Some 80 exhibitors are expected to present their latest products in over 75,000 square feet of exhibition space at Hunkeler innovationdays, from Feb 11-15, 2013, at the Messe Lucerne exhibition facility, in Lucerne, Switzerland. Integrated total solutions will be demonstrated to address every aspect of workflow, within every industry segment.
Not all print shop proprietors have weighed in on the industry’s most pressing question, whether to go “all in” or hedge their bets on digital printing technology. If you plan on catering to both disciplines, having finishing capabilities that speak to the needs of conventional and digital printing is critical.
Miron Construction’s self-promo brochure incorporates the essential elements of fine printing and design to build an exquisite marketing structure. From the rich, color-saturated spreads to the varnishes and elegant foils, the reader is treated to elegance, excitement and innovation at every turn of the page.
Very-short product runs may not generate enough revenue to cover the cost of the die for diecutting. We need a machine that doesn’t need a high-cost die, is fast enough for real production, and whose cost will not break the bank. Now that’s a real design challenge.
Chicago-based Werner Printing & Engraving is one of the largest engraving and specialty printers in the Midwest. Werner's team of highly-specialized employees, buoyed by a crew of master craftsmen and women with an average of 25 years engraving experience, appreciate that their work will be carefully perused, coddled and admired for years to come.
I spent a large part of my career in high-volume commercial binderies. These were truly “big iron” operations where perfect binders and saddlestitchers might stretch over a hundred feet of floor space and easily weigh more than 100,000 pounds.
Digital printing has created a fair amount of heartaches for bindroids. The chemistry and physics of printing with toner create some special problems when it comes to producing a finished product. Among the challenges are
Graphic Art Systems announced it has installed its Eco-Eagle hot foil system at AGI-Shorewood, one of the largest and most-innovative specialty packaging businesses. The company plans to use the system for its high-end cosmetic, tobacco and other decorative printing for the consumer market.
This PaperSpecsGallery.com entry is a blue chip of an idea for any portfolio. Linking the concept of the stock certificate to a collectible piece of art (both things that increase in value in happy times) is money in the bank.
The Magnapak system with 42 positions being installed at the Tribune Direct facility will support selective packaging of the company’s total market coverage (TMC) product and several other products for its growing list of newspaper packaging customers.
