Japs-Olson Co.

In this blog, I will discuss my prediction for the future of the print production workflow powered by JDF (Job Definition Format) and how this will reshape the way companies structure their workflows—from start to finish—in the near future.

Print Buyers International will host its first-ever Print & Media Conference Midwest at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare on Thursday, May 19, 2011. This groundbreaking, one-day event will feature everything you love about PBI’s Annual Print & Media Conference in Massachusetts.

The Minnesota printer placed an order at Graph Expo here for an end-to-end digital printing solution, including print heads, presses and consumables, all manufactured by Kodak. Japs-Olson also signed on for a new eight-unit Goss Sunday 2000 web press.

CHICAGO—Japs-Olson Co. has placed an order for a new eight-unit Goss Sunday 2000 web press that will be configured for highly automated direct mail production. The new gapless Sunday press, purchased at Graph Expo here, will be equipped with Goss Autoplate fully automatic plate changing and Automatic Transfer technologies, which will allow four-color job changes to be completed without stopping the press.

The eight-unit Goss Sunday 2000 press will be configured for highly automated direct-mail production with Goss Autoplate fully automatic plate changing and Automatic Transfer technologies, which will allow four-color job changes to be completed without stopping the press. Installation will begin at the Japs-Olson facility in St. Louis Park, MN, in mid 2011.

CHICAGO—Japs-Olson Co., which specializes in direct mail services and commercial printing, placed an order at Graph Expo here for an end-to-end digital printing solution including printheads, presses and consumables, all manufactured by Kodak.

As part of an ongoing effort by Japs-Olson to further expand its digital capabilities, the company has signed an order today at GRAPH EXPO for a complete, end-to-end digital printing solution including printheads, presses and consumables, all manufactured by Kodak.

Those lithographic printers walking the show floor earlier this month at Graph Expo in search of a bevy of heavy-iron, offset presses were sorely disappointed. With press manufacturers Heidelberg USA, Komori America and Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses opting to pass on this year's show, the South Hall at McCormick Place lacked the all-encompassing lineup of traditional press vendors that visitors in years past have come to expect.

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MINNEAPOLIS—To enhance the speed and quality of the in-line printing capabilities on its web offset presses, Japs-Olson Co. has ordered 24 Kodak Prosper S10 imprinting systems. The inkjet printheads will be used to produce high-volume direct mail and other variable data applications.