With the fairgrounds spanning 19 halls, it’s simply not practical to cover all that the show had to offer. For a taste of the rest, the following are some of the key announcements made in other hot product categories, including bindy and finishing, digital plates, Web-to-print and wide-format printing.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ June 2012 edition, featuring J.S. McCarthy Printers and Precision Graphics of Oregon.
At the Xerox stand, Cirque do Soliel acrobats wowed the audience with astounding aerial moves several times a day on a raised, springboard-equipped stage. The first five minutes of Landa’s highly produced presentation on Nanography had skin-suit-clad performers doing a dance that didn’t have much to do with the topic at hand, but was still visually engaging.
The man leading Xeorx’ graphic communications charge, Jeff Jacobson, said “drupa is only the beginning. Going forward we will further strengthen relationships with customers, deliver technology and services that make print more relevant and earn the right to be the industry leader.”
The Xerox 800 replaced The Daniels Group’s first digital printing press, originally purchased from a Fujifilm competitor in 2001. “Our original digital press was due for replacement and we wanted more—more productivity, more capability and more exciting features to offer our customers,” said Tom Brennan, director of operations.
COLUMBUS, IN—Pentzer Printing, a $2.5 million printer, is the first commercial printer in southern Indiana to operate a Xerox Color 800 press from Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division.
Tribune Direct is the direct mail printing offshoot of the Chicago Tribune Media Group, perhaps best known for its venerable Chicago Tribune newspaper. Its value proposition is a three-pronged attack: direct mail strategy, program management and creative development.
Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ May 2012 edition.
Pentzer Printing, a $2.5 million commercial printer, is the first commercial printer in southern Indiana to operate a Xerox Color 800 press from Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division. “The Xerox Color 800 press will keep us ahead of our customers’ needs,” John Settle, chief operating officer, says.
XMPie, a Xerox Co., the leading provider of software for individualized communications management (ICM) and pioneer of bridging print and digital media, will unveil Circle at drupa 2012. A cloud-based service designed to foster teamwork, XMPie Circle provides a visual language that enables all stakeholders in 1:1 multichannel campaigns to share concepts, agree on a blueprint, guide development, review and approve goals and touch points, and monitor analytics.
