Courier Corp. plans to provide end-to-end digital production capability at its four-color plant in Kendallville, IN. The heart of the new production line will be a high-volume HP T410 color inkjet web press, Courier’s fourth and largest HP digital press.
Boingo Graphics, a commercial printing company, recently expanded its grand-format print capabilities by installing a HP Scitex FB700 six-color UV press and Colex Sharpcut flatbed cutter system. “We’ve been very fortunate to have grown so much in the past few years,” commented Scott Nowokunski, president.
Tukaiz, a fast-growing marketing services production company, has found success with a recently installed Scodix S74 digital enhancement press in its production facility in Franklin Park, IL. Installed last January, the company reports the new printing capabilities achieved by meshing the Scodix system with its current workflow of HP digital presses has garnered it a significant and compelling competitive edge in the market.
Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative), an independent global community of HP Graphic Arts customers, plans to launch an exclusive set of robust tools designed to help members expand customer relationships and grow their businesses. These tools will be introduced at the Print United conference to be held on Nov. 7-9, 2012, at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, Spain.
CHICAGO—The top new technology products in each of the Graph Expo 2012 Must See ’Ems categories were revealed at the close of the annual Executive Outlook conference that precedes the opening of the show.
WHEELING, IL—SG360°, a Segerdahl Co. and a direct marketing solutions provider, announced the purchase of two new Komori Lithrone G40 sheetfed offset presses (GL640) for its production facility here.
CHELSEA, MI—Sheridan Books has installed an HP T360 color inkjet web press to change its book manufacturing model and meet customer demand for increased efficiency and shorter print runs.
“We and our customers needed a better way to address this changing print market, and the HP T360 Color Inkjet Web Press delivers that for us,” stated Tim Cotter, vice president of operations, Sheridan Books. “As print runs decline, publishers look for more efficient ways to manufacture books in shorter runs.”
These “Best of Category” winners were selected from the pool of winning entries in the Must See ’Ems competition judged by a panel of industry experts, journalists, and consultants who based their choices on the impact they believe these new technologies will have on the industry.
At HP’s annual Securities Analyst Meeting, HP President and CEO Meg Whitman walked through a multiyear roadmap to turn the company around. By 2016, she expects the company’s revenues to be growing in line with gross domestic product (GDP), with operating profit growing faster than revenues, industry-leading margins and disciplined capital allocation.
