Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ March 2013 edition, featuring Vecoplan LLC; MGI Digital Graphic Technology and Advanced Print Technologies; Plockmatic International AB and Morgana Systems Ltd.; X-Rite Inc.; Mohawk Fine Papers; and Heidelberg.
EFI proved that "what happens in Vegas doesn't have to stay in Vegas," especially for the roughly 800 attendees who could select from more than 150 breakout and training sessions at the EFI Connect users' group meeting held here Jan. 15-18 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Sessions covered MIS/ERP software, Web-to-print systems, industrial inkjet printers and Fiery technology.
Many of the industry's most prestigious exhibitors have signed on to showcase their latest industry solutions at the Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA), being held February 21-23, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
MGI Digital Graphic Technology will present its award-winning Meteor DP8700 XL digital press at EFI Connect, to be held Jan. 15-18, 2013, at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. It will conduct live demos on the show floor.
The addition of an MGI Meteor DP8700 XL multi-substrate digital press at Atlanta-based Presentech Advanced Print Solutions has allowed the company to expand its product line to include new applications it never thought possible via digital production. “Large, dark solid fills, which have always been a challenge, are no longer a problem and the Meteor’s dry toner is much more durable as well,” said Presentech co-owner Joel Berger.
As demand for shorter runs of books continued to increase, Sheridan Books’ management realized the company needed to integrate digital production in order to meet customers’ requirements. Its new MGI Meteor DP8700 XL complements an HP T-360 inkjet web press.
Always on the lookout for new product and service offerings that will benefit the firm’s clients, Gary Chmielewski, founder of Northern Ohio, started to research options for digital spot UV coating in early 2012. “The flexibility to choose between the flat and raised 3D effects of the MGI JETvarnish 3D was a key factor in our decision,” said Chmielewski.
SACRAMENTO, CA—TC Printing has installed an MGI Meteor DP8700 XL multi-substrate digital press that it feels will catapult the company into new markets, expanded its business and grow the printer’s customer base.
With a philosophy of “small but powerful,” Sacramento, CA-based TC Printing knows how to differentiate itself from its peers. The addition of an MGI Meteor DP8700 XL multi-substrate digital press has catapulted the company into new markets and expanded its business.
Two new products from MGI Digital Graphic Technology will make their North American debut at GRAPH EXPO 2012 next month. They are the JETvarnish 3D inkjet spot UV coater, which has already earned Must See ‘em recognition; and the Meteor DP8700 S digital press.
