Englewood, Colorado

Paul Reilly, president and CEO of Englewood, Colorado-based Cenveo, called for new ways to help printers differentiate themselves, in a keynote address at the 30th Annual Productivity in the Pressroom Seminar held in Chicago. In his presentation titled "Differentiating Print," Reilly said that advances in production technology are making it difficult for printers to distinguish themselves solely on the basis of quality. "Technology has developed to the point where printing is push-button, which tends to make all printers look alike," he explained. "This puts pressure on our pricing, and it obliges us to ask equipment manufacturers to lower their prices to us." He

Englewood, Colorado-based Cenveo is the first envelope licensee of Conformer Expansion Products, Great Neck, N.Y., to offer envelopes that expand to fit its contents. "Prior to the Conformer Expansion Envelope solution, mailing bulk statements or other items measuring more than approximately 1/4" required a gusseted envelope," explained Murray Rundle, marketing manager at Cenveo's Supremex location, Toronto. "Gusseted envelopes are more costly, lack presentation appeal and do not perform as well as Conformer Expansion Envelopes. We expect customers to see significant savings." Conformer Expansion Products has granted Cenveo a license to manufacture, use and sell envelope products with its trademarked name exclusively in Canada,

Englewood, Colorado-based Mail-Well, one of North America's leading providers of visual communications services, recently announced the integration of the capabilities and services of its Bensalem, Pa., envelope plant with its Mail-Well Graphics Philadelphia print plant to create a full-service facility. The expanded Philadelphia-based facility will contain a state-of-the-art graphics and pre-press department, high-end offset capabilities, a full complement of envelope converting equipment and a team of customer service professionals. "We believe this new integrated facility will significantly enhance our manufacturing capabilities and bring the collective products and services of one Mail-Well to our customers," said Charles MacLean, executive vice president of the

Englewood, Colorado-based PrintXcel recently purchased a Mueller Martini Concept NT machine for its Toledo, Ohio, facility. There are only two of these systems currently in operation in the United States.  The press can provide up to 18-color printing with UV drying capability in a variety of formats, including sheet, fan-fold, roll and jumbo roll delivery.  PrintXcel's Mueller Martini equipment is ideal for any company that utilizes promotional programs, such as fundraising, marketing sell sheets, postcards, loyalty programs, subscription renewals and any type of direct mail offering. The system offers various types of finishing to make pieces look more colorful and lively, including embossing,

Unified by a strong core infrastructure, PrintXcel serves all printing needs great and small. Upon learning that Englewood, Colorado-based PrintXcel was named BFL&S' 2002 Manufacturer of the Year, chief customer officer Charles Stickler exclaimed, "This is good news for everyone." For indeed the recognition proves that PrintXcel is on track and in touch with market de-mands, but it's also symptomatic of a healthy industry that's generating opportunities. Yet, as President and CEO Kevin Lombardo observed, "The industry is currently experiencing the same softness that the overall economy is experiencing and there is a sensitivity to people's spending." He explained that customers are