I, like many others trying to fly to Chicago for this year’s GRAPH EXPO, had my Saturday morning flight cancelled due to an intentionally set fire at a nearby FAA radar facility. Most of the out-of-towners I spoke with were exhibitors, and some did note cases where their printer prospects and existing clients opted to skip GRAPH EXPO altogether after their flights were cancelled.
The following is a sampling of some new wide-format, cutsheet and continuous-feed digital presses that were highlighted or on the show floor at GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago.
Mike Kaufman, president of Linden, NJ-based Cox Printers, has taken his company, literally, to new heights to differentiate itself from an environmental standpoint. Cox Printers' energy use is partially powered by two wind turbines and a 36 kW solar panel system housed on its roof.
As the first collaborative achievement between MGI and Konica Minolta, the JETvarnish 3DS will be revealed to the United States at GRAPH EXPO 14. It is the newest addition to the JETvarnish Digital Spot UV Coating line and has all the tactile effects and advantages of the original JETvarnish 3D at only half the size.
FileAssist is a fully-managed file storage and collaborative solution developed for Konica Minolta and hosted by All Covered.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has announced that it has joined the non-profit organization Two Sides North America. Kay Du Fernandez, Konica Minolta’s vice president of strategic business development, will also serve on Two Sides’ Sustainability Committee.
Printing Impressions has announced the winners of the 2014 Gold Ink Awards. This year's Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from more than 1,000 entries submitted within nearly 50 categories. Winning pieces surpassed their competitors based on print quality, technical difficulty and overall visual effect.
PHILADELPHIA—Printing Impressions has announced the winners of the 2014 Gold Ink Awards. This year's Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from more than 1,000 entries submitted within nearly 50 categories, including:
Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ August 2014 edition, featuring Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, 3D Systems, Xerox Corp., Graphco, Ryobi MHI, GPA, Specialty Substrate Solutions, Presstek
Ideal for commercial printers and in-plant print providers, the bizhub PRESS C1100 and bizhub PRESS C1085 are Konica Minolta’s next generation of digital presses, boasting 100 pages per minute (ppm) and 85 ppm respectively, regardless of substrate type or weight.
