Print Solutions Magazine

Print Solutions August 2005

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

JUST OUT
MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, Conn., introduced a portfolio highlighting the packaging and graphics benefits of its Crescendo® coated one-side paperboard. The portfolio, which includes an envelope and folder, contains complete manufacturing target information, including basis weights, thickness, calipers, internal bond scores, and moisture and stiffness levels for Crescendo in five languages. It also contains a perforated, full-color sample carton that can be easily removed and assembled to illustrate Crescendo’s performance. Call (203) 461-7642. Visit www.meadwestvaco.com.

Delforms, Shoreview, Minn., launched its holiday product line of more than 160 premium cards, calendars, chocolates, seals and other holiday items. The company offers quantities as low as 25, free matching envelopes, free standard personalization in red, green, blue, black or burgundy ink, free gold or silver foil imprinting and free custom logos. The line offers dealers margins ranging from 30 to 70 percent, early season discounts and special pricing for high-quantity orders, the company said. The products are showcased in a glossy, 46-page Holiday Greetings Collection catalog, which can be personalized for distributors. Call (800) 328-7889. Visit www.delforms.com.

FYI

Ward/Kraft Inc., based in Fort Scott, Kansas, began using its HP Indigo 3050 in full capacity to offer faster speed, higher quality digital output and variable capability. The company also added offline equipment for folding, die cutting, punching, binding and transfer tape applications. Call the company’s Kansas plant at (800) 821-4021 or Ohio plant at (800) 351-9302. Visit www.wardkraft.com.

PrintXcel, a Quality Park brand, Englewood, Colo., updated its education vertical market brochure that features a variety of products, including forms, labels, promotional products and envelopes. Designed as a handout, the non-branded piece can be imprinted with a distributorship’s name and logo in quantities ranging from 25 to 500. Call (800) 767-3743. Visit www.printxcel.com.

Herald Multiforms Inc., Dillon, S.C., installed a toll-free fax number: (866) 273-1237. The company specializes in standard manifold and multiform books, custom multiform and stock books, continuous forms and checks, snap-a-part forms, cut sheets, newspapers, booklets, 4-color printing and envelopes. Call (800) 845-5050. Visit www.multi-forms.com.

International Paper, Stamford, Conn., created a web site, www.ipknowsdirectmail.com, for customers to learn about updates and trends in the direct mail industry. The site includes information on the company’s Accent®, Carolina®, Springhill® and Williamsburg grades suitable for direct mail campaigns. It demonstrates which IP papers work best for envelopes, letters, fliers, applications, brochures, coupons and return post cards. Call (203) 541-8000. Visit www.ipaper.com.

Marathon Label Co. Inc., Wausau, Wis., added an 8-color Mark Andy flexo press that runs 5,000 to 250,000 custom labels and tags. The company installed the press to cater to the product ID labels, industrial labels, durable labels and retail tags markets. Call (800) 848-2112. Visit www.marathonlabel.com.

BBF Printing Solutions, Largo, Fla., successfully organized an open house from May 11-13. It focused on the company’s Direct Mail Solutions division and its 10-color Sanden XP1500 press. Gus Stavros, the original founder and owner of BBF Printing Solutions, Pinellas Park Mayor William Mischler and more than 100 people attended the event. Call (866) 545-8703. Visit www.bbfprinting.com.

3 Sigma Corp., Troy, Ohio, is expanding its Troy facility to 85,000 square feet to accommodate equipment and technology that will become operational later this year. The company manufactures specialty items such as Sigmature™ and Sigmaflex™ pressure sensitive products, repositionable RPN mail and news labels, Universal Coupon Film™, Anchorseal® and Extend-a-Seal™ lines. Call (800) 347-3091. Visit www.3sigma.cc/company.

Strine Printing Company Inc., York, Pa., installed a ROLAND 900 XXL sheet-fed press from MAN Roland USA, Westmont, Ill. The 6-color ROLAND 900 XXL features inline coating and hybrid UV capabilities. All ROLAND 900 presses are equipped with double-diameter cylinders and contact-free transferters to facilitate high-speed printing on heavy board and corrugated microflute. The standard 900 XXL model takes on substrates ranging up to 48 points. A packaging option increases the dimension to 64 points, the company said. Call (717) 767-6602. Visit www.strine.com.

AWARD

Performance Document Solutions Inc., Omaha, Neb., won an Excellence in Business Award from the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce for being one of Omaha’s fastest-growing companies. The company has experienced more than 170 percent growth in revenue in the past three years. Call (402) 896-9400. Visit www.formsguys.com.

SUPPLIER UPDATE

Appleton, Appleton, Wis., added the Tru-Tech® line of durable paper products. Tru-Tech is a division of Temple-Inland, with manufacturing operations in Linden, N.J. Tru-Tech materials, available in sheets and rolls, are water-, oil- and grease-resistant, and print and convert like paper. The products also are laser-printable. Their uncoated applications include manuals, instruction sheets, continuous forms, ID cards, tags, hunting licenses, bags and mailers, dust jackets for books and law labels. Coated applications include point-of-sale signs, shelf talkers, posters, CD sleeves, brochures and folders, trading and playing cards, labels, packaging, menus, wall maps, dust jackets for books, and soft covers for books. Call (920) 734-9841. Visit www.appletonideas.com.

Heidelberg, Kennesaw, Ga., unveiled its Print Media Demonstration Center in Kennesaw. The state-of-the-art facility houses a wide range of Heidelberg prepress, press and postpress equipment, including the new Speedmaster XL 105, which made its U.S. debut at the ceremony. The 33,000-square-foot center is open to customers, vendors, local universities and dignitaries for meetings, conferences and other demonstration needs. Call (888) 472-9655. Visit www.us.heidelberg.com.

BASCORP, Cherry Hill, N.J., announced a new price of $100 for its PRINTQUOTE 4 Printing Estimating system for Microsoft® Windows. PRINTQUOTE 4 uses a stored database of all the print shop’s cost elements and their prices. The program continuously calculates prices for three specified job quantities, which can be changed at any time. Call (856) 429-2573. Visit www.printquote.biz.

Muller Martini Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., will present next month its new Bolero model 3028 perfect binder at Print ’05 in Chicago. The company also will showcase other book binding technologies, including the gathering machine, stream feeder, trimmers and stackers. The Bolero 3028, which runs at 8,000 cycles per hour, performs its own makeready, reduces setup times, lowers labor costs and runs lengths to be more profitable, the company said. Call (631) 582-4343. Visit www.mullermartiniusa.com.

Prime Resources Corp., Bridgeport, Conn., launched several new online tools for distributors. With Online PrimE-Proof approval, free PrimE-Art, free PrimE-Photo Overruns and free Online PrimE-Shipping Estimator, distributors can easily view their art and estimate costs. Additionally, the company released its Robot Series™ Calculator Portfolio. The black leatherette portfolio contains a calculator in the front panel that can be accessed even when the portfolio isn’t open. Call (203) 331-9100. Visit www.primeworld.com.

Testing Machines Inc., Ronkonkoma, N.Y., added Parker PrintSurf™ Calibration Paper Tabs to its offerings. The tabs address the calibration of roughness testers, which was previously problematic due to the nonexistence of an absolute definition of paper surface roughness, the company said. Users can achieve calibration through sets of transfer standards that are assigned an average roughness value using a reference Parker PrintSurf. The tabs offer accuracy, the ability to compare results with a recognized standard, and eliminate the need for sending results to the supplier. Call (631) 439-5400. Visit www.testingmachines.com.

Schober USA, Cincinnati, will showcase next month its new RFID tag placement technology at Print ’05 in Chicago. The machine places RFID transponders under preprinted labels. It works with transponders in accordance with ISO specifications, in widths from 10 mm to 160 mm, the company said. Preprinted labels with widths from 20 mm to 200 mm can be applied at rates from 5,000 to 20,000 labels per hour. On-board RFID readers ensure the readability of each RFID tag before and after integration. Call (513) 489-7393.Visit www.schoberusa.com.

Domtar, Montreal, increased the brightness and whiteness of its Domtar Luna paper, which produces healthier skin tones and more vibrant colors while maintaining quick-drying surface and reliable runnability, the company said. Available in gloss, silk and matte finishes, Domtar Luna is used in annual reports, corporate brochures, newsletters, direct mail, posters, calendars, catalogs, menus and more. New sizes include 8.5 x 11 inches, available in 80 and 100# text, 100# cover, gloss and matte; 14.33 x 20.5 inches in 80 and 100# text, gloss and matte; and 20.5 x 14.33 inches in 80 and 100# cover, gloss and matte. Call (800) 6-Domtar. Visit www.domtar.com.

RISO Inc., Danvers, Mass., launched its MZ790 Printer-Duplicator. The MZ790, which prints at speeds up to 150 ppm, eliminates the need to remove the second ink cylinder for printing 1-color jobs, making it simple to switch between 1- and 2-color printing, the company said. It also offers 600 d.p.i. scanning and a 600 d.p.i. resolution for high-quality output with smoother lines, finer gradations for photos, and clear legibility for small typefaces. Call (800) 876-RISO. Visit us.riso.com.