The Minnesota printer placed an order at Graph Expo here for an end-to-end digital printing solution, including print heads, presses and consumables, all manufactured by Kodak. Japs-Olson also signed on for a new eight-unit Goss Sunday 2000 web press.
Commercial printing industry news from Printing Impressions’ November 2010 edition, featuring items on Messenger Press and All Color Offset Printers.
Modern Litho-Print hasn’t been afraid to make critical software investments during the economic downturn, or to look internally at ways of making the general commercial shop leaner and meaner.
Revenue from the company’s digital commercial printing businesses grew by 13 percent in the third quarter, including 23 percent growth in commercial inkjet printing. Third-quarter sales were $1.758 billion, a 1 percent decrease from the year-ago quarter. Earnings were $58 million, a $139 million improvement as compared to an $81 million loss in the year-ago quarter.
New technologies make it possible to create highly-personalized, 1:1 direct mail—at the low cost of traditional printing—to engage consumers as never before. Adding an interactive component, such as a pURL or QR code, to direct mail pieces can generate even stronger results.
Some amazing deals are popping up from Snapfish, Shutterfly, Kodak and other biggies in the photo printing world. For example, the prices of hardback photo books have dropped down from the "Absurd" level to the "Sure, maybe" level. Years ago, a basic photo book could run you $50 or $60. Now they start at just $13. And for the kids, there are ways to put their photo into a Jonas Brothers poster, or Sesame Street storybook.
And more photo companies are waking up and cooperating with the Web sites where everybody posts their photos already: Facebook, Flikr
CHICAGO—Japs-Olson Co., which specializes in direct mail services and commercial printing, placed an order at Graph Expo here for an end-to-end digital printing solution including printheads, presses and consumables, all manufactured by Kodak.
A state appellate court has tossed out an attempt by Eastman Kodak Co. to keep a former executive who was about to be laid off from jumping ship and working for a competitor. Judges for the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division on Oct. 1 upheld a ruling by state Supreme Court Judge Kenneth R. Fisher that Kodak had no leg to stand on when it sued Robert Carmosino early this year in an attempt to block him from taking a job with Hewlett-Packard Co.
Fisher ruled in May that Kodak didn't prove the non-compete clause Carmosino had previously signed
As part of an ongoing effort by Japs-Olson to further expand its digital capabilities, the company has signed an order today at GRAPH EXPO for a complete, end-to-end digital printing solution including printheads, presses and consumables, all manufactured by Kodak.
Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions' October 2010 edition.
