Print shops that utilize Heidelberg’s Prinect Pressroom Manager to control production and manage production data now have the ability to connect with the Pace and Monarch print production and management solutions from EFI.
xpedx spent this year expanding its offerings with the equipment and services North American printers have asked for. It’s all going to be shown and discussed in the company’s largest-ever exhibit at PRINT 09 in Chicago, booth 1221. It also will hold a contest for printers, awarding two U.S.-based commercial and/or in-plant printers an all-expense-paid trip for two to the new xpedx Technology Center in metro Cincinnati. The two-day trip is valued at approximately $2,500 per winner.
EFI's Connect conference earlier this month welcomed almost the same number of customers as last year. They had the opportunity to attend more than 160 educational sessions, test drive the latest EFI products, voice their opinions at user group meetings, discuss industry trends and network with peers.
NORMALLY, THE point of comparison for PRINT 09 would be the 2005 show and maybe Drupa 08, but attendees will find the show floor more akin to Graph Expo 08 in terms of the number of exhibitors and the makeup of their booths. The Graphic Arts Show Co. (GASC) has taken an unprecedented step to maximize the amount of equipment on hand by offering exhibitors a stimulus program to offset most of their setup costs.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced its results for the second quarter of 2009. For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the Company reported revenues of $90.1 million, compared to second quarter 2008 revenue of $143.8 million.
EFI will welcome customers to the tenth annual Connect users’ conference from August 2 to August 5 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Connect enables leaders from around the globe to attend more than 160 educational sessions, test drive the latest EFI products, voice their opinions at user group meetings, discuss industry trends, and network with peers.
EFI today announced that demonstrations of the revolutionary 3.2-meter hybrid VUTEk GS3200 superwide printer will be given at the company’s 10th annual Connect users’ conference from August 2 to 5 at the Wynn Las Vegas. This year, EFI is demonstrating the new VUTEk GS3200 superwide format UV printer along with integrated workflow solutions from EFI, and inviting customers to join presentations given by product experts that will focus on the technology of VUTEk printers and the exciting economics of how these superwide format printers are driving record profitability for EFI’s customers.
EFI, the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced entry into a manufacturing agreement with Nazdar®, wherein Nazdar will produce EFI’s VUTEk and Inkware solvent inks, which are renowned for their phenomenal color quality, fantastic durability and superior printer performance. Nazdar is a longtime partner of EFI who distributes VUTEk® printers and inks to the North American screenprint market.
The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced that the JDF Interoperability Matrix (the "Matrix") has topped over 500 pairings. The Matrix shows what integrations via JDF are available between vendors of graphic arts systems and is organized to show the relationship between those systems that organize and send work to other devices and those devices that consume the JDF and conduct work accordingly.
CHICAGO—Roughly 50 trade journalists, consultants and analysts converged on the Sheraton Hotel & Towers here Tuesday and Wednesday for Print 09 Media Days, a preshow glimpse of the technologies that will be on exhibit at Print 09. The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), which manages the event, was among 14 exhibitors that provided presentations in advance of Print 09, which kicks off Sept. 11 at McCormick Place and runs through Sept. 16.
