Enews January 2023

Amado Lara Appointed President of Roland DGA Corporation

Roland DGA Corporation, an Irvine, California-based leading provider of wide-format inkjet printers, cutters, milling machines, and other advanced digital imaging technology, has announced that it has appointed Amado Lara as its new president. Andrew Oransky, formerly Roland DGA’s president and CEO, will continue to serve as CEO, providing strategic input while serving on the … [Read more...] about Amado Lara Appointed President of Roland DGA Corporation

GEW Aids Ukraine Printing House

GEW has supplied a commercial printing company in Ukraine with a complete 40″ UV and LED curing system for the company’s Komori L640+C sheetfed offset press, free of charge. Pryvatna Drukarnya, based in Khmelnytskyi in western Ukraine, had been forced to halt production in February 2022 so it could provide humanitarian support to some of the many refugees fleeing the … [Read more...] about GEW Aids Ukraine Printing House

PODTopic from Skandacor Adds Tactile Laminate Capabilities

Skandacor, a supplier of print finishing supplies and equipment headquartered in Webster, New York, carries the PODTopic line. PODTopics allow printers to keep machinery real estate to a minimum while expanding product offerings. As well as being capable of efficiently doing standard single-sided lamination jobs, the PODTopic’s main strengths lie in print embellishment, with … [Read more...] about PODTopic from Skandacor Adds Tactile Laminate Capabilities

Resolutions for Workforce Development in 2023

Another year, another fresh start to develop the workforce and implement new technologies. The best workforce to develop is the workforce that is already on the payroll. The best technologies to implement are those with the highest likelihood of success and ROI. The best combination of workforce and technology is one that pairs an eager workforce with empowering technology. … [Read more...] about Resolutions for Workforce Development in 2023

Monadnock Paper Mills Welcomes Southeast Regional Manager

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., Bennington, New Hampshire, announced Brigitte O’Connor has joined the company as the southeast regional sales manager. O’Connor has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, with a strong background in graphic communications, paper, packaging and printing. To learn more, visit www.mpm.com. … [Read more...] about Monadnock Paper Mills Welcomes Southeast Regional Manager

Old Thinking Won’t Lead to New Ideas

5 tips to instantly become more innovative By Susan Robertson, Harvard lecturer and innovation consultant When you really need new ideas or fresh thinking or a creative solution to a challenge, a typical, day-to-day approach in your thinking is not the optimal process. Using the same old thinking will simply lead you to the same old ideas you’ve already had or tried before. … [Read more...] about Old Thinking Won’t Lead to New Ideas

DataGraphic Creates Smyth-Sewn Book for Global Diversity Movement

By Erin La Row, editor, PostPress Many great design pieces begin with an idea. This one begins with a movement: Rare with Google – an initiative to help, in Google’s words, “change the face of a notoriously homogenous creative industry.” The team at DataGraphic, a US specialty printing company in Commack, New York, was tasked with creating what resulted in a stunning and … [Read more...] about DataGraphic Creates Smyth-Sewn Book for Global Diversity Movement

Making Projects Stand Out with Spiral Coil Options

By Rafael Renderos, PEL Manufacturing Mechanical binding uses many products, including Wire-O, combs and spiral coils (aluminum spirals, wire spirals and plastic spirals). This article focuses on spiral coils, as they are the most popular and most customizable product within the mechanical binding method. Spiral coils come in several diameters, colors, thicknesses, hole … [Read more...] about Making Projects Stand Out with Spiral Coil Options