By Chris Raney, vice president of product management, postpress commercial and packaging division, Heidelberg USA Heidelberg, with US location in Kennesaw, Georgia, recently announced the addition of a new folder-gluer, Diana Go 85. It was developed on the basis of Heidelberg’s market requirements by the MK development team based in Neuss, Germany. It has a small footprint, … [Read more...] about Heidelberg’s Diana Go 85
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Association News: May/June 2021
PostPress FSEA’s Online Spring Summit a Hit After a successful online conference event during the summer of 2020, FSEA decided to launch a second virtual event in 2021 – the FSEA Online Spring Summit – with the belief that hosting an online conference still was the safest option for an educational opportunity for members. With this, FSEA determined the best way to hold the … [Read more...] about Association News: May/June 2021
Sustainability Meets Print Decorating
By Liz Stevens, writer, PostPress Sustainability. Recycling. The circular economy. Everywhere one turns, there is another reminder that resources are finite, that waste and pollution are engulfing the planet and that everyone can be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. For print finishing companies, recycling of industrial paper scrap is old hat, along with … [Read more...] about Sustainability Meets Print Decorating
Exploring Laser Cutting Technology
PostPress Laser cutting is making its mark as both a decorative and functional technology for the graphic arts industry. It is used to create detailed decorative designs on greeting cards and invitations and also is used to cut short- to medium-run folding cartons, where cartons can be cut and scored inline without the use of any type of tooling or dies. PostPress talked … [Read more...] about Exploring Laser Cutting Technology
Finish with a BANG! Great Ideas for Folding, Binding and Mail
By Trish Witkowski, CEO, Foldfactory Print is an opportunity like never before. It always has been a proven and powerful medium, but after a full year of being forced into virtual-only experiences, print media and multisensory experiences are a deeply desired break from the monotony. According to Google, only 10% of people’s media interactions are non-screen-based these days – … [Read more...] about Finish with a BANG! Great Ideas for Folding, Binding and Mail
Don’t Forget to Finish It!
By Mark DiMattei, manager, Keypoint Intelligence – InfoTrends Virtually every printed document requires some type of finishing. Finishing documents with cutting, folding, binding and other methods is crucial to the production of any application. The expanding array of digital printing methods has changed the nature of finishing from large-scale devices focused on offset … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget to Finish It!
28th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards
PostPress The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) has announced the honorees of is 28th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, entries were received from around the world – and many companies submitted entries to the competition for the first time. Gold, silver and bronze winners were honored in more than 35 … [Read more...] about 28th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards
Foil & Emboss Elevate Mandala Art
By Lara Copeland, writer, PostPress A ritual symbol used in a variety of traditions dating back thousands of years, the mandala, in its most basic form, is a geometric configuration of symbols. Given their vibrant appearance and roots in meditation, it is no surprise mandalas have entered into pop culture – especially in adult coloring books, which have been touted as tools to … [Read more...] about Foil & Emboss Elevate Mandala Art
Association News: February/March 2021
Gold Leaf Awards Move on Through Pandemic The FSEA 28th Annual Gold Leaf Awards Competition will close in early March, and FSEA will be conducting the judging of the entries shortly thereafter. The competition recognizes spectacular print decorating and binding work on greeting cards, presentation folders, labels, invitations, folding cartons and much more. Technologies such … [Read more...] about Association News: February/March 2021
When You See a Fork in the Road, Take It
By Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence Yogi Berra’s wise words resonate more these days than ever. We are in a topsy-turvy world: The pandemic has devastated part of the economy, but not other parts. The service sector has been slammed with the worst recession seen since the 1930s, while much of the rest of the economy has carried on as before. … [Read more...] about When You See a Fork in the Road, Take It