Print
Solutions September 2005
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PrintXcel,
a Quality Park brand, Englewood,
Colo., launched unbranded and
personalized versions of its marketing
brochures. The high-color, professionally
designed brochures are ideal for
health care, education and automotive
industries. They focus on mailing
solutions, print communications,
VersaSeal and security features,
and are available in quantities
ranging from 250 to 500. Call
(800) 767-3743.
IPG
Imaging Professionals, Lake
Forest, Calif., launched business
cards made from frosted Lexan®.
The company collaborated with
PlainJoe Studios, Corona, Calif.,
to create the business cards and
matching binders made from high-impact,
mar-resistant .20 frosted Lexan
polycarbonate sheet. The Lexan
polymer offers beauty, durability
and flexibility, the company said.
Call (800) 733-6660.
Promogul
LLC, Chicago, introduced receipt
envelopes. Each envelope contains
an NCR paper that makes a duplicate
copy of the envelope’s front.
When a user is making a charitable
donation, he or she can fill out
the envelope, remove the internal
receipt for his or her records,
and place the donation inside.
The user doesn’t have to
depend on the event coordinator
to give a receipt, making the
product convenient for churches
and other similar groups. The
envelope is available in regular
size. Call (312) 235-0581.
Visit www.promogul.com.
FYI
Wilmer,
Dayton, Ohio, announced it’s
now an approved printer for security
prescription pads for the state
of California Board of Pharmacy
and Florida’s Agency for
Healthcare Administration. Wilmer
meets all compliance requirements,
including multiple security features
manufactured directly into the
pads and California’s mandatory
watermark. The company prints
pads within five business days
after customer approval. The minimum
order requirement is four pads
or eight books. The pads are available
in sizes of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
with one or two parts. The company
is offering rewards for each new
order of eight pads or 16 books
through Sept. 30. Call (800) 494-5637.
Ward/Kraft
Inc., based in Fort Scott,
Kan., installed an integrated
label line at its Fredericktown,
Ohio, plant. This gives the company
the ability to produce integrated
products in thermal, cut sheet
and continuous formats, including
on continuous laser printers.
Ward/Kraft will feature integrated
products and other solutions in
its WK On Site seminars held throughout
the country. Call the company’s
Kansas plant at (800) 821-4021
or Ohio plant at (800) 351-9302.
Longwood
Software,
Maynard, Mass., added new features
to its TagTeam® marketing
materials management system. The
system now enables users to deliver
marketing and sales materials
to prospects on a personalized
web page. Instead of attaching
files to an email, the system
presents the materials dynamically
and visually on the web. The web
page includes the company’s
branding elements and a set of
literature selected by the salesperson.
When a prospect clicks on the
page, the sales rep receives an
email. The sales rep can see the
products and offers in which the
prospects are interested. Call
(800) 711-8524.
The
Relizon Company, Dayton, Ohio,
announced that it is has become
an Honours Partner of Intermec
Technologies Corporation, Everett,
Wash. The company has been a value-added
reseller of Intermec equipment
for more than five years. As an
Honours Partner, Relizon and Intermec
will work together to incorporate
the latest technology, equipment
and support in document and workflow
solutions. Call (866) 789-8999.
SUPPLIER
NEWS
Muller
Martini Corp., Hauppauge,
N.Y., will demonstrate this month
its Presto saddle stitcher. The
9,000 cycle-per-hour saddle stitcher
is ideal for small- to medium-size
lengths. Featuring automated menu-guided
PLC controls and touch-screen
operation, the saddle stitcher
handles books of sizes from 12
x 14 3/8 inches to 31 5/16 x 51
1/16 inches. It offers quick makeready
and changeovers, providing faster
turnarounds. Additionally, the
company will demonstrate its PrimaPlus
Saddle Stitching System, which
handles finishing requirements
such as automatic gathering, stitching,
trimming, inserting, film wrapping,
addressing and palletizing. Call
(631) 582-4343.
PaperSpecs,
Palo Alto, Calif., announced several
new features to its database that
consists of more than 3,500 papers
from 65 mills and manufacturers.
Members now can search the PaperSpecs
Database to determine which paper
is ideal for their projects, including
precise information such as color,
sheet sizes, pricing and more
advanced features. The web site
also offers tips on paper buying.
Call (650) 321-5152.
Domino
Printing Sciences plc, Cambridge,
U.K., added the K-Series drop-on-demand
printing solution. The K-Series’
flagship is the K200 printer that
offers 300 d.p.i. printing at
300 feet per minute, making it
ideal for print production in
areas such as direct mail, labels
and plastic cards. The K200 also
allows multiple heads to be grouped
together, increasing the achievable
image area. Call (01) 954-782-551.
FLEXICON
AG, Halle, Germany, introduced
plates for the corrugated market.
The company has six CDI (Cyrel
Digital Imager) plate imagesetters
for the production of flexo plates
in a large variety of sizes. It
also installed an Esko CDI-Advance
additional CTP plate imagesetter,
which has a maximum format of
1,270 x 2,032 mm, and the latest
DuPont Cyrel 3000 large-format
production line. Call the company’s
Florence, Ky., plant at (859)
746-3740.
Relyco
Inc., Dover, N.H., introduced
Troy® Secure MICR Toner. The
toner contains a unique dye that’s
released when exposed to substances
typically used to alter check
information such as the dollar
amount or payee name. Substances
used to remove or wash toner from
checks release the special dye,
leaving a red stain on the affected
area. The product allows users
to add a level of security to
their checks without changing
the check stock they use. The
toner is available for the 2300,
9000/9050 and 4200 Troy® Printer
models. Call (800) 777-7359.
Neenah
Paper, Alpharetta, Ga., introduced
its revised swatchbook for CLASSIC®
Linen Papers. For digital printing,
the papers are available in two
sizes: 12 x 18 inches text weight
and 18 x 12-inch cover weight.
The papers offer exceptional ink
holdout with minimal dot gain,
the firm said. The company offers
27 accent colors and seven 120
lb. Duplex Covers. Call (800)
558-5061.
Exstream
Software Inc., Lexington,
Ky., launched Dialogue v5 enterprise
personalization software for the
creation and delivery of customer
communication through print, mail,
real-time and web-based channels.
Dialogue v5 has more than 250
enhancements, including seven
new modules and the new Dialogue
Anywhere for Marketing, a web-based
design interface that allows users
to create and test rules-based
marketing messages. Key upgrades
include an improved design interface,
greater control over long documents,
greater PDF flexibility, three
output options and more. Call
(859) 296-0600.
Neopost
Inc., Hayward, Calif., introduced
its IJ 70 digital mailing system.
Ideal for mid-volume mailing,
the IJ 70 processes up to 150
letters per minute. It calibrates
length, width and thickness up
to 5/8 inches to ensure that proper
postage is applied to each mail
piece. It automatically adjusts
for document thickness and advances
the date on the meter. Featuring
10 preset job functions, the IJ
70 is ideal for tracking departmental
costs, allowing up to 200 departments
to charge back their own postage
while using their own pin codes
to ensure security. It also includes
advanced digital ink jet technology
for the U. S. Postal Service-mandated
IBIP 2D bar codes. Call (888)
636-7678.
X-Rite,
Grandville, Mich., announced that
Epson America Inc., Long Beach,
Calif., will bundle downloadable
X-Rite premium ICC profiles, the
Complete Guide to Color Management
publication and a demo version
of MonacoEZcolor color management
software with each Epson Stylus®
Photo R1800 printer. The R1800
delivers large, archival-quality,
glossy and matte photos. Call
(800) 248-9748.
AWARDS
Business
Stationery Inc., Cleveland,
announced that Walter Bridges
of Advanced Graphic Services,
Pittsburgh, Pa, is the grand prize
winner of its “Ticket to
Paradise” sales contest.
Bridges won a fully paid trip
to Universal Royal Pacific Resort
in Orlando, Fla. Paul Vento of
PrintGraphics, Verona, N.J., won
the second prize of $400, and
Carl Mendenhall of Business Resources,
Medford, N.J., won the third prize
of a $250 gift certificate. Call
(216) 514-1290.
Structural
Graphics,
Essex, Conn., won two Gold and
two Silver awards for the second
consecutive year at the International
Paper Best On Press Awards. The
annual competition honors companies
nationwide for excellence in printing.
Call (860) 767-2661.
Ripon
Community Printers, Ripon,
Wis., won three first-place prizes
in the Graphic Excellence Awards
sponsored by the Printing Industries
of Wisconsin. The company won
in these categories: Web Press
Printing, Uncoated Paper; Product/Service
Catalogs; and Service Booklets
and Brochures. It also won secondary
honors for Heatset Newspaper Inserts,
Magazine Series, Web Press Printing,
Coated Paper and Soft Cover Books.
Call (800) 321-3136.
