Goss International

The C550 system with DigiRail digital inking technology was put into production in October at its facility in Indiana, PA, for the prodction retail inserts.

BOLINGBROOK, IL—Shanghai Electric (SEC) is now the second-largest shareholder in Goss International, having completed the deal set in motion last June. Jochen Meissner, CEO of Goss, believes the investment "should send a strong signal to printers and publishers regarding our strength, stability and long-term capacity to deliver value." SEC is one of the largest equipment manufacturing groups in China. SEC subsidiary Shanghai Printing and Packaging Machinery (SPPM) manufactures a wide range of printing press and finishing equipment.

The growth of multi-faceted Creel, a reputable Las Vegas-based sheetfed and heatset and coldset web printer since 1953, flies in the face of the difficulty being experienced by the casinos. The publication, catalog, direct mail and commercial printer has cruised along the fast track during the past 10 years, growing its staff from 160 employees to 600 and two plants

PRINT 09 sheetfed and web offset press exhibitors were all singing the same tune that the "holy grail" to achieving profitability in these tough times lies in a print shop's 
efficiency—quick makereadies, waste reduction, higher productivity with less people, as well as value-added capabilities to diversify and differentiate one's offerings.

Shanghai Electric (Group) Corp. is one of the largest equipment manufacturing groups in China. Its subsidiary Shanghai Printing and Packaging Machinery (SPPM) manufactures a wide range of printing press and finishing equipment.

IRVING, TX—Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS) and Goss International have agreed to settle their disputes with one another and are in the process of ending pending litigation in the United States and Japan, TKS noted in a statement. Terms of the agreement were not made public. The parties did acknowledge that the resolution was in the best interest of their companies and their customers, allowing them to offer their full product lines in the U.S. market.

The Church of Scientology will install a Goss Sunday 2000 press in early 2010, premiering a new web offset production facility in addition to an existing extensive digital print operation in Los Angeles used to produce its collateral materials and publications.

TKS and Goss have agreed to settle their respective disputes and are in the process of taking steps to end pending litigation in the United States and Japan, as well as pending legislative and administrative matters in the United States.

The GossRSVP media-to-mobile program reached its one-year anniversary on August 1, and its numerous interactive marketing applications will be demonstrated at the Goss International booth during the PRINT 09 show from September 11-16 in Chicago.

Ferag and Goss International will demonstrate STR-100 conveying technology together with a MultiLog bundler live at the PRINT 09 show, introducing an innovative option for adding productivity, flexibility and efficiency to offset and gravure finishing workflows.