Filling the need for paper that shows fiscal and environmental responsibility, Finch Paper (NY) introduces new Finch Casa Opaque Digital here at the On Demand Conference and Exposition (booth # 2620). Finch Casa Opaque Digital printed samples are at the booth, and the paper will be available to order through the company's distribution network in mid-April, 2009.
At the awards ceremony this afternoon at the On Demand Conference & Expo, InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm in the digital imaging and document solutions industry, announced the winners of the fourth annual On Demand Best of Show Awards program.
Canon U.S.A. was once again ranked first in the overall page copier market in the U.S., according to Gartner’s Printer, Copier and MFP Quarterly Statistics Database for fourth quarter 2008. Canon had 21 percent of the market, according to the database.
“Canon remains dedicated to making investments in technology that allows us to deliver value with the most robust array of digital document imaging solutions on the market,” said Ted Nakamura, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group.
EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, will showcase its award-winning Fiery, Print MIS and proofing solutions at On Demand Expo, to be held March 30 to April 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. In addition to the EFI booth (1943), the company’s industry-leading solutions will be on display in partner booths throughout the show, including Canon, Konica Minolta, Xerox and others.
Canon presents their new line of Powershot cameras with features like HD video and Smart Auto modes. Live from PMA 2009. Watch it here.
Michael Makin, President and CEO of Printing Industries of America, welcomed attendees to Printing Industries' Presidents Conference and Binding Industries Association Conference in Orlando on March 1-5, 2009. This year's programming included sessions and roundtables focused on how to succeed in today's dynamic industry.
Canon presents their new line of Powershot cameras with features like HD video and Smart Auto modes. Live from PMA 2009.
The 2009 PMA Show in Las Vegas opened its doors this week and although crowds appeared perhaps a bit lighter, the atmosphere was business as usual and, thankfully, new innovation trumped talk of the deepening recession the nation is locked in.
Banking on hope that Americans consider the preservation of personal memories a non-negotiable necessity, over 500 exhibitors in the digital imaging industry are convening in Las Vegas this week for the 85th annual Photo Marketing Association (PMA) convention and trade show.
Brand Keys Monday released its latest Customer Loyalty Engagement Winners, which ranks customers' favorite brands in more than 60 categories, and several different brands won categories related to electronics.
THE NAME Metzger has been elevated to rock star status in the printing industry, and with good reason. Joe Metzger can be seen frequently on the trade show/conference circuit, discussing any number of relevant industry issues. Frankly, if you can recall seeing him give more than a few talks, then feel free to count yourself among the printing realm’s cognoscente, boasting big picture perspective.
On the eve of the imaging industry's biggest trade show, PMA, one of its leading acts has fallen ill. Ritz Camera, the largest camera store chain in the country, has declared bankruptcy. The chain filed for Chapter 11 protection in Wilmington, Delaware over this past weekend.
Ritz Camera Centers announced Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to Reuters, the decision was brought on by both the recession and the move by consumers towards digital photography.
Canon this week announced ten new PowerShot cameras, most of which feature the company's DIGIC 4 Image Processor. The cameras, which range in price for $129.99 to $599.99, will roll out this spring. The camera also announced a new printer.
Printing Industries of America today announces that is has posted the full version of its recent Digital Printing Council research study, "Digital Printing and Survivability in the U.S. Postal System", at http://www.printing.org/postalsystemstudy.
Hunkeler will host Innovationdays February 16-19, 2009 in Lucerne, Switzerland, where over 3,000 international experts and professionals from the areas of Print on Demand, Data Center, Mailroom, and Web Finishing will gather to see live demonstrations of the latest paper processing solutions and applications. Innovationdays will take place at the Lucerne trade fair complex on the shores of Lake Lucerne.
The PIA/GATF Digital Printing Council has published a study called “Digital Printing and Survivability in the U.S. Postal System.” It tested five digital presses and one offset press to find out how durable their products were once they hit the mail stream.
The presses involved were Canon ImagePRESS C7000VP, HP Indigo 5500, Kodak Nexpress S3000, Océ CS650 Pr, Xerox iGen3 and a Komori offset press. The presses printed a total of 400 postcards, which were put into the traditional mail stream through four U.S. cities. Upon delivery, each postcard was tested for marking or abrasion.
It's finally happened: we're living in an age when cameras will, in certain modes, just shoot themselves.
Printing Impressions' Across the Nation Commercial Printing News for February 2009
The move to a digital, on-demand platform was putting T.J. Keesler’s bindery in...well, a bind. Keesler, facility manager at Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI) in Buford, Ga., had to accommodate his customers’ needs for shorter runs and quicker turnaround times. “We just started out digital, on-demand printing about a year ago, and we realized that a lot of our customers wanted coil binding,” Keesler recounts. “We were farming this work out, or we were doing it at a much slower pace with some antiquated equipment and also some hand work. I wanted to automate the process.”
