Commercial printing industry news briefs, including items on The Edward Hine Co., Dataflow Inc., The Printing House, Transcontinental, PrintHarmony.com, Schawk, Harmony Printing & Development, Integraphx and Hewlett-Packard.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ Oct. 2011 edition, featuring items on Docuplex Graphics, Haapanen Brothers and J.W. Boarman Co.
So what was new at GRAPH EXPO 2011? Not a lot, really, at least of truly major significance. Still, there were things worth talking about, and my next couple of blogs will cover some of them.
St. Joseph Communications, Canada’s leading provider of marketing solutions and printing services, has teamed up with HP and PrinterOn to develop the world’s first self-service, public pay kiosk offering consumers the ability to print directly from their smartphones and tablets.
GRANDVILLE, MI—Grandville Printing has purchased two HP Indigo 7500 digital presses to help meet higher demand for in-store retail signage such as shelf tags. A longtime HP customer, Grandville installed its first HP Indigo 7500 in 2010 and now has nine HP Indigo digital presses. The purchases were announced during Graph Expo in Chicago.
MOONACHIE, NJ—EarthDigital, the digital division of EarthColor and a provider of integrated digital printing, marketing and fulfillment solutions, announced the appointment of Cheryl Kahanec as the company’s executive vice president.
Grandville Printing has now acquired nine HP Indigo digital presses, and is on its way to becoming Michigan’s largest commercial print service provider. These two latest machines will help it meet higher demand for in-store retail signage such as shelf tags.
LAS VEGAS—Commercial printer and publishing solutions provider Creel Printing has acquired Digital Lizard in an effort to provide customers with a one-stop solution.
HP today held its annual global Imaging and Printing Conference and announced several new innovations, collaborations, apps and solutions for all types of users–from consumers to graphic arts customers.
Bristol ID Technologies is growing in market niches such as radio frequency identification tags, allowing for ski passes that can be scanned from 20 feet away. The Lima, Livingston County (NY), commercial printer is about to start on a sizable expansion of its 15,000-square-foot plant, adding 7,000 square feet for more office and production space. The company also has placed an order for a second HP-made Indigo digital printing press.
The 70-person company's five-year plan is to double revenue by the end of 2014 and add as many as 50 workers, said President Keith Yeates.
