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Maverick Label, Edmonds, Wash., introduced a line of stickers in its online storefront. “Revolutionary new pricing technology allows us to offer popular size and shape stickers below traditional wholesale costs,” said Mark Trumper, CEO of MaverickLabel.com
www.mavericklabel.com/products/value-line-sticker-quoter.php

Wise Business Forms, Alpharetta, Ga., introduced tamper-resistant prescription pads with 10 security features, exceeding the Medicare/Medicaid requirements. Prescription pads must contain at least one feature as of April 1, and must contain three as of October 1. Wise offers VOID pantographs, thermochromic ink, artificial watermarks, blue or green backgrounds, a list of all secure features, reverse Rx, microprinting, chemically reactive paper, and toner adhesion coating.
www.wbf.com

Jannel Packaging, Holbrook, Mass., introduced new standard colors, styles and sizes for its self-adhering packing list envelopes. They are now available in bright yellow, orange and red with “packing list enclosed” along the top panel or full-front, offered in nine sizes.
www.jannel.com

Wisco, Tullahoma, Tenn., introduced 6-inch by 9-inch envelopes with a standard position window. The envelope meets the USPS requirements for letter-size mail. Custom windows are also available.
www.wiscoenv.com

VersaSeal, Montrose, Ala., introduced a new Canadian stock check that meets image requirements outlined by the Canadian Payments Association. The 11-inch Z-fold check features a blue-green prismatic pantograph, microprint border, padlock icon and Canadian endorsement backer. Bilingual opening instructions are included on the back.
www.versaseal.com

Datatel Resources Corp., Monaca, Pa. obtained chain-of-custody certification from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The company can now label products with the SFI logo for distributors.
www.datatelcorp.com

The Paper Mill Store.com, Sun Prairie, Wis., has partnered with Appleton, Appleton, Wis., to offer Fluorescents, a line of bright, premium cover paper. Fluorescents boast three to four times more visual intensity than other non-coated, brightly colored papers, the company reports. They’re available from The Paper Mill Store in 8 pt. and 10 pt. C/1S cover and are appropriate for use in offset printing, laser printing and inkjet printing.
www.thepapermillstore.com

Paris Business Products, Westhampton, N.J., offers several security paper choices that meet or exceed Medicaid’s security feature requirements, the company said. Paris offers its Premier Prescription Paper and other security paper products in different sizes, colors and formats, including 2-part carbonless security paper. The papers include blue and green-screened backgrounds that provide full ink coverage of the sheet, heat-sensitive thermochromatic ink that disappears when subjected to touch or heat of a copier, artificial watermarks that print “DocuGard Security” in white opaque ink on the backside of the paper, coin-reactive ink that displays tampering by scratching, and more.
www.pariscorp.com

VistaPrint, Hamilton, Bermuda, expanded its T-shirt line with new colors and styles. The company now offers black, ash gray and white short sleeve shirts, as well as black and white long-sleeve shirts, which are customizable.
www.vistaprint.com

Diamond Packaging, Rochester, N.Y., launched a green website to coincide with the introduction of the greenbox initiative, the company’s commitment to sustainable packaging. The new site informs visitors about green packaging, including designs, manufacturing, recycling and energy requirements.
www.diamondpackaging.com

SERVICES
Triangle Printing Company, York, Pa., installed a Fujifilm platesetter, the Javelin 8600S 8-page thermal, to improve quality and reduce makeready times, the company said. Pressroom productivity has improved by 15 percent, and plate remakes were reduced in the last quarter by 90 percent.
www.triangle-printing.com

Flying Colors Press, Toledo, Ohio, installed a Kodak NexPress M700, which allows the company to offer digital color and join the Market Mover network.
www.flyingcolorspress.com

Paw Print & Mail, South Burlington, Vt., increased revenues by 15 percent after installing a Presstek 34DI, the company said. The high-quality four-color press attracts customers, as well as its environmentally friendly features.
www.paw-prints.com

Production Manager Brent Huff (right) and owner Tom Brassard at the console of Paw Print & Mail’s new digital press.

PrimaCompanies, Green Bay, Wis., installed a Canon7000VP imagePRESS to complement its digital printing devices. Now, the company will offer full color digital solutions for transpromo applications, 1-to-1 marketing and other short run color cards, labels and printing.
www.prima-data.com

Papergraphics, Merrimack, N.H., installed an HP Indigo 5000 which significantly boosted its digital production capabilities, the company said. Papergraphics now offers full color digital “offset quality” for applications such as marketing collateral on demand and personalized direct mail.
www.papergraphics.biz

SUPPLIER NEWS
Glatfelter, York, Pa., introduced a new premium paper swatch book based on a travel theme. It includes nine product lines and 22 tear-off sample pads, making it the most expansive Glatfelter book. The book also includes a bulk chart, a short form chart and three samples of environmentally friendly papers.
www.glatfelter.com

NewPage, Miamisburg, Ohio, renamed its coated No. 5 and uncoated web lines as a result of its acquisition of Stora Enso North America. The products will still have the same designs and attributes, the company said. Coated No. 5 groundwood web offset and rotogravure products are now Consoweb and Consoweb Advantage—formerly ConsoPress and ConsoPress Advantage. Former SC-A+ and SC-A brands MagniPress and SuperiorPress are now Voyager and Superior Gloss, respectively. NewPage will continue to offer the Arbor design in the No. 5 and SC-A+ categories. ExoPress and ExoPress Plus are now Spartanweb and Spartanweb Pluss. Additionally, the company introduced a new product, Expedition, a lightweight uncoated product with the brightness of a No. 4 coated groundwood paper.
www.newpage.com

SAGE, Carrollton, Texas, released the SAGE Supplier Center 2.0, a new industry communication tool for the promotional products industry. It includes the SAGEim instant messaging system, multi-session and chat capabilities. Suppliers can use the center to upload order tracking information using an XML interface, or to upload multimedia audio and video presentations.
www.sageworld.com

Formax, Dover, N.H., introduced the 402 series joggers, to replace the discontinued 400 series. The new pieces feature increased capacity, paper size, speed, and easy-to-use controls. They are designed to be used with a variety of cut-sheet paper handling equipment, the company said.
www.formax.com

Formax introduced a new series of joggers.

Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., will release its ColorFlow software at drupa in May 2008. The program, designed to integrate color control through the production environment, will include monitors, scanners, halftone and inkjet proofers, and digital and conventional presses. The software uses open standard formats and will work with Kodak and non-Kodak systems, and complies with ISO 12647 printing and ISO 10128 printing system standards. It also supports international PDF/X data exchange formats and JDF job control specifications.
www.kodak.com

Printable Technologies, Solana Beach, Calif. signed a reseller agreement with Canon, Lake Success, N.Y., for the latter to resell the FusionPro web collateral management and web-to-print solution. Canon will be marketing the solution along with its imagePRESS digital machines to increase efficiency and productivity, the company said.
usa.canon.com
www.printable.com

EFI, Foster City, Calif., announced two new superwide format printers in its QS series. The new machines have 4- and 6-color configurations. Both the QS2000 and the QS3200 offer 1080 dpi on both rigid and flexible substrates up to 3.2 meters wide and 2 inches thick.
www.efi.com

Muller Martini, Hauppauge, N.Y., introduced a new JDF controller/editor at a JDF user group meeting held by PIA/GATF in March in Pittsburgh. The new system will allow operators to perform setups remotely, minimize delays and rework, and reduce wait time, the company said. Muller also introduced the Sample Gluer 423, an in-line gluing technology for saddle stitchers.
www.mullermartini.com

Model 423 Sample Gluer

Xanté, Mobile, Ala., introduced the Ilumina 502 short run color press, ideal for printing on oversized, ultra-thick cover paper. The press is ideal for small to mid-size print shops because of its price, the company said. The machine can print on a wide range of special substrates, including fiber-enhanced papers such as textured canvas, sleek metallic, cast coated and magnetic stocks.
www.xante.com

Canon, Lake Success, N.Y., introduced the imageCLASS MF6500 series, four new black and white multifunction laser printers for the small office/ home. Each new model streamlines several duties, the company said: printing, copying, scanning, faxing and advanced paper handling features. The machines meet Energy Star guidelines.
usa.canon.com

XMPie, New York City, introduced XMPie Marketplace a new software tool to incorporate image personalization in projects. The uStore-based website offers a library of creatively designed uImage templates in Photoshop or Illustrator.
marketplace.xmpie.com

InfoPrint Solutions, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, introduced the EMP156, a new monochrome cut sheet printer. The new machine offers speeds up to 156 pages per minute, the company said, and a monthly duty cycle of up to 4.5 million impressions.
www.infoprint.com

Presstek, Hudson, N.H., formed three strategic business units to reorganize the company’s focus. The new units are: digital printing, CTP business (digital platemaking), and traditional business (polyester CTP).
www.presstek.com

Millersville University of Pennsylvania purchased a Mark Andy press and offers a flexo curriculum thanks to a $10,000 donation by the NorthEast Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA). The donation capped off two years of fundraising and logistics that allowed the university to secure matching funds from the Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Association. Mark Andy also donated a significant amount of the purchase price. The new press, a 10-inch 4-color Mark Andy 2200 complements the Graphic Communications Department’s existing sheet-fed litho presses.

Flint Printing Group, Luxembourg created a new flexographic products group. The new division will open opportunities in the photopolymer sleeves market, which is growing, the company said. Dr. Thomas Telser, former president of Flint Group Printing Plates, will run the new division, which includes the printing plates group activity.
www.flintgrp.com

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