The Modern Litho and Kodak Partnership, the Key to Success
Over the years Kodak has developed very strong bonds with their customers. Considering their long history supporting print providers with consumables and digital process solutions to enhance their businesses, it makes perfect sense. A great example is Modern Litho. Modern Litho is an 84-year-old commercial printer with locations in St. Louis, Kansas City, and two…
Selecting imposition software doesn’t need to be hard – Part 2
Preparing files for printing to a plate or directly to a press, is a crucial part of the printing process. It is one of those steps that has remained a high skilled and fairly siloed process. In Part 1, we reviewed what is the best approach to selecting an imposition solution and the main thinking…
Selecting imposition software doesn’t need to be hard – Part 1
Preparing files for printing to a plate or directly to a press, is a crucial part of the printing process. It is one of those steps that has remained a high skilled and fairly siloed process. Today, many companies still manually impose their production files using InDesign or plugins to Adobe Acrobat. Others have an…
Labels and Packaging: A significant speed boost and cost reduction with Hybrid Production Inkjet for Flexible Packaging
While the projections vary, the global flexible packaging market is growing at an approximate 5% CAGR and expected to exceed $250 billion by 2024. This is an average range taking into account market forecasts. According to the April 2016 IDC ‘Digital Printing for Packaging Survey, 92% of brands surveyed said their volume of packaging is…
PDF For Packaging: The Missing Link in Digital Packaging Production
In this article, David looks beyond the hardware at prepress, and how new developments will play a significant role in driving the growth of digital packaging production. This is not surprising, since we have been here before in other areas of the industry. If you are a premium member of whattheythink.com, you can access and…
Labels: Hybrid Printing Production Solutions can bridge QPC
In this article, David looks at the role of Hybrid Press Solutions to bridge the gap between conventional and digital label production, and even a takes a glance at what these types of solutions mean for other types of packaging. If you are a premium member of whattheythink.com, you can access and read my…
Xerox introduces a new line of Versant Digital Presses and More…
The new Xerox® has been very busy lately. In addition to its largest ever product launch of 29 workplace printing devices last week, today the company introduced a new line of Versant® presses to replace the existing models, with many new features that exceed the competition’s current offerings and complement the growing line of Xerox…
Digital Label Production Still Has A Long Way To Grow
The shift from analog to digital production in this area has already started, with the real growth ahead of us. This offers some perspective on the transition from conventional production to digital production in the label business. While there is significant forward movement in digital, and for the right reasons, it still represents only a…