Eric Hawkinson’s resignation from SmithBucklin, the company that manages Dscoop, does not mean that he will be leaving the graphic arts industry. Francis McMahon, vice president of marketing for Canon Solutions America (CSA), has confirmed that Hawkinson will be joining CSA effective April 1 as director of marketing for production printing.
The HP Indigo 10000 digital press debuted at drupa 2012 and underwent beta testing by 10 PSPs across the globe beginning in September 2012. Many of the beta customers, including Courier, Pureprint Group and Sandy Alexander, are considering adding a second unit. Installation of production units are expected to start this month.
CCS Printing has installed a new HP Indigo 7600 digital press at its facility in Bellevue, WA. "We invested in the Indigo to broaden the types of projects we can print and to improve turnaround," said Kevin Sullivan, president of CCS Printing. "The Indigo allows us to print on a wider variety of substrates including synthetics and static clings, heavier board weight stocks and pre-die cut packaging applications.
Attendee turnout at the 2013 Dscoop Annual Conference that ran February 21-23 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, TN, marked a 30 percent increase in core North American attendees from last year’s event and included attendees from 38 countries around the world. In addition, 95 Partners participated in the Solutions Showcase exhibition.
After a welcome from Dscoop officials (all sporting bad toupees with ponytails), a bluegrass band gave an appropriate Tennessee greeting by getting the crowd to sing along to Rocky Top, a state anthem. Then keynote speaker Mark King, CEO of TaylorMade gave an uplifting and humorous talk that detailed how he and his team developed a vision to become the best performance golf brand in the world, then followed through with it.
Eric Hawkinson, Dscoop's executive director, spoke before an enthusiastic crowd of more than 2,000 print professionals at the opening of Dscoop8 yesterday in Nashville, TN, announcing two major business development Initiatives, Dscoop University and the Dscoop Print Directory.
The Dscoop8 conference in Nashville, TN next week is officially sold out. Attendees can expect a strong program lineup of speakers who will highlight some of the most effective ways to gain insight into industry-specific trends. “The fact that Dscoop8 has already sold out, shows that our members truly value the Dscoop community and what it has to offer,” said Howard Owen, Dscoop8 chairman and owner of Stafford Printing.
At the Dscoop8 Annual Conference February 21-23 in Nashville, TN, Duplo USA will introduce the new Ultra 300Ai UV coater fully integrated inline with the HP Indigo 7600 digital press.
At the HP Indigo Global Photo Summit, HP introduced several new products and partner offerings that are designed to offer professional and consumer photo labs increased productivity, as well as application versatility.
Commercial Printing Industry News Briefs from Printing Impressions’ February 2013 edition, including items on Colorfx, Quad/Graphics, Impact Color, Toof Commercial Printing, RR Donnelley (RRD), Murray Printing, Vertis and Xeikon NV.
