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Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, Ga., released the Heidelberg Printers Advantage, a program for small printers. The program connects small business enterprises with problem-solving resources unique to their size. Benefits include an “Ask the Experts” section, links to web sites and trade publications, training videos, industry partners, white papers and special volume discounts. Membership is free, and printers need not own a Heidelberg press to register.
Visit www.printersadvantage.com.
Finch Paper, Sun Prairie, Wis., joined The Paper Mill Store.com, an online Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper and envelope supplier. The partnership will help Finch Paper maintain the Forest Stewardship certification chain of custody for these brands: Finch Fine iD Lightweights for Indigos, Finch Fine envelopes, and Finch Color Copier paper.
Visit www.finchpaper.com
Canon U.S.A., Lake Success, N.Y., offers a new version of its DR-4010C scanner, tailored for departmental document management. It includes Canon’s Advanced Text Enhancement feature and auto color detection. The machine provides color scanning at 40 pages per minute at 200 dpi. It also scans plastic cards.
Visit www.usa.canon.com.
Ryobi Graphic Systems, Hiroshima, Japan, began construction on a new press manufacturing facility. The plant, the third at Ryobi’s Hiroshima East central production center, will manufacture offset printing presses beginning September 2007. The presses range from two to 10 colors and will offer UV coating, drying and convertible perfectors. The facility, an additional 99,000 square feet, will cost about $27 million.
Avanti Computer Systems, Toronto, Ontario, released a new version of its JDF-based business management software for commercial printers. The software includes a new customer relationship management module, an eDashboard to view real-time status of key performance indicators, and a triggers and alerts function.
Visit www.avantisystems.com.
Cabinet NG, Huntsville, Ala., released a new version of its Shared Access Filing Environment, CNG-SAFE 5.8. The new document management platform offers “Dynamic WorkFlow,” which allows users to define rules that will route documents electronically. It also features enhanced content search, email alerts and expanded PDF converting and exporting capabilities.
Visit www.cabinetng.com.
Disappearing Act
Xerox scientists are experimenting with a new printing technology for self-erasing paper, a patent-pending project in collaboration with the Palo Alto Research Center Inc., which is owned by Xerox. The paper is printed with proprietary ink compounds, which change color when they absorb a certain wavelength of light (from a desktop printer) but gradually disappear in 16 to 24 hours. The image can also be immediately erased by exposing the document to heat.
Ideally, the paper can be used again and again for inter-office documents that are usually discarded after a single reading, such as email memos, Web pages and reference materials. Xerox estimates that two out of every five office documents are only kept for a daily period.
Visit www.xerox.com/innovation.