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HP Autonomy's augmented reality (AR) platform, Aurasma 2.0, has seen exponential growth since the start of 2013 in all areas of its business, including number of customers, Aurasma-powered apps and active monthly users.

Frederic Printing, a Consolidated Graphics (CGX) company based in Aurora, CO, does its job when it comes to having the right people in place. The firm is always aggressively seeking out new talent. Chris Greene, Frederic president, notes that Denver is not exactly a printing mecca, so he usually has a fairly strong sense of who's out there and who might complement the existing Frederic staff.

The presses are good. The substrates are good. The software is good. And, as Cathy Cartolano, VP of sales and technical services at Mitsubishi Imaging (MPM), says, image quality is "scary close" to offset. So why doesn't continuous-feed inkjet dominate the market?

This is the new age of package and label printing. The long runs for many consumer products will shrink. Those print providers who remain enamored of analog systems will watch as an increasing range of new applications, shorter runs and customized jobs shift to digital presses—and take some of their business.

Clifton, NJ-based Sandy Alexander has concurrently brought online its second HP Indigo 10000 digital press while also expanding its capabilities in one-to-one marketing. The company was one of the original beta sites for the HP Indigo 10000 and the first in the United States to be operational with the new press.

By becoming an HP Indigo 30000 digital press launch customer and installing an HP Indigo 5500 digital press this year, ASG (AGI-Shorewood Group) will bolster its existing digital packaging services from design to production, helping the company meet customer demand for dynamic and innovative paperboard packaging.

Visual Marking Systems (VMS) in Twinsburg, OH, is reportedly the first company in Ohio, and the second printer in North America, to install an HP Latex 3000 printer. This acquisition reflects VMS’s upgrade to a third generation HP latex printer.

Two key appointments have been made at Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative). Mike Fogarty has joined the organization as global executive director; and John Tenwinkel has been tapped as the director of Dscoop University.

PALO ALTO, CA—HP expanded its portfolio of Latex printing technologies with the introduction of the HP Latex 3000 printer, which it contends will help print service providers (PSPs) produce high-value applications with improved productivity, quality and versatility.

The beauty of UV and other coatings is that they allow the customers to sell the sizzle instead of the steak which, from a marketing point of view, is much easier to accomplish. Greg Iannuccillo, vice president of sales and packaging for Packaging Graphics—a member of The MATLET Group family based in Pawtucket, RI—points out that much of the UV work his firm produces is geared toward the home and personal care spaces.