FYI
Gill Studios Inc., Shawnee Mission, Kan.,
installed an Inca Eagle H Flatbed ink jet press. In addition to
offering screenprinted decals, the company offers full-color
large-format printing (up to 96 x 63 inches) on numerous rigid
or flexible materials. Variable resolution of up to 800 x 1200
d.p.i. generates near-photo-quality images, and 4-color process
in UV-cured inks create durable outdoor signs. Call (913)
888-4422.
Visit
www.gill-line.com.
Pacific Data Forms Inc., Long Beach,
Calif., and the Custom Division of Gateway Business Forms Inc.,
South Gate, Calif., now operate as a combined company under the
name Pacific Data Forms/Gateway. Some Gateway Business
Forms’ employees and equipment will be moved to the Long
Beach facility, according to the company. Call (800) 352-7522
or (562) 490-0121 (fax).
C.E. Printed Products, Carol Stream, Ill.,
added another flat-sheet printing press to produce rush orders.
The Ryobi offset printing press produces 1- and 2-color
flat-sheet products. Call (800) 446-3831 or (630) 668-2164
(fax).
Visit
www.hotce.com.
Datatel Resources Corp., Monaca, Pa., added
in-line consecutive numbering to its cut sheet products,
including 11-inch and 14-inch deep cut sheets. The company also
added in-line folding to its collating capabilities. The
process allows multipart documents to be folded in-line as part
of collating. Call (800) 245-2688 or (724) 775-0688 (fax).
Visit
www.datatelcorp.com.
Direct Mail Solutions, Largo, Fla.,
purchased a Sandem Quantum 1500XP 8-color web offset press. The
company, a division of BBF Printing Solutions, now can produce
sheet-fed products at speeds of up to 1,500 feet per minute,
according to the company. The press prints up to eight colors
and a has flexographic station for varnishing and die cutting.
Call (727) 545-8703 or (727) 544-1203 (fax).
Visit
www.bbfprinting.com.
Giraffe Business Forms Inc., Louisville,
Ky., changed its name to Giraffe Inc. to better reflect the
company’s range of offerings, including 4-color printing,
medium and long run continuous and multipart business forms,
direct mail and short run 4-color digital process. The company
also moved to a larger, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant.
It installed a 14-inch, 8-color web press that can produce 81/2
x 14-inch, 4-color documents. The press also can produce
100,000 81/2 x 14-inch documents per hour. Call (800) 800-5822
or (502) 584-6604 (fax).
Visit
www.giraffeonline.com.
Printgraphics, Dayton, Ohio, upgraded to a
state-of-the-art PDF workflow with in-rip trapping. Prepress
capabilities include latest graphics software, improved color
management and proofing, and an FTP site for file transfers.
Call (800) 543-7510.
Visit
www.printgraphicsnet.com.
ProDocumentSolutions, Porterville, Calif.,
organized a 2-day event for distributors to visit the
company’s recently acquired 177,000-square-foot
Porterville plant and also to celebrate the company’s
25th anniversary. More than 40 distributors attended the event,
which included a talk on the company’s latest products
and services. Call (800) 726-0085 or (559) 651-1559 (fax).
Visit
www.prodocumentsolutions.com.
General Financial Supply, a subsidiary on
Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, now offers a faster production
schedule at its Nevada, Iowa, and Bridgewater, Va.,
manufacturing facilities. The company delivers single-part
standard cash tickets in five working days, duplicate standard
cash tickets in seven working days, warehouse releases in two
working days, proofs in two working days and other forms in
nine working days. Call the Nevada plant at (800) 759-4374 and
the Bridgewater plant at (800) 333-6167.
Visit
www.genfinsup.com.
Prime
Resources Corporation, Bridgeport, Conn.,
launched a promotion that guarantees on-time
shipping for orders placed at rush pricing
in the company’s catalog and at www.primeworld.com.
Customers can read the terms and conditions
of the offer by visiting the web site, and
then clicking on “Rush Service”
under the “Link-In-A-Blink” menu.
Call (203) 331-9100.
Visit
www.primeworld.com.
Seidl’s Bindery Inc., Houston,
installed a high-speed Ga-Vehren attaching and placement
machine for faster turnaround on high-volume projects. Users
can place a variety of items such as post cards, coins, CDs,
DVDs, coupons, booklets, inserts, etc., on a carrier substrate,
which can be folded for mailing or finishing. Call (800)
380-3815 or (713) 681-3833 (fax).
Visit
www.seidlsbindery.com.
API Foils Inc., Rahway, N.J., changed the
address of its Accounts Payable department. The new address is
API Foils, 329 New Brunswick Ave., Rahway, N.J. 07065. Call
(732) 382-6800 or (732) 382-8760 (fax).
Visit
www.api-worldwide.com.
Spiral Binding Company Inc., Totowa, N.J.,
expanded its sales and distribution centers in New Jersey, New
York and Texas. The company’s headquarters in Totowa
added 30,000 square feet of space to its warehouse and 6,000
square feet of office space, according to the company. Its
Austin branch doubled its capacity after moving to a new
location. The New York office will double its capacity after
moving to a new space in the spring. All warehouses will
incorporate the company’s ERP and bar code system. Call
(973) 256-0666 or (973) 256-5981 (fax).
Visit
www.spiralbinding.com.
AWARD
The Allen Company, Blanchester, Ohio, won
four awards at the International Society’s Annual
Convention DECO 2004 organized by the Society of Glass and
Ceramic Decorators. The company won a Design Excellence award
in the food containers category for a 26-ounce, clear
apothecary jar; a Design Excellence award in the promotional
products category for a 15-ounce, black coffee mug; a Design
Excellence award in the novelties and souvenirs category for an
11-ounce, black anchor mug; and a Design Excellence award in
the innovation category for an 11-ounce, black-pearlized mug.
Call (800) 783-2491 or (800) 329-2492 (fax).
Visit
www.allenmugs.com.
Direct Mail Solutions’ Sandem Quantum
1500XP 8-color press.