced photo books in September 2009, its original goal was to create more demand for graphic color work.
When Graph Expo 2011 kicks off in Chicago on September 11, in-plant managers who walk the floor at McCormick Place will notice one big difference from last year: the resurgence of offset printing. True, there were presses at last year's show, most notably in Presstek's booth. But three offset giants—Heidelberg USA, Komori America and Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses—all chose to sit that show out.
When the University of Memphis faculty and students asked for on-campus photo printing services, Tiger Graphic Services got the picture and bought a Kodak GS Compact kiosk.
When the print shop for the City of Longmont, Colo., wanted to improve its capabilities, it didn't send out e-mails to ask what type of services customers needed. Instead, staff went out to each customer and asked what they thought the in-plant was lacking. "There was an expression of a need for a wide-format [printer],” reports Richard Showers, in-plant manager.
The new JetStream 1400 and 3000 machines give Océ nine high-speed inkjet systems that are divided into four logical breaks, albeit with some overlap. With its range of products, a tight focus on the markets with the most potential, and Canon’s intent to be one of the leading forces in print communications, we can expect to see even more from Océ.
The IPMA 2011 conference was one of the most vibrant, well attended conferences in years. Here's a glimpse of what it was like.
