HUDSON, NH—October 19, 2006—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts markets, today reported that it generated strong results at the Graph Expo 2006 exhibition, further demonstrating that Presstek products are accurately targeting the business needs of the print market. Customers responded enthusiastically with strong interest and multiple commitments for Presstek products at Graph Expo, North America’s largest printing trade show, held at McCormick Place, Chicago October 15-18, 2006. Graph Expo 2006 Results Over $5 million in customer commitments, including more than one dozen DI® presses Over 500 qualified sales leads recorded for Presstek’s full
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HUDSON, NH—October 12, 2006—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of environmentally responsible digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts markets, today announced that Murray Print Shop in St. Louis, MO, is the first print service provider in North America to install a Presstek 52DI press. The Presstek 52DI, first demonstrated in Birmingham, UK during IPEX in April of this year, will be making its North American debut at Graph Expo, North America’s largest printing trade show, being held at McCormick Place, Chicago October 15-18, 2006. Presstek will be demonstrating the 52DI, DirectPress DI and its complete line of chemistry-free
HUDSON, NH—September 12, 2006 —Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of environmentally responsible digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts markets, today announced that the Presstek 52DI digital offset press, first released in April to the European market, is now available for the North American market. This 52cm landscape press will be showcased at Graph Expo 2006 in Booth #3822 at McCormick Place in Chicago from October 15th through 18th, 2006. “Market research documents it, and our customer base confirms it – short-run, high quality color is a key growth opportunity for today’s print service providers,” said Geoff
HUDSON, NH—June 28, 2006—Presstek, Inc., (Nasdaq:PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-tech digital imaging solutions for the graphic communications industry, today announced that Business Cards Tomorrow (BCT) has installed two Presstek Direct Imaging (DI) presses in its Tempe, Arizona and Denver, Colorado sites to support increased demand for short run, high quality, fast turnaround printing of business cards, brochures and other materials. “We took delivery of our first DirectPress 5634DI press in March of this year,” said Mark Ell, Chief Financial Officer and Owner, BCT Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. “We were so excited about the results it delivered for our business that
OVER THE last several months, I have had occasion to speak with a number of print shops that have acquired direct imaging (DI) presses. Out of these conversations have come some common themes that present an interesting picture about where this technology fits in today’s increasingly complex and competitive printing environment. Interest in DI was relatively flat prior to DRUPA 2004, when several new DI technologies were announced. It is these new product developments and continued growth in high quality, short-run color that have created increased momentum behind the DI press. The owners I spoke with had some terrific business growth stories to
BY MARK SMITH Taking steps out of a process has the potential to increase productivity, reduce process variability and lower production costs. That all sounds great, but these gains naturally must be weighed against the investment required to achieve them. Doing such a cost/benefit analysis for the on-press imaging concept might at first seem to be a rather straightforward calculation. The potential variables in the equation quickly prove otherwise, however. Issues related to integration with existing plant capabilities, markets served, type of press being considered, etc., can tip the balance in favor or against the technology and workflow. What makes sense for
Do you remember my November column? Or is that like asking if you recall the last time you stubbed your toe? Well, just in case my golden words aren't etched in your memory, I wrote about a new print market generated by totally automated, e-commerce, short-run color printing. Let me refresh your memory by retelling the scenario that I related in the November column. The real estate agent logs onto the Website of her favorite printer and easily fills out the quick quote form that mostly consists of check boxes. She gets an instant quote, which she accepts. The quote, along with some
