Prepress Training Solution

BLOOMINGTON, IN—August 27, 2007—Prepress Training Solution, the premier online training provider to the prepress and graphic arts industry, announces $249 special pricing for the entire course library and introduces the new Knowledge Assessment Package at $49 for GRAPH EXPO. The Prepress Training Solution will be featured at booth #5126. Prepress Training Solution is offering their entire Prepress and Graphics Library of software tutorials for only $249 from September 9-12, 2007 during GRAPH EXPO. The library features 47 interactive, online courses broken into short, 5-10 minute tutorials—covering more than 400 essential prepress tasks—that can be accessed 24/7 from any computer with an Internet connection. Software titles

Here’s an exclusive, PRE-SHOW PREVIEW showcasing new products submitted by many of the exhibitors that will be displaying their wares next month in Chicago. Colter & Peterson will showcase the BASA 3, which features an automatic jogging system that can automatically form layers of printed sheets, align them accurately and transport them to the subsequent cutting process. The BASA 3 is appropriate for paper from 16-lb. bond to 125-lb. tag, and is effective when combined with a modern, rear-table-feeding system. Existing gripper transport systems can be retrofitted. Visit www.piworld.com/infocenter: enter #377 MBO America will introduce the Super KTZ, featuring a knife-folding unit that

by chris bauer Managing Editor Companies that fancy themselves as being on the leading edge of technology have to keep their employees as well-trained and up-to-date as possible. While it is not always feasible to send employees off-site to attend training programs, other options are available. Computer-based training opportunities, such as popular Webinar sessions, are available from industry associations, vendors and even printers. They allow attendees to learn the latest industry skills without taking time out of the work environment or having the company foot the expenses involved with traveling. "Webinars are becoming a more popular option for all industries—not just printers—because of the

Heidelberg Showcases Equipment Range CRANBURY, NJ—Heidelberg USA held an open house here at its Tech Center East showroom early last month, attracting about 150 people. Demonstrations of equipment included its Suprasetter thermal and Prosetter violet CTP platesetters, Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro with smart spooling mechanism and Speedmaster SM 52-5P+L with retractable in-line coating unit presses, Stitchmaster ST 100 saddlestitcher, Stahlfolder TH series folder and Polar 115 XT cutter, among others. Seminars held the same day featured Bill Bonallo, technotrans america, on trends in UV coatings; Mark Tonkovich, Heidelberg USA, on thermal platesetter innovations; and Paul Keuchenius, Heidelberg USA, on long perfecting press innovations. KBA North