ACROSS the nation

MARYLAND

BEL AIR—A Kodak Nexpress M700 digital color press is up and running at Full House Press. The printer is also employing Kodak’s MarketMover Gold business development services.

ROCKVILLE—EU Services celebrated its 40th anniversary last October. The company, originally called Envelopes Unlimited, was founded in 1968 by John and Marjorie Mackey, who grew the business from a small envelope printer into the digital printing, mail processing and online communications services company it is today. 

MICHIGAN

BELMONT—After purchasing a Roland 900 XXL early last year, Wynalda Litho recently invested in a new manroland press: a six-color Roland 700 with in-line UV coating and a sheeter, as well as lenticular capabilities, for its DVD packaging work.

MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON—Hederman Brothers continued its long-standing relationship with Heidelberg by recently purchasing a six-color Speedmaster CD 102 with coater.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

LEBANON—A four-color Komori Spica 29 (429P) perfecting press was recently added at Whitman Communications, which specializes in short-run and Web-to-print products for its core customer base of primarily educational and manufacturing companies.

NORTH DAKOTA

FARGO—Forum Communications Printing is the proud owner of a new six-color Komori Lithrone S40 press with aqueous coating capabilities, which has reduced paper waste by 40 percent.

PENNSYLVANIA

LANGHORNE—The installation of a new Canon C7000VP digital press is enabling Printing & Publications to produce in-line booklets and brochures on a variety of substrates.

LEBANON—The IDEAlliance has certified Donald Blyler Offset as a G7 Master Printer, making it one of only a handful of printers to hold the G7 distinction in the state.

PHILADELPHIA—Bartash Printing, a coldset web newspaper and magazine manufacturer, has developed an Internet-based publishing solution called Bartash eDITIONS. The in-house software solution creates customized interfaces that parallel its clients’ printed products, while offering marketable links to advertisers’ Websites, e-mail addresses and/or custom displays.

UTAH

SALT LAKE CITY—An innovative direct mailer that incorporated personalized images, text and graphic effects helped draw attendance to the 20th anniversary celebration at PrintechPlus. Leveraging its new cross-media software from XMPie, the printer was also able to create personalized invitations, as well as personalized Websites where recipients visited landing pages to RSVP and update their contact info.

WISCONSIN

LA CROSSE—La Crosse Graphics recently installed a six-color, 40? Mitsubishi Diamond 3000S press with UV capabilities. The pressroom at La Crosse houses all Mitsubishi presses, including three six-color, 40? presses and a two-color, 40? unit (all with coaters), as well as a Diamond 8 commercial half-web press. 

SUN PRAIRIE—A new Vits Rotocut S sheeter will soon be operational at Royle Printing.

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