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Commercial printing industry news briefs, including items on Brown Printing, the Espresso Book Machine, RR Donnelley inkjet press, Quad/Graphics, Dartmouth Printing and others.

Commercial printing industry news from Printing Impressions’ November 2010 edition, featuring items on Messenger Press and All Color Offset Printers.

As its title promised, the “Unlocking the Mystery of Inkjet: The Printer’s Perspective” panel discussion offered insights from a trio of firms that are innovators in the inkjet arena, as well industry leaders.

These units increase Mail-Gard’s cut sheet print capacity to nearly 2.8 million images per day. “We are continuing to expand our recovery solutions to encompass today’s more complex print technologies,” said Jerry Montella, vice president and general manager. “Xerox Nuvera’s advanced programming technology is a tremendous asset to our production capabilities.”

The company reported revenue of $5.4 billion, up 48 percent, and net income of $250 million, compared to $123 million in the third-quarter of 2009. Total install activity for Xerox equipment was up 20 percent, reflecting strong demand across all product segments.

The first thing I thought was cool was what you didn't trip over the moment you walked in the door...the old guard. Namely, Heidelberg and Komori weren't on hand—going un-missed and un-mourned—while the new big (digital) dogs of print lined the center aisle. A few remaining princes of offset were relegated to spaces further back in the hall, all but lost among the maze of stands that serve the needs of digital print and distribution first.

Kelmscott Communications, QuantumDigital and Madden Communications have purchased this latest model, which expands the maximum sheet size to 26˝ long and delivers up to 50 percent more impressions per page. It also features the Automated Web to Finish system that eliminates manual job setup and operator intervention during production.

ROCHESTER, NY—The on-demand book production machine that caught the printing world's attention when it was released several years ago now has name recognition in its corner. Xerox Corp. announced that it will now market, sell or lease and service the Espresso Book Machine, which prints, binds and trims bookstore-quality paperbacks with color covers in minutes.

Drupa 2008 has claim to the label, but calling this the Inkjet Graph Expo was even more apt because the technology accounted for much of the printing equipment running on the show floor. That's, of course, factoring in the large number of wide- and superwide/grand-format inkjet printers on display.

Commercial Printing News from Printing Impressions’ October 2010 edition, featuring items on Southeast Mail Service and Ries Graphics.