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Blooming Color Partners with Graphco on Horizon SmartStacker to Enhance Digital Finishing Workflow
Rapidly growing Micro-Order Printer adds dynamic cutting & stacking solution to curb bindery bottleneck in its suburban Chicago manufacturing facility. SOLON, OH – June 7, 2023 – Graphco, one of North America’s leading print & finishing equipment distributors last November delivered a Horizon SmartStacker to Blooming Color’s 30,000-square-foot production plant in Lombard, IL. Operating near-line to…
Read MoreGraphco and Print & Finishing Solutions to Exhibit at IPMA
Graphco and PFS team up with RMGT & Kodak to drive inkjet-offset workflows at IPMA Annual Event in June. SOLON, OH – June 1, 2023 – Graphco and Print & Finishing Solutions, two of the largest printing & finishing equipment distributors in North America, will participate jointly as Sponsors at In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA)…
Read MoreUniversity of Missouri Wins Two In-Print 2023 “Gold Awards”
University of Missouri Print & Mail Services garners top recognition at the 2023 “In-Print Awards.” SOLON, OH – May 24, 2022 –In 2019, Graphco, distributor of the industry leading eight-up sheetfed offset press in North America, provided an RMGT 940 five-color press (with coater and LED-UV curing unit) that was used to produce two Gold…
Read MoreBR Printers Adds 8-Color RMGT 9 Series Long Perfector with SimulPlate Technology & Benford LED Curing
Parent firm buys powerful One & Done Solution to print books, magazines, and catalogs in Ohio manufacturing facility. SOLON, OH – May 16, 2022 – Graphco, distributor of the leading 8-UP sheetfed press in North America, has delivered an RMGT 8-color 9 Series perfecting offset press to BR Printers, Inc.’s 200,000-square-foot plant in Cincinnati,…
Read MoreCheck out some cool new finishing solutions from Standard!
Derek Gordon reviews the latest products from Standard. The Horizon BQ-270V Perfect Binder and AFV-566FKK Folder. The BQ-270V single-clamp binder offers high-quality production perfect binding with fully automated operation, push-button simplicity, and on-demand production of variable thickness books. The Standard Horizon AFV-566/TV-564 Folder is a highly automated and dynamic machine that achieves new levels of…
Read MoreLatest Trends in Finishing: Postpress equipment market could approach $5 billion dollar industry this year worldwide
Globally, the market for new postpress equipment could approach $5 billion this year, according to a study from market research/testing firm Smithers. Several finishing equipment suppliers were among more than 340 exhibitors in mid-February at the Packaging Innovations 2023 event in Birmingham, England. Recently (February 27-March 2), the print industry gathered in Switzerland for Hunkeler…
Read MoreWhy have LED-UV Curing on your offset press?
Some of the biggest benefits of LED-UV curing include Faster makeready times Lower energy bills and no VOCs Getting jobs right off the press into the bindery with no downtime Watch this short video as a number of commercial printers talk about how having LED-UV curing has impacted their production and bottom line. Need more…
Read MoreLearn more about the RMGT 970 with ASAP
The release of the new ASAP system will allow RMGT customers to enjoy an entirely new level of automation and autonomous press operation in the 8 UP+ press format. Automated Smart Assist Printing increases press operating rates for continuous printing of short-run work Smart Insta.Color technology has proven itself with fast makeready times for many…
Read MoreHagg Press Installs RMGT 970 with LED-UV
Hagg Press Adds Second RMGT Press in Four Years as Steady Growth Continues Chicago-area Commercial/Trade Printer Installs RMGT 970 Series 8-UP+ Press as “Publication Workhorse” Machine. SOLON, OH – April 20, 2023 – Graphco, distributor of the leading 8-UP sheetfed press in the Midwest and Southeast, has delivered another fully automated RMGT offset press to…
Read MorePrint’s Special Powers – The Embellishment User Experience
Print’s Special Powers: The Embellishment UX As Q1 ’23 marches on, strategic marketers seem more tuned into end-customer’s user experiences (UX) than perhaps ever before. The use of “embellishments” to enhance the printed medium, making print “louder and stronger” can take UX to the next level. Also referred to as specialty print applications, embellished finishing…
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