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Digital Printing and Workflow Product Announcements from the 2010 On Demand Expo, including the Xerox Color 800/1000 and Konica Minolta C8000.

PHILADELPHIA—Market research and consulting firm InfoTrends announced the technology winners during the fifth annual On Demand Best of Show awards at the On Demand Conference & Expo here Tuesday. The Best of Show awards were judged in nine categories by professionals from the graphic arts and printing community who were chosen for their accomplishments and extensive knowledge in this market and its technologies. One Best of Show award was presented in each of the following categories:

The On Demand Best of Show Awards Winners are named in nine product categories, including hardware and software.

Spiel Associates is hosting an open house on March 24-25 to showcase the the Sterling Doublebinder, a new, economical, layflat perfect binder that binds books as strong as PUR.

The Sterling Doublebinder employs a fan-gluing system that produces a book with a super-strong bind that lays perfectly flat by gluing between each sheet as well as spine.

The video employs an extreme pull test to demonstrate the benefits of the new Sterling Doublebinder layflat binder that produces up to 300 books/hour without the messy clean up of PUR systems.

For postpress, there was cause for optimism. While binding and finishing gear, in general, has a long life span, there was some speculation that printers looking to buy may opt for these types of upgrades/additions, which constitutes a far cheaper investment/risk in a sour economy than does a multi-million-dollar printing press.

Countless binding and finishing technology providers were candid in their positive assessments of how the scene went down in McCormick Place South. It wasn’t all cartwheels and champagne popping, but this year’s Graph Expo did exceed the expectations of many.

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY—10/16/08—The STERLING® DIGIPUNCH® is a new, economical high speed punch designed for on demand and commercial printers. It will make it’s premiere at Graph Expo 08. The machine features a variable pile lift, which allows for punching up to 60,000 sheets per hour! That's a big pile of paper for a machine with a very small footprint and a half million sheets per shift. A touch screen offers complete automatic set up and automatic changeovers. Punch sheets from 5.5 X 5.5 inches to 13 X 13 inches for Comb, Coil and Double Loop Wire—or any hole pattern.

Allegra Names Heidelberg USA ‘Supplier of the Year’ Winner NORTHVILLE, MI—Allegra Network honored Heidelberg USA with the Supplier of the Year award at its 2008 Allegra Network convention. Allegra Network franchise members vote to choose the winner. In April 2007, Heidelberg served as host for Allegra Network’s annual summit trip to Heidelberg, Germany. More than 160 of Allegra Network’s top franchise members participated in the event. The Allegra Network consists of Allegra Print & Imaging, American Speedy Printing Centers, Insty-Prints and Signs Now. Multi-City Road Show Deemed a Success MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Buhrs Americas and Lake Image Systems teamed up and headed for the road