Xerox Corp.

More than one-third of association members turned out for the annual NPOA Spring Conference.

With the announcement of the Brenva HD production inkjet press, Xerox is showing its first product to be jointly developed from start to finish by the combined Xerox and Impika development teams. The device is a cut-sheet color inkjet printer capable of speeds of up to 182 letter/197 A4 images per minute. At first glance, it looks like an iGen, and though it is built on an iGen frame, it will become clear that under the covers the differences are extensive.

One of the most active areas for inkjet is in the “Zone of Disruption.” It’s a busy segment, and it will only get busier.

As brick-and-mortar stores fight it out with online retailers, the in-store experience becomes an increasingly important reason why shoppers will still drive to and spend time in a traditional store. Retailers and product manufacturers are counting on unique and attractive printed displays and graphics, as well as creative packaging, to create the difference that keeps shoppers coming.

Rochester Institute of Technology will use a $500,000 grant it received from the state’s Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program to support construction inside the fourth floor of Institute Hall, which will be home for the new AMPrint Center for Advanced Technology, a research facility developing next-generation 3D print materials and applications.

PIA will be hosting the “drupa Experience! a Private Turn-Key VIP Tour” in Düsseldorf, Germany, coinciding with drupa 2016.

Highcon has been added to Printing Industries Alliance’s ‘drupa Experience’ roster of VIP visits during the drupa 2016 trade fair.

Xplor International has announced that Xerox joined its Elite Sponsorship program as a silver sponsor for 2016.

EFI is on track to set another new record for its Connect users’ conference next week in Las Vegas with more than 200 sessions offered.

DATA Group has acquired multiple new Xerox digital presses in a C$6.7 million deal.