Brandon Iskey

Workflow automation plays a critical role in the speedy delivery of printed material, a topic that is the focus of the 2012 Automation Solutions Network meeting in Memphis, Tenn., on January 31 and February 1. At a printer panel presentation at the event, James Cozart, vice president of sales, marketing and customer service at online printing firm 48HourPrint.com, will discuss how automated workflows enable the company to process hundreds of print jobs daily.

As Print Professional’s June issue goes to press, drupa—the world’s largest printing trade show—will be in full swing at Messe, Düsseldorf, Germany. Approximately 400,000 visitors from 122 countries are expected to pass through the exhibit halls between May 29 and June 11, delighting in the latest technology and workflow tools from several hundred vendors. The new workflow solutions being introduced at drupa will subsequently join those already existing, further underscoring the need for industry standards designed to simplify information exchange between different applications and systems in and around the graphic arts industry. Part of the solution is Job Definition Format (JDF), an industry specification