In the past several years, press manufacturers have added and refined tools to make the sheetfed offset process much more efficient, and to achieve higher-quality, more repeatable results.
Clarence Penge
The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA), held its 61st Annual Technical Conference at the beautiful and historic Hotel Monteleone, located on the world famous Royal Street in New Orleans, LA, on March 15-18, 2009.
The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) proudly announces the keynote speakers for its 61st Annual Technical Conference taking place on March 15-18 in New Orleans - Dr. Carol Werlé, Clarence Penge, Gary Dispoto, and Robert C. Tapella.
RESTON, VA—10/17/08—The three factors that reportedly most influence the purchase decision of an offset press are speed, price and quality—which isn’t altogether surprising, considering that printers become subject to those same considerations when it comes to trying to win print jobs. “The only way a printer can survive today is to have control over the cost of the printed product,” says Don Bence, vice president of Sakurai USA Inc., “Unfortunately, commercial printing is being treated as a commodity today, with extreme price pressures in the market.”
KENNESAW, GA—September 24, 2008—Heidelberg USA today announced the sale of the 100th Speedmaster XL 105 press in the United States. The milestone press will go to Image Graphics and Litho, a general commercial shop in Portland, Ore., which purchased a 5-color model of the press with coater.