Digital Printing

With the recent launch of its new INDIE line of certified label stocks specially engineered for Indigo press technology, MACtac Printing Products, Stow, Ohio, is challenging printers to experience the digital label difference for themselves. Printers who submit three samples of any label job printed on INDIE digital stocks will be entered in MACtac’s INDIE HDTV sweepstakes for the chance to win a 42-inch plasma screen television. Printers will be entered once for every three samples they submit with the final drawing to select one grand prize winner held on Monday, Dec. 15. “With the broadest line of digital roll stocks on the market,

San Diego-based Printable Technologies announced the release of the FusionPro Links version 2.6, incorporating a variety of features to better deliver a campaign-centric workflow. The vendor-hosted platform is ideal for marketers who want to quickly and easily reach their target markets with individualized communications, while collecting detailed response data to understand and respond to customers’ needs. With FusionPro Links 2.6, users can create a customized online response experience with personalized URLs and microsites for variable data publishing (VDP) marketing campaigns, and manage these campaigns with a comprehensive suite of tracking and reporting features. This latest version of the FusionPro Links application provides an array

Chicago-based GPA Specialty Substrate Solutions—a widely recognized market leader in providing substrate solutions for HP Indigo Digital Presses—proudly announces that it has been named a Preferred Partner of HP Indigo. The Preferred Partner program establishes a standard of excellence for partners of HP Indigo who excel in providing application and substrate solutions for the HP Indigo Community. The partnership establishes a mutual commitment between HP Indigo and GPA to help owners of HP Indigo technology achieve a competitive advantage and profitable growth in digital printing. “Based on the strength and depth of our decade-long relationship with the HP Indigo Community, becoming an HP

Headquartered in Hudson, N.H., Presstek—a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions—introduced a UV printing option for the Presstek 52DI and 34DI digital offset presses at drupa, which took place May 29th through June 11th in Dusseldorf, Germany. “Printing with UV waterless inks on Presstek’s DI presses expands Presstek’s opportunity to provide the highest quality, lowest cost four-color offset solution for a wider range of markets, including consumer packaging, point-of-purchase and direct mail,” said Klaus Schleicher, Presstek group product director, digital printing business unit. “This new UV option for DI presses will open new doors for Presstek, our customers, and their

When prospecting for digital label sales, John Shanley, president of Labels West, Woodinville, Wash., suggested distributors ask end-users the following questions: • Are they carrying a lot of label inventory just to get the higher quantity price break? With digital, they can get smaller quantities at larger quantity prices. • Must they wait until their large inventories are exhausted before they can order more labels with some sort of change in the look or copy? Digital allows new designs and ideas to be brought to market much faster. • Are they compromising label designs to accommodate the inherent registration limitations of flexography? Even the

What is an effective strategy for introducing the benefits of digital printing while avoiding deal-busting database dilemmas? Why should distributors of label products, in particular, be excited about digital technology? How can manufacturers running both conventional and digital printing equipment determine which workflow is most appropriate for specific jobs? These are a few emerging issues worth examining as digital printing continues to infiltrate the marketplace.

Chicago-based GPA Specialty Substrate Solutions released its new Ultra Digital catalog, featuring a vast collection of stocks for HP Indigo digital presses. The catalog is packed with new and innovative substrates at nearly double the size of the previous version. The selection consists of coated and uncoated papers, specialty fine papers, pressure-sensitive papers and films, non-adhesive films and FSC-certified eco-friendly substrates. Highlights include FSC-certified Ultra Digital papers with 100 percent recycled content, Ultra Print economy coated papers and Ultra Digital Pearl shimmering pearlescent papers. Other unique additions to the new catalog are pre-converted direct mail substrates, lay-flat photo pages with FlexBind and a

The Print Professional team congratulates everyone who participated in this year’s design contest for their creativity and ingenuity. It was exciting to receive new entries in the mail each day, and to see how industry professionals used their talent and supply chain expertise to deliver effective, high-quality solutions. With loupes in hand, a distinguished panel of judges from North American Publishing Company, Philadelphia, evaluated entries based on print quality, technical achievement and the degree to which a solution satisfied the intended application. They were so impressed with the submissions, that in addition to designating winners in the various categories, the judges felt compelled

To help print service providers expand and grow their digital print businesses, Rochester, New York-based Kodak launched new vertical market programs in its MarketMover Targeted Sales Module (TSM)—the financial services and the education TSMs. They join four existing modules—manufacturing, retail, advertising and marketing agencies and existing customers—and are designed to support Kodak NexPress digital production color press users in sales and marketing efforts, capturing new business and driving new revenue in a variety of specific vertical markets. For each vertical segment, the individual TSM offers an overview of unique business issues in the market, and provides customizable integrated cross-media campaigns to help market and

Carol Stream, Illinois-based Team Concept Printing & Thermograph announced the addition of a Canon PROGRAF iPF8000S to its line up of production equipment. The iPF8000S features eight LUCIA ink colors: cyan, photo cyan, magenta, photo magenta, yellow, black, matte black and gray. The reformulated monochrome inks reduce graininess, resist scratches and minimize bronzing that can occur from digital printing. The machine has a fully integrated system that is engineered to produce high-value, large-format printing applications with maximum efficiency. For more information and quote requests, call (630) 653-8326 or visit www.teamconceptprinting.com.