Shorter run lengths, and the need for faster throughput, are two key factors driving PSPs toward pressroom automation, notes Eric Frank, senior VP of marketing and product management at Koenig & Bauer (US/CA).
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Dan Marx, Content Director for Wide-Format Impressions, holds extensive knowledge of the graphic communications industry, resulting from his more than three decades working closely with business owners, equipment and materials developers, and thought leaders.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 170 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
“Koenig & Bauer has the widest portfolio in the market,” says Eric Frank, SVP of marketing and product management at Koenig & Bauer. This portfolio includes sheetfed offset presses, inkjet presses, flexographic presses, web presses, corrugated presses, direct-to-object printers, and a host of post-press equipment.
Today’s advancements in sheetfed offset printing press technology greatly increase output productivity, minimize paper waste and makeready times, and enable shorter runs. Automation also reduces the labor requirements to complete what had been manual tasks.
NPES President Thayer Long sat down with Eric Frank, senior VP of KBA North America, and former chairman of PRIMIR, the research unit of NPES, to highlight what PRIMIR will be doing at PRINT 17 to add value to "The Learning Experience." Frank discusses how PRINT 17 will be incorporating PRIMIR's market research with all of the events regarding print, and will focus on specific areas of PRIMIR research, such as the future of MIS/ERP systems, as well as insight into LED-UV drying. Frank also touches on what his experience has been with PRIMIR, how it has helped KBA North America and the industry as a whole.
Cal Events today announced its decision to postpone PrintFest 2009. The now named PrintFest 2010 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center, March 26-27, 2010. As in the past, PrintFest 2010 will be combined with the Direct Marketing Expo operated by the DMA of Southern California, continuing its unique position as the first-ever combined print and marketing show and conference, bringing vendors, printers, marketers, creative professionals and print buyers all together under one roof.
Now there is a color digital production press to suit every printer's desire. Is it time to throw your hat in the ring? BY CAROLINE MILLER Color digital press manufacturers are setting their sights on the commercial printer. No longer is digital printing just for the on-demand and quick printing market segments; it has finally matured to the point where commercial printers can begin to seriously consider integrating these output devices into their business strategy. Today, digital presses offer print quality that is close to offset quality. The mix of improved quality, coupled with quick turnaround, speed and flexibility, is a recipe that
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