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Canon U.S.A. has introduced the Océ VarioPrint i300, formerly known as Project Niagara, the first high-speed, sheetfed inkjet press in the company’s portfolio of production print solutions.

Printware will be hosting a free Inkjet Profitability seminar series on short-run digital color profitability using iJetColor Presses.

In its latest study "Opportunities and Challenges in B2 Digital," InfoTrends surveyed 200 printing companies that do not own a B2 digital color press. The study found that market awareness is still low and should be a focus for vendors, and that only 17 percent of all responding companies are considering investing in B2 digital.

Following a successful beta test, CompuMail Inc. purchased the first elan 500 from Delphax Technologies. The equipment installation was implemented by Ray Morgan Co., an independent dealer headquartered in Chico, CA. "As the first elan customer, CompuMail has given us the highest endorsement possible in its technology of choice to support future color growth in the direct mail marketplace," said Dieter Schilling, president and CEO of Delphax.

From Hollywood films to publishing and medical technologies, Canon U.S.A.'s new inspirational brand ethos spotlights the breadth of the company’s capabilities and contributions to developing imaging technologies that showcase the impossible for customers.

Facing flat or declining revenues, more than a few commercial printers are on the lookout for new opportunities to expand their offerings, drive growth and add new revenue. One compelling move can be a segue into packaging, especially labels and folding cartons, where printing expertise is required and the margins—often 9 percent or more—offer an attractive way to increase profitability while also adding value to one's business.

Bell and Howell and RISO Inc. have announced a new North American affiliation, where Bell and Howell will sell and service RISO ComColor high-speed, full-color inkjet printers in North America.

At GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago, from Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Xanté will reveal the new ILUMINA Heavyweight Champion Digital Print System, the wide-format Excelagraphix 4200, Impressia Digital Multi-Media Press and patent-pending Enterprise High Speed Feed System powered by the iQueue Digital Color Prepress Workflow Software.

Ricoh will become a new partner in the sales and distribution of Xanté products, adding Xanté's Impressia Digital Multi-Media Press alongside the patent-pending Enterprise High Speed Feed System to its product line.

At GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago from Sept. 28-Oct. 1, RISO Inc. will showcase the industry’s first in-line full color inkjet cut-sheet Print-to-Mail Solution, that offers single-pass, variable data mail production which meets the security, speed, and quality needs of a wide range of business, educational or religious institutions that mail static or personalized (variable data) printed communications.