Changing the standard typeface used by federal and state governments could save the United States roughly $370 million a year in ink costs, according to a peer-reviewed study by Suvir Mirchandani. The best part of the story? Mirchandani is just 14 years old.
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Due to high customer demand for paperboard package printing, 4over Inc., Glendale, Calif., has announced the launch of its new Package Printing division, offering low-cost, short-run product packaging.
Dayton-based Standard Register will cease operations and eliminate 75 jobs at the printing plant and warehouse in Salisbury, Md. by mid-summer of 2014. Officials say demand for traditional printed forms and documents, such as those produced at Salisbury, has declined significantly.
Kevin Kwilinski has been appointed as the president and chief executive officer of Philadelphia-based PaperWorks Industries Inc., effective immediately. PaperWorks is an operating company of Sun Capital Partners, Boca Raton, Fla.
RR Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, has completed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the North American operations of Esselte, a privately owned developer and manufacturer of nationally branded and private label office and stationery products.
Mainstream use of paper electronics with incorporated nanotechnology is still a ways off into the future. But in the last decade progress in the field has been greatly stimulated by advancements in thin film deposition and organic materials.
However, the promise of electronics integrated into or printed out on paper has attracted significant international attention. Therefore, though still a ways off, one should not be surprised if in the future even ordinary sheets of paper are given a technological upgrade.
For his master's thesis, recent Pratt Institute graduate Aaron Mickelson redesigned mainstream consumer packaging to eliminate waste. How? By creating a package that completely disappears by the time the product is finished. The Disappearing Project presents five different solutions in a hope to spark conversation and change.
The Eastman Kodak Co. board of directors elected Jeffrey J. Clarke as CEO and board member. “Jeff is the right person to lead Kodak forward,” said James V. Continenza, Kodak's chairman of the board. "His combination of strengths and experience in technology, transformation, finance, operations and international business is precisely what we set out to find in the next leader of Kodak."
Neenah Paper has announced the relaunch of its Environment Papers premium recycled papers line with fresh, new, natural colors and a uniquely tactile Raw finish, making it well-positioned to meet today's needs for sustainable communication programs, luxury packaging and all digital print applications.
Amazon's recent decision to create an e-commerce storefront for 3-D printed products could finally bring 3-D printing to the mainstream, but not in the way you might think. If you take a look at some of the nylon plastic products on offer via Amazon's partner, 3DLT, it's easy to come to the conclusion that the new pilot program is just an incremental e-commerce push at Amazon. In other words, Amazon now allows you to buy jewelry designs and quirky plastic toys made by 3-D printers on Amazon.com rather than on a third-party site.