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BOLINGBROOK, IL—September 4, 2008—Goss International will showcase innovative technologies, unique opportunities and an expanding product range at Graph Expo this year, continuing its drupa theme of New Ways for Print. The all-new Goss M-600 Folia press will take center stage in the form of a video presentation highlighting its performance at drupa in May. Combining sheetfed and web concepts, the innovative press with new sheeter technology developed exclusively with VITS can double the productivity of sheetfed perfectors while printing on coated stocks without a dryer. Sunday press, Automatic Transfer, pinless folding, Autoplate, FPS, DigiRail and digital workflow technologies will be among the other unique

WESTMONT, IL—08/28/08—In a dollars-and-cents world, printers continuously look for ways to optimize their operations. One way to reduce overhead and boost press efficiency is to look at manroland’s Printvalue program. Its North American premier takes place at Graph Expo (booth #1246), to be held October 26-29 at McCormick Place in Chicago. manroland will be extremely busy during the annual show. Besides the Printvalue debut, the company will conduct early morning press demonstrations and again host Dr. Joe Webb’s industry forecast seminar. The company continues to build off the momentum Printvalue established a few months ago at drupa where the highly anticipated service

BOLINGBROOK, IL/WESTMONT, IL—AUGUST 20, 2008—Goss International and manroland resolved patent infringement litigation yesterday in the United States involving web offset press sleeve blanket technology.The terms of the agreement are confidential. Both parties acknowledged that the resolution was in the best interest of their companies and their customers, allowing them to offer their full press portfolios…

TORONTO—Trade Secret Printing, one of North Americas’s fastest growing trade printers, is pleased to announce it will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, August 21, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate the completion of its new manufacturing facility at 40 Horner Ave, in Etobicoke, Ontario. The 104,000 sq.ft. building was acquired to house a new Goss Sunday M2000 24-page web press, along with two six-color Heidelberg sheetfed presses and a 10-color Heidelberg with roll-to sheet capabilities, as well as full bindery facilities. The print community is invited to tour the building and observe the new press in operation, along with

BOLINGBROOK, IL—July 29, 2008—A virtual tour of Goss International’s vibrant and technology-packed stand at drupa 2008 is now available at www.gossinternational.com . With 360 degree views of the exhibition stand, plus videos and interactive content, the tour offers a glimpse of the technology highlights Goss International brought to the show in Düsseldorf, Germany earlier this year. Eric Bell, Goss International marketing manager, comments, “Goss International had much to talk about at drupa 2008 with the introduction of various new, innovative technologies. The virtual tour provides an excellent tool to review the high points of the show for anyone who missed drupa, or even for

BOLINGBROOK, IL—July 21, 2008—Goss International has announced its first order for the new Goss M-600 Folia press launched at Drupa 2008. The new highly productive press system will be installed in early 2009 at a large sheetfed print house in France. Jean Segura, director of sales at Goss International comments, “The new M-600 Folia press unleashes significant productivity and economic advantages for the production of high-quality B1 sheets printed both sides simultaneously. Utilizing sheetfed inks and consumables and featuring M-600 printing units that accommodate multiple-weight paper stock, this new press system offers a wide range of advantages to the industrial sheetfed printer looking for

WHEELING, IL—July 14th, 2008—Segerdahl Corp., a pioneer in direct mail applications, will again break new ground with a new large-format Goss web press system with non-stop production and in-line finishing capabilities. The company will add a seven-unit Sunday 4000 web press with Automatic Transfer and Autoplate technologies at its facility in Wheeling, Illinois in early 2009. The press system will feature a 75 x 45.5 inch cylinder configuration and be equipped with in-line finishing components from Scheffer Web Finishing. John Romita, vice president of manufacturing at Segerdahl, says the new press system will be unique in the direct mail industry and reflects the company’s

WESTMONT, IL—07/02/08—The North American headquarters of manroland, Inc. was the scene for the newest chapter in the company’s long and successful history on June 30. One of the world’s most influential printing press manufacturers played host to a rededication ceremony as part of the company’s rebranding, and several local dignitaries participated in the event. Joining manroland CEO Vince Lapinski for the occasion were Kirk Dillard, Illinois State Senator of the 24th District, Patricia R. Bellock, Illinois State Representative for the 47th District, and Polly Jensen, President and CEO of the Printing Industry of Illinois Association. All made brief statements to a crowd of

WILLISTON, VT—07/01/08—KBA North America, a global press manufacturer, pronounced Drupa 2008 a resounding success with a capacity crowd and sales success at the KBA booth during each of the 14 show days. Attendance figures soared and KBA’s spacious show booth surrounded by four litho presses was often so packed that it was almost impossible to push one’s way through. “Drupa 2008 exceeded our expectations in many ways,” says Holger Garbrecht, president and CEO of KBA North America. “According to group president and CEO Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann, the 14-day print media trade fair held in Düsseldorf in late May to early June, has brought in

ALTHOUGH MANY industry pundits were quick to label Drupa 2008 as The Digital Ink-Jet Drupa—given the technology previews shown there by the likes of Kodak, HP, Océ, Screen and Fujifilm—traditional sheetfed and web offset press manufacturers were just as diligent in showcasing their vision regarding the print shop of the future. Based on the sampling of new press offerings highlighted here, the massive trade show could just as easily have been called The Large-Format Press Drupa; The Short-Run, Fast Makeready Offset Press Drupa; and even The Value-Added Press Drupa. These themes were very apparent from Heidelberg, which filled two entire halls that were