Print
Solutions May 2005
NEW
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
FYI
Badger
Tag & Label Corp., Random
Lake, Wis., announced it can print
consecutive and static digits
for a variety of bar codes. Besides
printing commonly used bar codes
such as UPC, Code 39, Code 128
and interleaved 2 of 5, the company
also can print codabar, ITF 14
and the EAN-8 and EAN-13 bar codes.
It also prints bar codes on tags
and labels used on consumer products
and by companies internally for
inventory control. It can print
up to eight colors in combinations
of 4-color processes, spot colors,
varnishes and laminates. Call
(800) 331-4863.
Ultra
Forms Plus Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich.,
installed RDM image qualifiers
to ensure Check 21 compliance
of documents. The company specializes
in short run custom laser and
continuous checks and forms. Call
(800) 531-2101 or (269) 337-6003
(fax).
Bradley
Graphic Solutions, Bensalem, Pa.,
installed another 8-color, web
offset Didde press. The UV press
is equipped with 14-, 17- and
22-inch cylinders and runs roll-to-roll,
roll-to-fold and roll-to-sheet.
It has high drying power for cut
sheet and continuous printing,
and UV jumbo rolls. Call (800)
638-8223.
ProDocumentSolutions,
Paso Robles, Calif., earned certification
from the North American Security
Products Organization. The company
now maintains a set of security
consensus standards. Distributors
also benefit because they will
offer a higher standard of security
products, the company said. Call
(866) 369-3497.
Belk
Printing Technologies, Pineville,
N.C., installed its third Mitsubishi
press. The 6-color, 40-inch Diamond
3000S offers faster makeready,
ease-of-use and high throughput,
for jobs for the financial, corporate,
advertising and retail sectors.
Call (800) 559-2212 or (704) 588-7158
(fax).
Transcontinental
Direct U.S.A., Warminister, Pa.,
installed PrintStream print
and direct mail management system
from San Rafael, Calif.-based
Streamline Solutions Inc. The
software, installed at the company’s
Fort Worth, Texas, plant,
improves workflow, including estimating,
order entry, scheduling, production,
job costing and billing, the company
said. Call (215) 672-6900 or (215)
957-4366 (fax).
Seidl’s
Bindery, Houston, expanded its
facility to 67,000 square feet.
The company wanted to reorganize
equipment to achieve better workflow
and also make room for the company’s
third Muller Martini Corona perfecting
binding machine. Call (800) 380-3815.
Vertis
Inc., Baltimore, Md., purchased
five Xeikon 5000 digital color
presses. The Xeikon 5000 processes
up to 3 million 8.5 x 11-inch
color pages a month. Users can
add toners during print runs,
and press registrations and calibration
are automated. The press has a
fifth color station as a standard
feature and prints on a wide range
of substrate weights ranging from
27 lb. text to 16 pt. stock. The
Xeikon 5000 can process print
jobs involving complex graphics
with variable data from more than
1 million records. Call (410)
528-9800.
Walls
+ Form Inc., Dallas, now offers
Graphic Signage Boards™.
The sandwich boards offer interchangeable
graphic capabilities and are available
in tripod, standard A-frame and
corner wall-mount designs, the
company said. Made from polyurethane,
the boards can incorporate 24
x 36-inch posters, and silk screen
and vinyl decals on materials
such as marker board, Masonite
and corrugated plastic, it said.
They’re ideal for signage
inserts for menus and promotional
activities. Call (972) 745-0800
or (972) 304-8402 (fax).
AWARDS
Admore®
Inc., Macomb, Mich., part of the
Promotional Solutions Group of
Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas,
was recognized as a “Top
100 Designer Friendly Company”
in the February issue of Graphic
Design USA. The award honors companies
for providing top-flight products
and services, adding value, finding
solutions and supporting the graphic
design community. Admore was recognized
for its user-friendly web site.
Call (800) 523-6673 or (800) 215-2664
(fax).
PrintXcelSM,
Englewood, Colo., Discount Labels,
New Albany, Ind., and Wisco Envelopes,
Tullahoma, Tenn., all Quality
Park brands, won Vendor of the
Year awards from Global DocuGraphix,
Dallas. PrintXcel won the “Vendor
of the Year for Traditional Documents,”
Discount Labels won the “Vendor
of the Year for Envelopes”
and Wisco Envelopes won the “Vendor
of the Year for Labels”
award. Call Quality Park at (303)
790-8023.
