Get Your Technical Issues Solved
When you hear “Who you gonna call?” we tend to think of those ghost-busting heroes from the 1980s. But Printing Industries of America has real experts who printers call on when they need challenging problems solved and are continually working to drive the industry forward with technical innovations. The full-time researchers and scientists working on-site at the Center for Technology and Research have helped hundreds of industry members by offering technical advice, lab testing, consulting services, training, and more. In our 2013 Member Satisfaction Survey, more than three-fourths of members said these technical services are an important membership benefit. At the Center for Technology and Research, we focus on all aspects of the printing process, including paper and ink testing, color management, digital printing, and management information systems. Find out about the services we offer in “What Can the Center for Technology and Research Do for You?” So who are these experts and how can their work benefit your company? Get to know some of our staff members here. They are just a few of the professionals helping our industry get the most from production processes, improve consumables, access education, understand the industry standards we set, and benefit from the latest technical innovations. Dr. Mark Bohan, Vice President, Center for Technology and Research—Dr. Bohan has spoken extensively on many topics, including research, press optimization, CIM technologies, and the opportunities they present. He is active in CIP4, (More…) Jim Workman, Assistant Vice President, Technology and Research—Jim Workman helps members by providing them with the knowledge to make smart decisions about technology. He is directly responsible for the InterTech Technology Awards competition, custom training activities, and the annual Continuous Improvement Conference. He is a certified mailpiece design consultant and provides member support on mailing issues (More…) Lloyd DeJidas, Director, Graphic Services & Facility Group—Supervising printing and support services for research, material testing, training, marketing, and technical information, DeJidas serves as a workshop instructor and has guided publishing efforts through major changes in lithographic technology and process controls (More…) Dave Dezzutti, Technology and Research Analyst—Dezzutti is one of the industry’s leading experts in color management and is a G7® Certified Expert. He brings years of practical experience to his consulting assignments (More…) Mike Duvall, Computational Research Analyst—As a certifier of JDF products, Duvall writes applications in the C# programming language. He is also an active member of CIP4 (More…) Brad Evans, Senior Research Technician/Lab Coordinator—Evans is a technical expert providing support to industry companies for more than 30 years. He has developed an unparalleled reputation for spotting the causes of print, ink, paper, and finishing problems. Over the years he has evaluated 5,000 problem jobs (More…) Dillon Mooney, Technical Consultant—Mooney runs the Technical Hotline, answering more than 1,000 queries a year. He is a certified trainer of the Sheetfed Offset Training Simulator (More…) Greg Workman, Technical Consultant/Pressroom and Bindery Supervisor—Greg Workman, a 34-year industry veteran, provides pressroom consulting and training support. He is a nationally certified sheetfed and web press operator through the National Council for Print Industry Certifications (More…) Keith Whisler, Technology and Research Analyst—With more than20 years production experience at several commercial printing facilities, Whisler assists companies by conducting production assessments, implementing improved color management practices, and delivering training programs (More…) Gary Jones, Assistant Vice President, EHS Affairs—Jones monitors and analyzes...
read moreGet Your Technical Issues Solved
When you hear “Who you gonna call?” we tend to think of those ghost-busting heroes from the 1980s. But Printing Industries of America has real experts who printers call on when they need challenging problems solved and are continually working to drive the industry forward with technical innovations. The full-time researchers and scientists working on-site at the Center for Technology and Research have helped hundreds of industry members by offering technical advice, lab testing, consulting services, training, and more. In our 2013 Member Satisfaction Survey, more than three-fourths of members said these technical services are an important membership benefit. At the Center for Technology and Research, we focus on all aspects of the printing process, including paper and ink testing, color management, digital printing, and management information systems. Find out about the services we offer in “What Can the Center for Technology and Research Do for You?” So who are these experts and how can their work benefit your company? Get to know some of our staff members here. They are just a few of the professionals helping our industry get the most from production processes, improve consumables, access education, understand the industry standards we set, and benefit from the latest technical innovations. Dr. Mark Bohan, Vice President, Center for Technology and Research—Dr. Bohan has spoken extensively on many topics, including research, press optimization, CIM technologies, and the opportunities they present. He is active in CIP4, (More…) Jim Workman, Assistant Vice President, Technology and Research—Jim Workman helps members by providing them with the knowledge to make smart decisions about technology. He is directly responsible for the InterTech Technology Awards competition, custom training activities, and the annual Continuous Improvement Conference. He is a certified mailpiece design consultant and provides member support on mailing issues (More…) Lloyd DeJidas, Director, Graphic Services & Facility Group—Supervising printing and support services for research, material testing, training, marketing, and technical information, DeJidas serves as a workshop instructor and has guided publishing efforts through major changes in lithographic technology and process controls (More…) Dave Dezzutti, Technology and Research Analyst—Dezzutti is one of the industry’s leading experts in color management and is a G7® Certified Expert. He brings years of practical experience to his consulting assignments (More…) Mike Duvall, Computational Research Analyst—As a certifier of JDF products, Duvall writes applications in the C# programming language. He is also an active member of CIP4 (More…) Brad Evans, Senior Research Technician/Lab Coordinator—Evans is a technical expert providing support to industry companies for more than 30 years. He has developed an unparalleled reputation for spotting the causes of print, ink, paper, and finishing problems. Over the years he has evaluated 5,000 problem jobs (More…) Dillon Mooney, Technical Consultant—Mooney runs the Technical Hotline, answering more than 1,000 queries a year. He is a certified trainer of the Sheetfed Offset Training Simulator (More…) Greg Workman, Technical Consultant/Pressroom and Bindery Supervisor—Greg Workman, a 34-year industry veteran, provides pressroom consulting and training support. He is a nationally certified sheetfed and web press operator through the National Council for Print Industry Certifications (More…) Keith Whisler, Technology and Research Analyst—With more than20 years production experience at several commercial printing facilities, Whisler assists companies by conducting production assessments, implementing improved color management practices, and delivering training programs (More…) Gary Jones, Assistant Vice President, EHS Affairs—Jones monitors and analyzes...
read moreWyndeham Roche expands Condé Nast portfolio
The two bi-annual titles were previously printed by BGP in Bicester, which was acquired by Polestar last year, but Condé Nast decided to transfer the work to Wyndeham, extending its existing portfolio with the printer. Other titles making up the portfolio include Vogue, House & Garden, Brides, Tatler, The World of Interiors, GQ, Vanity Fair and Wired. As part of the agreement, the publisher has renewed its print contract with Wyndeham until 2017, extending its previous contract which was signed last year. Wyndeham Roche’s two Lithoman IV 64/72pp web offset presses and three Muller Martini Corona perfect binding lines are used for the majority of the Condé Nast work. Wyndeham Group chief executive Paul Utting said: “This is one of the most prestigious print contracts and we are privileged to have Condé Nast in our portfolio. The work comprises a number of market-leading titles that demand first-class quality and service. “This renewal, together with the additional number of titles that have been awarded to us, endorses the confidence and long-term commitment that Condé Nast has in Wyndeham.” Condé Nast production director Sarah Jenson added: “Our contract extension signifies Wyndeham Roche’s 100% commitment to producing magazines for us in a manner which consistently reflects the highest quality standards in the web offset and sheet-fed industry today – the company deserves our continued support.” It follows a number of recent contract renewals by Wyndeham Group including the Financial Times, The Economist and the Camping and Caravanning Club....
read moreWyndeham Roche expands Condé Nast portfolio
The two bi-annual titles were previously printed by BGP in Bicester, which was acquired by Polestar last year, but Condé Nast decided to transfer the work to Wyndeham, extending its existing portfolio with the printer. Other titles making up the portfolio include Vogue, House & Garden, Brides, Tatler, The World of Interiors, GQ, Vanity Fair and Wired. As part of the agreement, the publisher has renewed its print contract with Wyndeham until 2017, extending its previous contract which was signed last year. Wyndeham Roche’s two Lithoman IV 64/72pp web offset presses and three Muller Martini Corona perfect binding lines are used for the majority of the Condé Nast work. Wyndeham Group chief executive Paul Utting said: “This is one of the most prestigious print contracts and we are privileged to have Condé Nast in our portfolio. The work comprises a number of market-leading titles that demand first-class quality and service. “This renewal, together with the additional number of titles that have been awarded to us, endorses the confidence and long-term commitment that Condé Nast has in Wyndeham.” Condé Nast production director Sarah Jenson added: “Our contract extension signifies Wyndeham Roche’s 100% commitment to producing magazines for us in a manner which consistently reflects the highest quality standards in the web offset and sheet-fed industry today – the company deserves our continued support.” It follows a number of recent contract renewals by Wyndeham Group including the Financial Times, The Economist and the Camping and Caravanning Club....
read moreBCQ boosts wide format offering with a new Fuji Acuity Advance HS and Kongsberg XP24
The investment includes a new Fuji Acuity Advance HS HD3545W UV printer, a new Esko Kongsberg XP24 digital cutter and a new larger wide format premises. The Acuity is BCQ’s first foray into flatbed printing and will join existing Mimaki, Canon, HP and Kodak roll-fed inkjet machines in the company’s ‘Jolly Big’ division. Boosted efficiency and quality were the main reasons for the investment, with the machine capable of 40.2 sq m/hr at production quality, 28.4 sq m/hr at high quality and 61 sq m/hr in express mode. “We are doing a lot of double handling at the moment where you’re having to mount rather than print directly onto the substrate, so there are lot of economies to be made there,” said chairman Richard Knowles. He added: “Also I think the result looks better. It’s been around long enough to have proven itself, it’s very good quality, and in terms of uptime it’s going to be exceptionally good.” Meanwhile, the 100 m/min Kongsberg XP24, which will join an existing line-up of wide format cutters, was chosen for its speed. “In addition to what we’re going to be doing with it on the wide format side, we’ll be using this for some of our folders or other complex prototyping operations before we put them on one of our die cutters. It’s going to assist with overflow for our main litho and digital business,” said Knowles. He added: “There was plenty of competition out there for it. We’ve been very impressed with the uptime and the fact that we can grow into it. It’s probably far faster than we need at the moment but I think we’ll grow into it.” The new kit is due to be installed in BCQ’s new dedicated Jolly Big premises which will be three times bigger than BCQ’s previous wide format works. The aim is for Jolly Big to double in size. “Jolly Big is a relatively small part of the business at the moment; it’s probably about 10%. I’d like to think that would double,” said Knowles. He added: “We recognise that the strength of BCQ is that we have lots of different disciplines. It’s good to have lots for when one is quiet; that helps cushion any other areas that could fall on hard times. Certainly from Jolly Big’s point of view it’s been pretty much ten out of ten for the last couple of years in terms of the amount of work going through.”...
read moreBCQ boosts wide format offering with a new Fuji Acuity Advance HS and Kongsberg XP24
The investment includes a new Fuji Acuity Advance HS HD3545W UV printer, a new Esko Kongsberg XP24 digital cutter and a new larger wide format premises. The Acuity is BCQ’s first foray into flatbed printing and will join existing Mimaki, Canon, HP and Kodak roll-fed inkjet machines in the company’s ‘Jolly Big’ division. Boosted efficiency and quality were the main reasons for the investment, with the machine capable of 40.2 sq m/hr at production quality, 28.4 sq m/hr at high quality and 61 sq m/hr in express mode. “We are doing a lot of double handling at the moment where you’re having to mount rather than print directly onto the substrate, so there are lot of economies to be made there,” said chairman Richard Knowles. He added: “Also I think the result looks better. It’s been around long enough to have proven itself, it’s very good quality, and in terms of uptime it’s going to be exceptionally good.” Meanwhile, the 100 m/min Kongsberg XP24, which will join an existing line-up of wide format cutters, was chosen for its speed. “In addition to what we’re going to be doing with it on the wide format side, we’ll be using this for some of our folders or other complex prototyping operations before we put them on one of our die cutters. It’s going to assist with overflow for our main litho and digital business,” said Knowles. He added: “There was plenty of competition out there for it. We’ve been very impressed with the uptime and the fact that we can grow into it. It’s probably far faster than we need at the moment but I think we’ll grow into it.” The new kit is due to be installed in BCQ’s new dedicated Jolly Big premises which will be three times bigger than BCQ’s previous wide format works. The aim is for Jolly Big to double in size. “Jolly Big is a relatively small part of the business at the moment; it’s probably about 10%. I’d like to think that would double,” said Knowles. He added: “We recognise that the strength of BCQ is that we have lots of different disciplines. It’s good to have lots for when one is quiet; that helps cushion any other areas that could fall on hard times. Certainly from Jolly Big’s point of view it’s been pretty much ten out of ten for the last couple of years in terms of the amount of work going through.”...
read moreCromwell Press founder Allan Hicks dies
Hicks made his name at the helm of academic book and journal printer Cromwell Press, based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, for which he spearheaded an impressive expansion at the turn of the millennium. “Allan was one of the most upbeat, committed and loyal people you could meet. He was never without a smile, positive comment or the ability to make the day better,” said friend and colleague, Mark Nixon, managing director of Conversion UK. Hicks lived in Wiltshire for most of his life and became an apprentice compositor for the Pitman Press in Bath in 1970. He joined Redwood Press’ pre-press department and in 1975 was given the task of managing the Guinness Book of Records. In 1988 he joined Dotesios Printers, a major player in the book production market, as a pre-press manager but quickly rose to production director. He wanted to form his own company and, following a management buyout of Dotesios, he founded Cromwell Press in 1991 with the support of two financial backers. Within a year the company became one of the first UK users of a Plate Projection System, a forerunner of CTP. Three years later his team installed one of the first CTP systems and by 1997 the company had moved from its Broughton Gifford factory to a purpose-designed base at Trowbridge. In 2000 he and Mike Arkell purchased the company from its financial backers and started to expand, buying Hardings of Bristol, Chivers Book Binders, CPD in South Wales and Period Book Restoration Company. Its first digital production unit, named C-POD, opened in 2003. At its peak Cromwell Group had a turnover in excess of £10m and employed 120 staff. Hicks, was a huge motorbike fan and part-time test rider for Kawasaki, as well as an accomplished off-road rider. Nixon said: “Allan was a master in motivation. His ability to keep harmony in a fraught production environment was testimony to his skills and his selfless attitude. He bore his illness as he lived his life, with a smile, with energy and with a self-disregard.” Also paying tribute to his friend and colleague, Print Research International’s John Charnock said: “Allan was a real personality in the industry for some time and as managing director of Cromwell Press helped the company become one of the leading book printing companies. He was a great man and professional.” Another described him as “a really genuine and loveable man for whom the phrase “larger than life” was created”. Hicks is survived by his three children, Oliver, Lana and Paige. His funeral will be held 14:30 on 28 August at West Wiltshire Crematorium. Hick’s family said all friends and colleagues from the industry are welcome to attend. Tributes are welcomed below....
read moreCromwell Press founder Allan Hicks dies
Hicks made his name at the helm of academic book and journal printer Cromwell Press, based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, for which he spearheaded an impressive expansion at the turn of the millennium. “Allan was one of the most upbeat, committed and loyal people you could meet. He was never without a smile, positive comment or the ability to make the day better,” said friend and colleague, Mark Nixon, managing director of Conversion UK. Hicks lived in Wiltshire for most of his life and became an apprentice compositor for the Pitman Press in Bath in 1970. He joined Redwood Press’ pre-press department and in 1975 was given the task of managing the Guinness Book of Records. In 1988 he joined Dotesios Printers, a major player in the book production market, as a pre-press manager but quickly rose to production director. He wanted to form his own company and, following a management buyout of Dotesios, he founded Cromwell Press in 1991 with the support of two financial backers. Within a year the company became one of the first UK users of a Plate Projection System, a forerunner of CTP. Three years later his team installed one of the first CTP systems and by 1997 the company had moved from its Broughton Gifford factory to a purpose-designed base at Trowbridge. In 2000 he and Mike Arkell purchased the company from its financial backers and started to expand, buying Hardings of Bristol, Chivers Book Binders, CPD in South Wales and Period Book Restoration Company. Its first digital production unit, named C-POD, opened in 2003. At its peak Cromwell Group had a turnover in excess of £10m and employed 120 staff. Hicks, was a huge motorbike fan and part-time test rider for Kawasaki, as well as an accomplished off-road rider. Nixon said: “Allan was a master in motivation. His ability to keep harmony in a fraught production environment was testimony to his skills and his selfless attitude. He bore his illness as he lived his life, with a smile, with energy and with a self-disregard.” Also paying tribute to his friend and colleague, Print Research International’s John Charnock said: “Allan was a real personality in the industry for some time and as managing director of Cromwell Press helped the company become one of the leading book printing companies. He was a great man and professional.” Another described him as “a really genuine and loveable man for whom the phrase “larger than life” was created”. Hicks is survived by his three children, Oliver, Lana and Paige. His funeral will be held 14:30 on 28 August at West Wiltshire Crematorium. Hick’s family said all friends and colleagues from the industry are welcome to attend. Tributes are welcomed below....
read moreHH Global awarded Pirelli calendar project for the third time
The calendar, gifted only to exclusive customers, will be printed at Grafiche Antiga’s facility in the Treviso region of Italy, home of the renowned motoring company. HH Global has project managed the calendar’s production for Pirelli since signing a contract in 2011, with 17,000 issues being printed for the 2012 issue. A print run of 20,000 is scheduled for 2014. Prior to working on the calendar, the Sutton, Surrey-based print management firm had managed printing projects and marketing communications for Pirelli across a number of European countries. Chief sales and marketing officer Tony Massey said: ” We are really pleased to be continuing our relationship with this company and particularly on a project like this, which we are very proud to put our name to.” The calendar was first launched in 1964 and to mark the 50th year of production, iconic supermodels including Helena Christensen and Miranda Kerr have been photographed by Patrick Demarchelier and Peter Lindbergh....
read moreHH Global awarded Pirelli calendar project for the third time
The calendar, gifted only to exclusive customers, will be printed at Grafiche Antiga’s facility in the Treviso region of Italy, home of the renowned motoring company. HH Global has project managed the calendar’s production for Pirelli since signing a contract in 2011, with 17,000 issues being printed for the 2012 issue. A print run of 20,000 is scheduled for 2014. Prior to working on the calendar, the Sutton, Surrey-based print management firm had managed printing projects and marketing communications for Pirelli across a number of European countries. Chief sales and marketing officer Tony Massey said: ” We are really pleased to be continuing our relationship with this company and particularly on a project like this, which we are very proud to put our name to.” The calendar was first launched in 1964 and to mark the 50th year of production, iconic supermodels including Helena Christensen and Miranda Kerr have been photographed by Patrick Demarchelier and Peter Lindbergh....
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