PRINTING United Expo

Kirkwood Direct has partnered with Ricoh to streamline and enhance its variable data printing technology. By implementing a RICOH Pro VC60000 with Expanded Gamut inks, Kirkwood Direct will reduce time and costs associated with VDP.

Blue Prism Digital partnered with Rollem International and installed the Insignia flexo-magnetic, sheetfed diecutter, which allowed the company to produce custom packaging.

INX International Ink Co. has developed a solution for brand owners and food packaging providers wanting to find safe and sustainable alternatives with natural-based inks. INXhrc offers benefits that are better for the environment, and reduce the regulatory risk for brand owners and printers.

The Sourcing Group (TSG) embraced a more advanced level of technology integration about three years ago, when it adopted EFI MarketDirect StoreFront Web-to-print/ecommerce software to better service a new customer.

Consumers have more choices than ever. Boutique brands, regional providers, and craft products fill shelves and generate demand for packaging. Print providers eyeing this market face unique challenges, including food safety.

In more than 30 years as a signmaker, Jeffrey Chudoff, owner of FASTSIGNS of Maple Shade, N.J., has witnessed the transformation of vehicle graphics printing. He has been one of those who helped drive the evolution, and SAi Flexi was one of the enablers.

To gain a competitive market edge for their clients and provide extra creative impact to their offset and digital color print work, the Professional Printing Center of Chesapeake, Va., debuted its “TouchFoil 3D” digital print embellishment service, which utilize MGI JETvarnish 3D technology from Konica Minolta.

Direct Edge Media increased speed and throughput with its new Onset X3, a high-productivity UV flatbed printer distributed exclusively in North America by Fujifilm Graphic Systems Division.

In one month since installing the Rhin-O-Tuff Tornado Autopunch EX, AlphaGraphics #630 has experienced an immediate return on investment. Its savings include the elimination of overtime and second shift runs for large punch and bind jobs; 50% faster job turnaround time; and labor savings on 95% of jobs.

Tom Lamont is proud to be an instructor at one of the top 25 high schools in the U.S., Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School in Upton, Mass. Each year, more than 1,000 students apply for 320 spots. “The locals call it Valley Tech,” says Lamont, “Parents throw big parties when their kids get in.”