Mid-size Commercial Printer Increases Business Volume and Capabilities with Presstek Digital Offset Press HUDSON, NH—August 27, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that Odyssey Digital Printing, a leading Tulsa, Okla.-based provider of printing and finishing services, installed a Presstek 52DI digital offset press to expand its printing capabilities, meet tight turnaround times and improve printing quality. Odyssey Digital Printing, a 55-person print shop, joins an increasing number of mid-size printers who are adopting Presstek solutions to become more capable, profitable and competitive. With more than 3,000 Direct Imaging (DI®) systems installed worldwide,
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Mid-size Commercial Printer Increases Business Volume and Capabilities with Presstek Digital Offset Press HUDSON, NH—August 27, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that Odyssey Digital Printing, a leading Tulsa, Okla.-based provider of printing and finishing services, installed a Presstek 52DI digital offset press to expand its printing capabilities, meet tight turnaround times and improve printing quality. Odyssey Digital Printing, a 55-person print shop, joins an increasing number of mid-size printers who are adopting Presstek solutions to become more capable, profitable and competitive. With more than 3,000 Direct Imaging (DI®) systems
Local Events Offer Educational Opportunity for Printing Professionals Interested in Deploying Digital Technologies for Expanding Capabilities, Profitability and Competitiveness HUDSON, NH—August 16, 2007—Presstek Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that it has extended the road show schedule for its popular series of open house events. These events provide printing industry professionals with valuable information on how they can make their businesses more capable, profitable and competitive through the adoption of digital offset printing technology. Matt Doran, president of Anstadt Printing in York, Pa., attended a Presstek open house to consider the Presstek 34DI as a potential
HUDSON, NH—Aug.7, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced the appointment of Raymond Hillhouse to the position of director of sales and operations, Presstek Europe. As such, Hillhouse will be responsible for the company’s sales and marketing, as well as Presstek Europe’s United Kingdom operations. Hillhouse has served in various sales and management positions at ABDick U.K. and Presstek Europe for the past 22 years, most recently as Presstek Europe’s sales & marketing director. Hillhouse joined the company as an engineer, but the majority of his experience has involved product management, marketing and sales. The
NEW YORK CITY—August 7, 2007—Printing Industries Alliance, formerly known as the Printing and Imaging Association of New York State, has announced that internationally known lifestyle communicator Martha Stewart has been named the recipient of the 2007 Franklin Award, which recognizes the achievements of outstanding leaders and communicators. The award will be presented during the Association’s Franklin Event on Tuesday evening, September 18, at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City. A New Host This is the first time the Franklin Event will be hosted by the Printing Industries Alliance. “We are happy to have this opportunity to host the Franklin Event which has been
TO PARAPHRASE a gag from the late, great comedian Rodney Dangerfield, “I went to Graph Expo the other day and an On Demand show broke out.” If imitation is really the sincerest form of flattery, then the On Demand folks should be downright blushing at the degree of digital technologies that will be offered when Graph Expo storms into Chicago’s McCormick Place South complex from September 9-12. Not that the Graphic Arts Show Co. (GASC), Graph Expo’s producer, is out to steal another show’s thunder; rather, it is only a telltale sign of the trend that is enabling printers across North America to
Group Visits KBA’s German Headquarters RADEBEUL, GERMANY—KBA North America invited a select number of U.S. and Canadian printers, as well as industry journalists, to visit its headquarters and sheetfed press manufacturing facility here recently. The group was treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the factory assembly hall; the R&D facility; product demonstrations on the new-generation, 41˝ Rapida 105 five-over-five perfector press and the large-format, 56˝ Rapida 142 four-over-four perfector; and visits to several area printers that are utilizing KBA presses in sophisticated markets. Time was also spent sightseeing in Dresden and Leipzig. “Our open house in Germany provided printers with an in-depth education on
Premier North Carolina Printer Installs Next Generation Digital Offset Press to Automate and Improve the Quality of its Print Services HUDSON, NH—July 31, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that Catawba Print & Mail, a leading North Carolina printing and direct mail facility, installed a Presstek 52DI digital offset press to expand its print offerings and add four-color digital offset printing to its catalog of traditional print and mail services. “To grow our business we recently decided to add digital printing services to provide a turnkey print and mail package for our existing mailing customers,”
Business requirements and customer demand dictate purchasing decisions For printers who need to protect the future of their businesses, direct digital output is the only option. That much is clear, but what is less clear is whether to choose computer-to-plate (CTP) technology or to invest in a Direct Imaging (DI) press, where the platesetter is built into an A3+ or B3 format press. The decision is not just a question of whether to buy a press with the platesetter built in, versus having a standalone CTP device. Now, more than ever, it is the applications that dictate investment preferences. Business requirements drive decision-making Talk
HUDSON, NH—July 11, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), today announced that its subsidiary, Lasertel, Inc., has received a purchase contract for more than $3 million from SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems to supply laser diode arrays for use in military aerospace targeting systems. The laser diode arrays will be delivered to SELEX S&AS during the remainder of 2007. This purchase is the latest in a series of contracts awarded to Lasertel as part of the strategic supply agreement in place between SELEX S&AS and Lasertel. “We are pleased to receive this latest purchase order from SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems,” said Lasertel President Mark McElhinney.
