Arthur
Blank & Co. adds fourth Burkle Press; yearly card manufacturing
capacity exceeds 1.3 billion
One of the world’s largest plastic
card manufacturing facilities
Arthur Blank & Co., Inc., a leader in card marketing
solutions, is now able to produce more than 1.3 billion high quality
plastic cards per year with the addition of a fourth Burkle high-speed
laminator to its production floor. The equipment installation makes
the Boston-based company of the largest plastic card manufacturing facilities
in the world. (More)
Superior
Printing Inks breaks ground for new varnish plant in Hamden, Conn.
Superior Printing Ink Co., Inc., held a groundbreaking
ceremony last month for a new varnish manufacturing plant to be added
to its central manufacturing facility (CMF) in Hamden, Conn. Slated
to be operational by next summer, the new 12,000 square foot varnish
plant will allow Superior Printing Ink to increase its level of automation
in the manufacture of lithographic printing ink. (More)
Matheson
Higgins/ Congress Press upgrades stamp press
Specialty printer prepares for busy holiday season
Matheson Higgins/Congress Press, a graphic
arts finisher in Woburn, Mass., has recently upgraded one of its presses,
the Nikko Hot Star HS 80. (More)
Lane
Press adding a new Rotoman from MAN Roland
April 2005 installation scheduled at Burlington, Vt. publications
printer
Lane Press has purchased a new four-unit
MAN Roland Rotoman, complete with a new single-chopper combination folder
rated at 65,000 impressions per hour. The 16-page press will be installed
in April 2005, with an early summer start-up date scheduled. The Rotoman
and another web press that Lane Press is installing will significantly
increase the company’s printing capacity. (More)
The
high cost of failing to market
By John Graham
“We had to stop the mailings to our hospitality database,”
said Tom Helbach, president of Mosinee Insurance Agency in Wisconsin.
“We were getting so many calls we couldn’t process the work
efficiently until we made some internal changes.” (More)
Taking
the pain out of insurance costs for printing companies
By Joseph E. Rueter
If it isn’t one cost of doing business that goes up, then it’s
another. Energy, wages, health care, utilities and gasoline. Each one
presents a new challenge. The list should also include property and
casualty insurance costs. The spiral seems unstoppable. (More)
Company
Profile
Being fiscally conservative keeps President Press moving
forward
By John Scibelli
Jay Eckblom, owner of President Press in Quincy, Mass., prides himself
on paying his bills early. That simple business philosophy is a connection
for Eckblom and a constant reminder to words of advice offered by his
brother Russell who served as company president until his death in 1993.
(More)
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Environmental
compliance and computer to plate systems
By Gary A. Jones and Mark J. Flannery
In recent years, computer-to-plate (CTP) imaging systems have become
quite common and a natural extension of the digital prepress workflow.
While these systems offer tremendous advantages from a productivity
perspective, they are not necessarily problem-free from an environmental
perspective. This article reviews the common environmental compliance
issues associated with CTP systems and options for addressing them.
The
2005 business plan
Making it in the year ahead
By John Graham
The start of a new year is still very much of what can be called a refocus
event. All the phony pronouncements, useless posturing and hollow promises
to reach unrealistic goals that occur at this time of year only obscure
the annual opportunity to focus on what can be accomplished with sufficient
effort. Putting all the nonsense aside, Graham provides an 11-point
business plan that focuses on task-driven strategies that make a difference.
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