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Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication Department has received a DB-280 desktop perfect binder from Duplo USA, that will be used in the department’s experiential student-run, faculty-advised, printing, publishing and imaging company, University Graphic Systems (UGS).

After a welcome from Dscoop officials (all sporting bad toupees with ponytails), a bluegrass band gave an appropriate Tennessee greeting by getting the crowd to sing along to Rocky Top, a state anthem. Then keynote speaker Mark King, CEO of TaylorMade gave an uplifting and humorous talk that detailed how he and his team developed a vision to become the best performance golf brand in the world, then followed through with it.

At the Dscoop8 Annual Conference February 21-23 in Nashville, TN, Duplo USA will introduce the new Ultra 300Ai UV coater fully integrated inline with the HP Indigo 7600 digital press.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ February 2013 edition, featuring Xerox Corp., Appleton Coated, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., DocuSource, C&W Pressroom Products, Central Ink, Xingraphics, MBO America, Roland DGA, Navitor Inc., Glunz & Jensen, NELA Ternes Register Group, Duplo USA, Eltosch America, DeVries, manroland sheetfed, Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), xpedx, Printing Research Inc., Presstek Inc., Graphic Innovators and Pitney Bowes.

Duplo USA has entered into an exclusive agreement with Photobook Technology PBT to distribute the latter’s Mitamax, Mitabook, and Mitacase products in North America. Duplo will host an open house event on Jan. 23-25, 2013, at its showroom in Suwanee, GA, to demonstrate these solutions.

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.

Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ November 2012 edition, featuring the 2012 Franklin Award.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ November 2012 edition.

Binding and finishing news briefs from Printing Impressions’ October 2012 edition, featuring Bookmasters Inc.

At GRAPH EXPO 2012, Duplo USA will be highlighting a wide range of products that include new saddle stitching and bookletmaking systems, digital color finishers, a new diecutter, perfect binders, and UV coaters.