FUJIFILM Graphic Systems Div.

Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, has installed a J Press 720S at Quad/Graphics’ Dallas location. “Our Dallas plant is undergoing a transformation with the help of Fujifilm’s J Press 720S press,” says Tim Ohnmacht, Quad/Graphics President of Marketing Solutions. “With the addition of the J Press 720S and complete digital bindery capabilities, we are extending our reach as a total-solutions provider and positioned to serve the broader needs of today’s marketing organizations.”

Solo Printing in Miami, has opened a new digital printing department. The department is equipped with a Xerox Color 1000i Press and software from Xerox, XMPie and Fujifilm, with an aim to extend its record of six straight years of double-digit growth. “Based on what our current customers were asking for and industry trends toward shorter runs and more targeted, personalized and variable communications, we wanted to be more involved in digital printing,” said Robert Hernandez, vice president of sales, Solo Printing.

NPES has elected five new directors, re-elected several returning directors, and the board executive committee.

An Acuity Select 26 has been installed at Image360, based in South Elgin, Ill.

This year marked SGIA Expo’s largest trade show floor ever, a whopping 272,700 sq. ft.

Rich Thompson of Ad Graphics has been named the new chairman for the SGIA 2017 board of directors. Thompson was appointed along with incoming First Vice Chairman Edward Cook of ECI Screen Print; Second Vice Chairman Thomas Cooper of WestRock Merchandising Displays; and Third Vice Chairman Scott Crosby of Holland & Crosby Limited.

The latest addition to the Acuity Select series is yet another step-up in performance and quality.

Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division will present the latest innovations in wide-format print applications at SGIA Expo.

When looking for a new digital press, Jeff Hernandez, VP at Classic, evaluated nearly everything currently on the market. The Broadview, Ill., printer settled on a J Press 720S from Fujifilm. With a 29.5x20.9˝ sheet and an output of 2,700 sph, Fujifilm’s second generation sheetfed J Press 720S is an ideal solution for printers like Classic.

Based in De Pere, Wis., Independent Printing recently installed a J Press 720S from Fujifilm.