Printer News

The report "3D Printing Materials Market by Plastics (ABS, PLA, Nylon & Others), by Metals (Steel, Titanium, Gold & Others), by Ceramics (Silica, Glass & Others), by Others (Laywood & Others), by Forms & by End-User Industries-Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018," defines and segments the 3-D Printing Materials Market with an analysis and forecast of the volumes and revenues of materials such as plastics, metals, ceramics and others, individually.

The U.S. Government Printing Office's (GPO) Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks testified before the Committee on House Administration on the topic: GPO in 2023: Keeping America Informed in a Post-Print World.

INX International Ink Co. officials broke ground Dec. 5 on a new 62,000 sq. ft. facility in Lebanon, Ohio. Local dignitaries were joined by the INX management team—led by president and CEO Rick Clendenning—at the site approximately 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati.

Imagine! Print Solutions and Classic Graphics Inc. have merged, creating one of the largest privately owned commercial printing companies in the nation.

Kodak's SONORA Process Free Plate technology could lead to impressive water savings for the commercial printing industry. The forecast is based on new adoption data for the process-free plates, which remove the need for a plate processor in the prepress stage of a print operation.

Hewlett-Packard this month laid off about 100 employees in Omaha, Neb., as part of a corporate restructuring plan announced in May 2012. The workers were notified Nov. 4 and the layoffs were effective immediately.

The workers were part of the firm's Personal and Printing Systems division. The company declined to say what the workers' roles were and would not say how many people HP employs in Omaha. HP said its sole Nebraska location is at 10810 Farnam Drive, in the Old Mill area. The employees are receiving severance pay.

A fire broke out Thursday morning at a printing plant in Lomira, Wis., but within hours it was extinguished and the business said it was resuming operations.

According to Claire Ho, a spokeswoman for Quad/Graphics, a small fire broke out in the building, the cause of which is still under investigation, and employees, along with the building's sprinkler system, extinguished it quickly.

Firefighters were called and on hand, as per the company's protocol.

Printing Industries of America has announced the election of its 2014 officers and board of directors. Through their instrumental involvement in Printing Industries of America and their local organizations, these individuals have displayed a passion for driving the industry forward.

Plastiprint, Lakewood, Colo., recently re-launched its website, www.plastiprint.com.

Plastiprint has been providing the industry's highest quality printable films and film converting to the graphic art and printing industries throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada and Europe for more than 24 years. 

Standard Register, Dayton, Ohio, announced that its board of directors has appointed four new officers of the company: Greg Greve, executive vice president, Enterprise Delivery; Joseph L. Klenke, executive vice president, Advanced Technology and Channels; Jeffery L. Moder, executive vice president, Corporate Marketing; and Amy Reilly, executive vice president, Organizational Effectiveness.