RESTON, VA—12/13/06—The Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association (MFSA) will stage its annual Leaders Conference in conjunction with the biggest graphic communications, converting and package printing trade shows of the year, GRAPH EXPO® and PackPrint, co-located at the McCormick Place Complex on September 9-12, 2007, bringing to Chicago more than 100 of the most influential leaders of the mailing and fulfillment business. GRAPH EXPO, the largest graphic communications event in the Americas, has steadily expanded its coverage of this important market segment in recent years, and GASC expects the Mailing & Fulfillment Center at this year’s show to be the biggest yet. The Center, dedicated to
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German-Themed Event Successful TROY, MI—More than 800 clients, vendors and friends of Tepel Brothers Printing sampled bratwurst and strudel, and enjoyed authentic entertainment by the Frankenmuth Schuhplattlers at the company’s fourth Oktoberfest celebration. Tepel Brothers Printing President Jim Tepel, left, and Vice President Harriet Tepel awarded their Oktoberfest grand door prize of a trip to Germany to Laura Jerome. The client from Anchor Bay Entertainment said the trip for two will make an ideal honeymoon following her wedding next summer. The Ben Franklin Society of PIA/GATF inducted 12 new members at an annual black-tie ceremony in November. The new members are: William
SEWICKLEY, PA—November 17, 2006—The officers of Printing Industries of America, Inc./Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) for the next year were installed in office November 12, 2006 at PIA/GATF’s Fall Administrative meetings. The ceremony took place following the nomination and election of the officers slate by the Board of Directors. Dave DeLana, President of Heritage Press, Oklahoma City, OK, was elected Chairman of the Board. A PIA/GATF board member since 1996, DeLana has spent six years on the Budget and Finance Committee as well as previously serving as chair of the Presidents Conference Committee. Also active in his affiliate, PIA MidAmerica, he served eight years
SEWICKLEY, PA—November 10, 2006—Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) proudly announces the recipients of the 2006 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards. A total of 55 graphic arts companies were selected by a committee of distinguished HR experts from within the industry. The program is designed to recognize graphic arts companies for their outstanding human relations efforts that contribute to a successful workplace. “Since 2000, the Best Workplace program has recognized industry leaders from small, medium, and large firms in the graphic arts industry for their outstanding human relations practices. While every company that entered this year’s competition has HR programs
FOSTER CITY, CA—Nov. 8, 2006—EFI’s presence at the Printing Industries of America and the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) Variable Data and Personalization Conference (Nov. 12-14, Hyatt Regency Phoenix) will be highlighted by Chuck Gehman, director of product marketing, delivering the opening remarks at the special Web-to-Print Symposium that commences the conference - at 10:00 a.m. on Nov 12, 2006. EFI will showcase its industry-leading VDP technology innovations at the conference, and raffle the Express version of its award-winning Digital StoreFront web-to-print platform, a $8995 value. EFI will have a prominent presence as the conference, presented by PIA/GATF, the world’s largest graphic arts trade
New Additions Increase Efficiency APPLETON, WI—JP Graphics is counting on Kodak’s Prinergy workflow and a new Kodak Lotem 800 II Quantum platesetter with a five cassette automated plate loader to keep up with growth and customer demands. The midsize printer has acquired three different printing firms since 1998, including its latest acquisition 18 months ago that doubled its workforce overnight from 25 to 50 employees. CHICAGO—Hi-Liter/Inland and MAN Roland executives meet at Graph Expo to raise their glasses to the printer’s new 4x4 32-page web press destined for its Burlington, WI, facility. Brian SanFillipo has filled the new position of director of digital operations at
A KNOCK frequently made against printers is that many don’t know their true costs and, as a consequence, can’t say if they’ve made money on any given job. Another way of looking at is that they don’t know the dollar value of individual jobs and customers to the bottom line. In order to know that answer, shops need to have the required infrastructure in place and an ingrained discipline throughout the company to capture and analyze the relevant data. It takes a big commitment to implement and religiously use a comprehensive Management Information System (MIS), now also called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP),
Centenarian Printer Continues to Evolve BARBERTON, OH—Davis Printing is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1906 by John R. Davis., who produced a weekly newspaper and provided printing services to the public. Today, the full-service commercial printer offers sheetfed offset and digital printing, complete bindery, mailing and fulfillment, and Web-based services. Recently, Davis Printing also acquired Merrick Graphics. Steve Merrick was named Davis Printing’s vice president of marketing and president of the new creative division, Merrick Design Group. ALABAMA MONTGOMERY—Wells Printing has installed a Sakurai 675SD sheetfed press with coater. It was purchased through dealer Independent Graphic Services.
PARAMUS, NJ—10/12/2006 - Raymond J. Prince, known throughout the printing and graphic communications industry as a leading expert in technical and operational issues, has joined NAPL (www.napl.org), the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, as Vice President and Senior Consultant, Operations Management, effective Oct. 13, 2006. In his new role at NAPL, Prince reports to John Hyde, Managing Director of NAPL Professional Services Group. “Ray is clearly the preeminent expert in a number of operational and technical areas and one of the most widely known and respected consultants in the graphic communications industry,” said Joseph P. Truncale, NAPL President and Chief