Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) has added a number of finishing options to its 700 Digital Color Press and the 4112TM/4127 TM family of products. The enhancements create more profit opportunities for print providers by expanding the range of professionally finished in-line applications that can be created, such as manuals, calendars, brochures and booklets.
At On Demand 2009, the largest digital printing and automated production event in North America, XMPie will showcase the newest creative and technological capabilities of its industry-leading PersonalEffect one-to-one variable data, cross-media communication solution.
EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, will showcase its award-winning Fiery, Print MIS and proofing solutions at On Demand Expo, to be held March 30 to April 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. In addition to the EFI booth (1943), the company’s industry-leading solutions will be on display in partner booths throughout the show, including Canon, Konica Minolta, Xerox and others.
Under the theme “Think Intelligent Automation,” Standard will showcase a broad range of highly automated post press, paper handling and inserting solutions at On Demand. “Intelligent Automation” springs from Horizon’s longstanding development philosophy, which combines broad technical finishing expertise with deep study and understanding of the fundamental steps required to produce professional-quality cut sheets, folded signatures, saddlestitched booklets, and perfect bound books with speed and efficiency.
PODi, the Digital Printing Initiative, announces the publication of the 2009 Digital Print Case Studies. Thirty-eight new digital print success stories are being added to the database, bringing the total to over 350. The PODi Digital Print Case Study database is the only collection of its kind for the digital print marketplace.
Shutterbug Photo Mall has installed Xerox Corporation’s (NYSE: XRX) iGen4™ Press to add production of full-color photo books, calendars and greeting cards to its arsenal of photo-based offerings. Shutterbug, a photo resource center with an in-house photo lab, is one of the first U.S. companies of its kind to install the Xerox iGen4 press.
GAUGING WHEN a technology is really going to take off is always a tricky proposition. Product roll-outs usually get pushed back due to unforeseen technical issues, and potential buyers tend to be more cautious than even a low-ball projection for the rate of adoption.
THERE IS no question that one-to-one (personalized) digital printing works. Just skim through the case study archives of the Print On Demand Initiative (PODi). Click through the case studies on vendor and printer sites. Read the articles and the blog posts. View the Webinars. Proof that variable data printing (VDP) works is everywhere.
Printing Impressions' Digital Digest Workflow and Digital Printing News for March 2009
Printing Impressions' Upfront Commercial Printing News for April 2009
