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The article presents the results of the 2006 online survey of web offset printers in the U.S. A total of 3,512 web printers responded to the survey. The survey classified web printers into heatset and coldset printers and gathered information on the number of days hey run their presses and their makeready operation. Web offset printers were also asked to comment on capacity levels in their shop during 2005 and the type of materials they have been producing. Web offset printers were also asked to predict trends in the market.

Reports on the variable-printing seminar hosted by the "American Printer" magazine in Chicago, Illinois in September 2003. Benefits offered by variable-printing to the printing industry; Topics discussed during the seminar; Highlights of the seminar. INSETS: Distributing the data;variables.

Provides information on the current state of the web-printing industry in the U.S., as of December 2002. Challenges faced by the industry; Categories of catalog companies; List of magazines; Techniques used in direct mail marketing.

Presents information on the U.S. printing industry. Overview of the industry's revenue; Challenges facing the industry; Definition of direct imaging in digital printing; Productivity improvements caused by direct imaging. INSETS: What is DI?;Oklahoma printer serves national clients with DI presses;DI printer finds new markets;Printer launches DI-based business

Looks at the economic condition of the Web printing industry in the United States in 2001, based on a survey entitled '2001 Market Outlook for Web Offset Printers.' Problems of the industry; Information on the median run lengths of heatset printers in 2001; Outlook for the industry in 2002.

Looks at the Top 50 Fastest Growing Printers award winners in the United States. Qualifications to qualify as winners; Cunningham Graphics; Mercury Print Productions, Inc.; Rhodes Printing Group.

Presents the `American Printer' magazine's top 100 printing companies in the United States as of July 1996. Name of companies; Revenues for the year 1995; Number of employees; Company location; Business operations.

Presents the American Printer's listing of the Top 50 Fastest Growing Printers. Criteria for selection; Comments of selected printers.

Provides information on landmarks and tourist spots in Chicago, Illinois for visitors to the Graph Expo 1998 event. Restaurants; Bars; Shopping malls.

Focuses on issues related to the emergence of remote proofing in the United States. Positive effects made on various users; Reasons behind the reluctance of some companies to invest in the system; Factors which counterbalance the problems in marketing remote proofing; Four components of a remote proofing solution. INSETS: Are you ready for remote proofing?;Designed to travel..

The article presents profiles of several commercial printers in the U.S. that received the first annual Environmental Excellence Awards. The award was created by "American Printer," in conjunction with the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), to recognize commercial printers who are leading the industry in environmentally conscious manufacturing. They include Pictorial Offset in Carlstadt, New Jersey, AC Graphics in Miami, Florida, Insync Media Group in Los Angeles, California, and Alonzo Printing Co. Inc. in Hayward, California.

Focuses on the digital printing and thermographic equipment acquired by Blip Printers to stay ahead of the printing industry in Twin Falls, Idaho. Therm-O-Type Model 450 MX; Risograph 6300; Computer applications.

Discusses the financial performance of the instant printing segment of the printing industry in the United States. 1996 sales volume; Services offered; Jobs generated by the segment; Number of full-time employees; Tips in improving the segment's business prospects.

Gives a forecast of trends in the printing industry for 1995. Increase in productivity; Increase in wages; Increase in the demand for print.

Presents printing industry experts' forecasts for the printing business in the United States in 1997. Continued expansion; Areas of concern for the graphic arts segment; Profit levels; Keys to profitability.

Presents the results of the `National NOW Times' survey on readers' perception on women equality in the workplace and school campuses in the United States. Most important changes in the workplace or in the school in the past twenty years; Major problem of women and girls at the workplace or the school; How the National Organization for Women (NOW) and other civil rights group can improve today's conditions for women/girls in the workplace and on campuses.

Editorial. Presents business advice to entrepreneurs in the United States. Advice on creativity; Importance of dreams to entrepreneurs; Suggestions in providing services to customers.

Focuses on the keys to achieving success in the printing trade. Quotation from baseball hall-of-famer Yogi Berra on taking the right path to the future; Banta Corp. head Donald Belcher's speech during the Web Offset Association's 1996 conference; Quebecor Printing vice president Bryce C. Boothby Jr.'s speech at the 1996 Research & Engineering Council conference; Need for printers to reinvent their companies and businesses.

Reports on highlights of the two graphic arts shows, Graph Expo in October 1995 and Seybold San Francisco Conference and Exposition in September 1995. Shows' focus on computer-to-plate technology; Discussion of the increased acceptance of the Internet and its impact on printing companies; Graphic arts businesses' use of the Web to generate interest in their companies and to sell printing.

Discusses ways on how the United States graphic arts industry can grow in the mid-1990s. Digitization efforts; Maintenance of a qualified workforce; Development of own unique service; Awareness of and readiness for changes in tastes and trends in the marketplace.

Editorial. Comments on the printing industry's difficulties in finding and keeping skilled employees. Statistics on median worker age; Author' experience with real-life situations; Vocational-technical students' concern about lack of market for their skills; Questions on factors behind the problems; Need for printers, graphic arts students and educators to examine the problem.

Focuses on the Top 50 Fastest Growing Printers, a recognition program for top graphic arts firms in the United States, instituted by the `American Printer' periodical. Co-sponsors of the program; Companies given special recognition in the 1998 program; Suggestion for graphic arts managers to look to the Top 50 for insights on operating their businesses.

Focuses on the printing industry in the United States. Division within the industry; Annual growth in the printing industry; Changes taking place within the industry resulting from its transition to a digital future; Suggestion for businesses within the industry to transform their companies into learning organizations.

Discusses the status of proofing technology in the United States. Potential of digital proofing to last in graphic arts companies; Factors cited that assure success of remote proofing; Feature of remote proofers.

Stresses the need to address the shortage of skilled labor in the graphic arts industry in the United States. Unemployment levels; Types of skills required by the industry; Impact of the shortage on the economy; Salaries; Importance of empowerment in the quest for employee excellence.

Discusses the business relationship between printers and graphic designers in the United States. Suggestions for printers on how to improve customer services; Product and service needs of designers.

Editorial. Looks at the factors to consider in determining the business goals of printing businesses in the United States. Need to consider one's personal views on success; Emphasis on the need for companies to expand in a different direction; Setting goals as an important part of day-to-day business operations.