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OneSource Printing & Graphics — Kings of Queens
February 1, 2007

ONESOURCE PRINTING & Graphics has built its business on offering customers a one-stop shopping experience, while advancing into the digital age at warp speed. Although difficult to implement, moving away from the concept of being a traditional printer is no longer a novel concept. Still, OneSource has succeeded in becoming one of the premier graphic arts providers in the New York metropolitan area since being founded in 1998. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, the company is the brainchild of Andrew Eisberg and Michael Behar. Both owners are printing sales veterans. Eisberg manages the sales and the overall corporate direction side of the business, while

Original Impressions — Marketing, Miami Style
February 1, 2007

MIAMI IS a well-known area for models, but not just the ones found on the catwalk or sunbathing by the ocean on South Beach. Commercial printers seeking to become full-service communications providers should focus on Original Impressions. For the past two decades, OI, as it is often referred to, has cultivated a reputation for partnering with its clients and supporting their marketing efforts—while becoming a model example of the commercial printer of the future. Original Impressions, based in Miami, is a full-service, multimedia communications provider founded in 1982 as a minority-owned enterprise by President and CEO Roland Garcia, who first cut his teeth in

Heidelberg Presents Nine-Month Figures for Financial Year 2006/2007
January 31, 2007

Incoming orders for third quarter seven percent up on previous year Sales around six percent up at 2.589 billion Euro Operating result up to 202 million Euro Outlook for full financial year 2006/2007 unchanged HEIDELBERG, GERMANY— 01/31/2007—In the first nine months of financial year 2006/2007 (April 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) returned figures for sales, incoming orders and operating result that were up over the previous year. Sales by the Heidelberg Group during the period under review climbed around six percent to 2.589 billion Euro (previous year: 2.437 billion Euro). Incoming orders after nine months amounted to 2.913 billion

Heidelberg USA Releases New Product Installation Report
January 31, 2007

KENNESAW, GA—January 31, 2007—Heidelberg USA announces the following sample of new product installations: Advance Graphics and Printing Sees Advanced Results with Printmaster PM 52 Jim and Naomi Tuttle, owners of Advance Graphics and Printing in Chandler , Oklahoma , say the primary focus in their printing business is customer service through efficiency and automation. To keep up with their growing business, they installed a Heidelberg 5-color Printmaster PM 52 with perfector and a Prosetter 52 with SCL and prepress interface for increased speed and quality. The Tuttles say results have been “fantastic” and noted that they can now keep more jobs in-house due to

Rider Dickerson Moving to Expanded Location, Adding Equipment
January 30, 2007

CHICAGO—01/30/07—Rider Dickerson, a Chicago-area print services company since 1903, is pleased to announce its move to an 85,000 square foot facility, the December 2006 delivery of one of the fastest and most efficient sheet-fed presses on the market, the Heidelberg XL-105, and the addition of MatchPrint Virtual Proofing to its services. Positioned for Growth: New Location, Larger Facility In March 2007, Rider Dickerson is moving from its present location in Chicago to a larger facility in Bellwood, IL, just west of downtown. The 85,000-square-foot facility is conveniently located near the city as well as near airports and expressways. “The move is exciting—our new location is just

Primary Color Orders Press, Bindery Gear
January 26, 2007

CULVER CITY, CA—Looking to increase productivity, Primary Color has placed an order for an eight-color Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 sheetfed press with extended delivery. The new press will be installed this summer. Primary Color also tapped Heidelberg to bolster its bindery with the acquisition of a Stahlfolder TH-82 folder, Stitchmaster ST 90 six pocket saddlestitcher with cover feeder and hand feed station, and a Polar RA-4 jogger with pile turner and Transomat. The equipment installations will take place in conjunction with the printer’s planned relocation. Its Culver City, CA, headquarters will switch to El Segundo, CA, in August, while the Irvine, CA, plant will migrate to

Primary Color Invests in the Future with State-of-the-art Pressroom and Bindery Equipment from Heidelberg
January 24, 2007

KENNESAW, GA—January 24, 2007—Heidelberg USA today announced that Primary Color, a $50 million, high-end commercial printer based in Culver City, Calif., recently purchased a new Speedmaster XL 105 eight-color press with extended delivery as well as multiple bindery equipment additions from Heidelberg as part of a companywide upgrade of printing and bindery operations. New bindery additions include an automated Stahlfolder TH-82 folder, a Stitchmaster ST 90 six-pocket saddle stitcher with cover feeder and hand feed station, and a POLAR RA-4 jogger with pile turner and Transomat. The installations will take place in conjunction with the planned relocation of the company’s Culver City facility to

The Print Council Announces New Printer Members
January 24, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC—January 24, 2007—The Print Council, a national business development initiative dedicated to promoting the greater use of printing and print media, today announced that the Jacob North Companies and The John Roberts Company have joined the growing membership of the organization. As new members of the Council, these respected printers will be working with other companies to increase the market for printed materials. Ben Cooper, Executive Director of The Print Council, commented, “We are pleased that Jacob North Companies and John Roberts Company have elected to become part of our important industry effort to promote the value of print to the nation’s

ACROSS the nation
January 1, 2007

ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM—Telephone directory producer Stevens Graphics is expanding its press fleet with the addition of a double-circumference KBA Compacta 818 web press at its facility here. HUNTSVILLE—AdeptMedia Corp. has installed its first digital press, a Xerox iGen3 110 color digital production press. PELHAM—Dealer Independent Graphic Services has sold a Sakurai 574EPII sheetfed press to Sweet Pea Designs. ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK—In its quest to continually enhance production capacity and print quality, Magna IV has installed its first convertible press. The 40˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 3000R is configured for four-over-four sheetfed printing with aqueous tower coaters before and after the sheet-reversing unit. CALIFORNIA GARDENA—A five-color, 40˝ MAN Roland 700 press with coater is

BINDERY matters
January 1, 2007

Americans Tour German Facilities Ludwigsburg, GERMANY—Customers from the U.S. recently visited the Postpress Inforum and various manufacturing sites of Heidelberg Postpress, as well as the Polar Mohr manufacturing location. The trip started at the Polar facility in Hofheim, where a demonstration of the PACE (Polar Automated Cutting Efficiency) system and Polar’s newly finished Logistics and Parts Center were the focal points. The group then proceeded to Ludwigsburg, the main manufacturing site for folders and mailer equipment. Stahlfolder demonstrated various extended folder applications, such as mailing and in-line punching/diecutting. A whole section of the Inforum was dedicated to automation in the bindery. A changeover demonstration on a