Print Solutions July 2006
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Just Out
Capture Business Cards, Minneapolis, announces the launch of Capture Card, a
patented type of business card with customizable adhesive labels on the back of
the card. The labels can be printed using conventional offset or digital
printing equipment, and can also feature repositionable labels. Popular
applications include appointment reminders, notes and coupons. For more
information, call (952) 253-2771.
FYI
Printable Technologies, Solana Beach, Calif., donated 20 copies of FusionPro
Desktop to The School of the Future, a Philadelphia-based education-related
charity. The school is a cooperative effort between the Philadelphia School
district and Microsoft to advance students’ academic possibilities through technology. Graphic arts students will use the
software to gain hands-on experience developing projects. For more information,
call (425) 894-8524.
Appleton Paper, Appleton, Wis., has introduced a new DocuCheck Security Papers
product guide, which includes a test to help calculate five levels of risk
exposure for checks and value-bearing documents. The guide, which has seven
questions, is available as a PDF in the Security Section of the Appleton web
site: www.appletonideas.com/security. For more information, call (920)
734-9841.
Nashua Corporation, Nashua, N.H., will open a new manufacturing and
distribution facility in Cranbury, N.J. The new plant will meet the company’s growing demand for wide-format specialty paper products, coinciding with
Nashua’s new Magellan color line. For more information call (603) 880-2207.
OfficeMax, Itasca, Ill., will install Canon’s large format imagePROFRAF W6 400 pigment ink printers in more than 500 stores
nationwide. The printer is Canon’s 24-inch wide format solution. It can produce poster-sized photographic prints,
large visual aids and graphs, and professional customized posters and signage.
The installations will be completed by the end of July 2006.
Gluers Post Press Services LLC, Hayward, Calif., has implemented “THE System,” a business management software package that includes job costing, product
scheduling, automatic data collection and sales analysis. The software was
written by CRC Information Systems. Gluers is a bindery and finishing company
working with graphic arts firms.
Standard Horizon, Andover, Mass., won a “Best of Show” award at the 2006 On Demand Conference & Expo in the bindery/finishing category. The winning piece, the BQ-470 Perfect
Binder, features end-to-end automation, color touch-screen control, and
interchangeable glue tanks. For more information, call (877) 404-4460.
Vertis, Baltimore, announces the installation of a VIRTU36 UV Flat Bed Printer
in its Irvine, Calif., facility. The new printer will boost Vertis
’ large format production capabilities, including time reductions and cost
management. The press prints directly to substrates such as coroplast, metal,
plex-lexan and wood up to 2.5 inches thick. For more information call (619)
234-0345.
Transcontinental, Montreal, Quebec, has installed a 64-page Goss Sunday 4000
press system with Automatic Transfer. This high-speed book-printing press was
made to measure by Goss for specialized short- and medium-run books, and it
includes a number of new features. Its eight automatic transfer units allow for
instant switchover between operating and idle units without stopping the press.
It also reduces operator effort, paper waste and production times. For more
information call (416) 360-6183.
