SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—May 22, 2008—LithoTechnics, developer of Metrix, award-winning, intelligent job planning and imposition system, announced today that their Drupa lineup will feature Metrix 3.1, premiering support for “jog to foot” or “low folio lap” books. Metrix 3.1 also includes enhanced JDF binding compatibility, adding support for Muller Martini saddle-stitchers and perfect binders. Australian and US representatives of LithoTechnics will be demonstrating Metrix in Hall 7, Stand 7.0 J, located in the Drupa Innovation Parc JDF Experience. LithoTechnics will participate in JDF interoperability demonstrations with numerous JDF Experience partners, including Dalim, Kodak, and Optimus. Rohan Holt, President of LithoTechnics, said, “We are proud to
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ROCHESTER, NY—May 16—Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group announces a new set of workflow solutions for digital production printing to its OEM channels at drupa 2008. “Our OEM customers, resellers, and print providers will benefit from best in class workflow products and solutions, based on open standards, backed by Kodak’s technology and integrated with our CREO Color Servers,” said Chris O’Connor, Director Global Accounts & Business Development, CREO Branded Products. “OEM partners can grow their business and profitability by enlarging their solution portfolio and providing full end to end workflow solutions,” O’Connor said. “Value added resellers in the industry will also see opportunities to
NEW YORK CITY—Printing Industries Alliance (PIA) will hold its 2008 Franklin Event on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 (5:30-9:30 pm, note new extended closing time) at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers, New York City. Delivering the news to a room of more than 50 top industry executives at Manhattan’s famed Friars Club on May 15th, PIA President Tim Freeman noted that more than 500 CEOs and senior executives from the printing, advertising, publishing and graphic arts related sectors are expected to attend. Last year’s gala was standing room only. “Our entire Board of Directors congratulates this year’s honorees,” said PIA Vice Chairman Ted Hansen
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY—May 15, 2008—Press-sense today announced that their Business Flow Automation (BFA) technology and solutions have been warmly received by the print industry’s major players and will be displayed on at least nine different stands at the upcoming Drupa 2008 trade show. Drupa visitors will be able to see Press-sense technology on the following stands (in alphabetical order) • Drupa Innovation and Technology Parc (Hall 7, Stand H7); • Hewlett Packard (Hall 8A Stand B26); • Horizon International (Hall 13, Stand B35); • Kodak Print on Demand Solutions stand in the JDF Parc (Hall 7, Stand J7); • Océ PRISMAweb; (Hall 6, Stand A44);
WASHINGTON, DC—May 8, 2008—The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization today announced details for the JDF Experience program at the drupa Innovation Parc powered by HP. Looking for ways to streamline production, save on labor and waste, improve throughput and connect with customers are high priorities for every printer attending drupa 2008, and the JDF Experience pavilion in the drupa innovation parc in Hall 7 is the best place to start. Hosted by the CIP4 Organization, the JDF Experience features 22 member companies exhibiting the latest in JDF-enabled automation systems and software, and over 40
ROCHESTER, N.Y., MAY 2—More than 300 members of the Graphic Users Association (GUA) of Kodak Solutions gathered last week at the Wynn Las Vegas to learn about the latest techniques, products and best practices for advancing their graphic communications business. The GUA’s annual North American Conference, sponsored by Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, included 50 presentations and roundtable discussions. Subject matter experts from Kodak and the GUA exchanged information with attendees on a wide range of topics, such as workflow, color relationship management, growing a digital print business, the impact of offset class inkjet, sustainability, transitioning from a printer to marketing services provider, trends in
Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group has made a contribution of $85,000 to the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH). The contribution provides funding to build a house in an area that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Kodak employees and customers were invited to volunteer to help build the new home. Wausau Paper has opened a new East Coast distribution center in Allentown, PA, enabling it to offer overnight and same day delivery service to a geographically broader group of customers across the region. As a result of its acquisition of Stora Enso North America, NewPage Corp. has taken steps to restructure and streamline
‘Green Printer’ Criteria Determined INDIANAPOLIS—The Sustainable Green Printing (SGP) Partnership revealed at the recent National Environmental Health and Safety (NEHS) conference the criteria on how to become a sustainable, green printer. Printers that meet these requirements and are verified will be listed on the SGP Partnership Registry Website. There are two categories of SGP registration. The first is Candidate Pending Verification (CPV), which will give a facility a 12-month timeframe in which to meet all criteria for becoming an SGP Printer. Facilities that already meet the crieria can bypass the CPV category and apply for recognition under the SGP Printer category. Among other requirements,
ROCHESTER, NY—April 24— Visitors to Drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany, will have the opportunity to see Kodak Stream ink-jet technology in a hybrid printing application. The Stream Concept Printhead from Kodak will be running inline on a Muller Martini press. Capable of delivering monochrome offset class VDP applications at up to 1,000 fpm to commercial offset printers, the Stream Concept Printhead from Kodak shows Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology’s potential for hybrid printing and also serves as a technology platform for future ink-jet systems. The first planned product with this new technology, the 4-inch Stream Concept Printhead from Kodak is designed to produce a deep,
ROCHESTER, NY—April 10—Kodak acquired Intermate A/S, a global supplier of remote monitoring and print connectivity solutions used extensively in transactional printing. Kodak expects Intermate’s expertise in Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) systems, a hardware and software technology that links mid to high volume print systems, will extend Kodak’s capabilities in the growing transactional print marketplace. Headquartered in Birkerod, Denmark, Intermate’s solutions provide reliable, high quality printer connectivity and network communication products and solutions, particularly for mission critical transactional printing from host systems using the AFP (Advanced Function Presentation) standard. The company develops hardware and software IPDS products aimed at distribution channels and integrating IPDS
