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The article discusses different factors that decorative printing businesses must consider in choosing the right heat press based on their needs that require customization. It explains the usefulness of different kinds of heat presses including those of direct-to-garment printing presses, machines with manual swing-away features for the ease of garments with interchangeable platens for lettering and numbering of jerseys, and automatic machinery for high-volume production.

The article discusses the process of direct-to-garment (DTG) printing on garments in a time-saving manner. It includes topics on techniques to pretreat multiple garments, the right kind of fabric for DTG printing, and the advantage of using automatic-release heat presses to dry shirts after pretreatment in terms of workflow.

The article provides an overview of the condition of the quick and small commercial printing industry in the U.S. It offers information regarding the combined sales of 2014's Top 100 small commercial printers in the country which declined some 11% to just over $472 million compared to the 2013 ranking. Information about sales per employee and sales per shop is also provided.

Xerox has introduced an instant print kiosk that offers access to cloud services and printing, copying, scanning and faxing applications. The kiosk allows venues frequented by mobile technology users to generate a new revenue stream. The kiosk's high-speed cloud connectivity... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers news briefs related to quick printing industry. Annual Franchise Services convention was held at the San Diego Marrtiott Hotel and Marina. Postnet SA has launched a national business conversion program to allow independent retail operators to diversify into PostNet's digital copy, printing, and shipping franchise model. ColorQuick LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against VistaPrint Ltd.

The article announces the recipients of several National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP) PrintImage Excellence Awards including Wayne Yada's Premiere Color Graphics' receipt of the Best of Show Award for his Special Innovations entry, Curry Printing and Copy Center's receipt of the Offset One-Color Award and Porath Print Source's receipt of the Offset Two-Color Award.

The article reports on the National Association of Quick Printers' (NAQP) 2008-2009 Operating Ratio Study. Each respondent received a customized report, comparing specific sales and expense data he provided against similar figures supplied by peers in the industry. It presents several comments received by NAQP concerning the study.

The article features several products for the quick printing industry. They include Secap's SA5300 PRO inkjet addressing and imaging system, Xerox Corp.'s Kern 515 EasyMailer, Rena Systems' Rena EASYINK Aqueous PLUS ink formula, Satori Software's Bulk Mailer 5 mail sorting solution and Datatech SmartSoft's SmartAddresser 5 all-in-one mailing solution.

A chart is presented that lists "Quick Printing" magazine's top 100 members.

The article presents the recipients of the Printimage Excellence Awards at the National Association of Quick Printers Owners Conference from October 12 through 15, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. There were 39 trophies and 13 award categories presented including Best of Show which was awarded to CL Graphics for its printing of a McHenry County College brochure.

The article presents a directory of suppliers in the quick printing industry. Some of the suppliers that are listed include Coastal Cut Sheets Inc., Ad Dimensions Inc., LCI Paper Co., South Central Thermography Inc. and Printegra Corp.

Talks about the top 100 companies in the quick printing sector in the U.S. as of 2006. Total amount of 2005 sales produced by the top 10 firms; Growth of ZipMail Marketing; Companies that are planning to open additional locations.

Presents news briefs from the U.S. quick printing industry as of March 2006. Amount allocated by the Print Council for programs and initiatives to promote print-related activities; Expansion of the contract of Officemax to provide printing and copying services to Goodwill Industries; Actions taken by Xerox in celebration of the 100th birthday of xerography inventor Chester Carlson.

This article reports that Graphic Arts Monthly's ranking of the top 100 quick printing firms in North America based on sales volume shows that 2003 was a good year for quick printers compared to 2002, with more firms reporting sales gains than losses. Of the firms participating in the annual survey, conducted by Reed Research group, 62 firms reported sales growth compared to 47 in the prior year's listing. While this is a significant increase, it is still shy of the 64 firms reporting gains in 2001. The number of companies reporting double-digit sales gains totaled 24, compared to 27 in 2002. On the downside, 29 firms reported sales declines; of those, 10 companies reported double-digit drops. Only nine companies reported no change. In 2002, 32 firms reported declines, 12 indicated double-digit drops, and five reported no change. A look at the data that reflects trends in the broader quick print market also paints a positive picture. In a recent printing survey conducted by TrendWatch Graphic Arts, 16% of quick printer respondents reported that business conditions were excellent or better than the previous 12 months, while 42% reported conditions were OK or about the same. A year earlier, these numbers were much lower, 4% and 32%, respectively.

Focuses on firms engaged in the quick printing business in the U.S. Increase in revenue of the firms in 2002; Services offered by quick printers; Name of quick printing shop showing a large revenue increase from 2001 to 2002.

Ranks the top quick printing companies in the United States in 2001. Top position taken by the Superior Group; Sales in 2000 and 2001; Number of employees and locations; Chief executive officers; Year founded.

Reports that paper companies are providing quick printers with digital and cut-sheet sizes and easy access to their products. Offering of smaller sheet sizes on McCoy and Northwest gloss by Potlatch Corp.; Additional sizes to Georgia-Pacific's Solutions Digital Premium text, cover and writing papers; Russell-Field Paper Co. Inc. print on-demand papers and substrates division, RF Digital's GardaPat 13, a matte, wood-free paper; Potlatch's redesign of its cartons to include a resealable plastic bag and removable lid.

Features manufacturers of color copier equipment for the quick printing industry. Canon; Gestetner; Konica; Lanier; Minolta; Mita; Oce; Pitney Bowes; Ricoh; Sharp. INSETS: EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS;WHERE PRESS AND COPIER MAKERS MEET.

Evaluates several platemaking equipment for small commercial and quick printing. DocuColor DI series of digital offset presses by the Xerox Corp. and Presstek Inc.; Presstek Dimension400 platesetter and computer-to-plate (CTP) systems, the Dimension200 and the Dimension800; ECRM Imaging Systems and Kodak Polychrome Graphics' mutual certification of Kodak Approval Type 2 digital proofing media for use on the ECRM DesertCat 88 digital proofer and platesetter.

Focuses on the capabilities and limitations of digital duplicators. How duplicators operate; How quick printers use digital duplicators; Sources of equipment; Perceived limitations; Imaging resolution; Availability of imaging colors.

Offers a look at the booklet-making business and discusses how it can become a profitable endeavor for a quick print shop. Duplo U.S.A. Corp. executive Carl Moore's three-step procedure to use when comparing bookletmakers; Details of how a full-service printing shop operates its successful booklet-making business. INSET: MAXIMIZING USE OF A BOOKLETMAKER.

Presents an overview of the quick print industry, compiled as of December 2000. Top franchises; Ranking of the largest quick print shops/companies; Types of services offered by quick printers; Types of outsourced printing services bought by top quick printers; Uses for digital printing machines.

Features the winners of the second annual Print Excellence Awards for quick and small commercial printers and copy companies in the United States. Overview of the awards program; Number of entries; Benefits of participating in the awards; Award categories.

Discusses the risk and opportunities involved in brokering for quick printers. Benefits of brokering to printers; How to reduce product risk; Disadvantage of trinkets to quick printers; Suggestions for markup on brokered items in quick printing industry. INSETS: Sales conditions: Get'em in writing;Quick print e-communities.

Features several quick print products. Neenah Paper's Classic Crest Complete Communicator folder; Sappi Fine Paper's publication of `SpectraTech Book of Matches'; Availability of Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s Microprint inkjet paper; Desktop and wide-format printer cartridges.

Focuses on quick print companies in the United States that offer products and services on the Internet. iPrint.com; IKON Office Solutions and Fatbrain.com; Alphagraphics and Creative Media Group Inc.; MediaFlex.com and Sir Speedy; Plantprint.com; GOprinter.com and PagePath Technologies.

Offers tips on how quick printers can strategize their promotional campaigns. Ways to highlight a company's uniqueness; How to maximize public awareness; What must be one's purpose in participating in community events; How to deal with customers. INSET: Newsletters: the ultimate soft sell.

Reports on the growing popularity of mid- to high-speed digital document publishing systems among quick printers. Distinguishing feature of digital publishing; Price range; Target market; Other key features of the system; Factors driving purchase by quick print shops; Various models available in the market as of March 2000. INSET: Duplicators Publish Too.

Focuses on the matching of colors in quick printing. Categories of color matching; Color controls for proofing; Color management applications that allow calibration of print devices to match colors accurately; Challenges in working on custom spot colors. INSET: Color management 101..

Focuses on the use of digital duplicators in quick printing operations. Key features and functions; Cost effectiveness; Limitations; Price range; Specifications of digital duplicators from various vendors. INSETS: Users report, by Noel Ward.;Color matches, by Alex Hamilton..

Features several small-sized print-on-demand equipment for printing. Manual foil stampers; Label printers; Print-on CD labelers; Systems for identification and passports cards with photographs; Custom rubber stamp and button makers; Digital foil stamping. INSET: Untitled..

Lists the largest quick print companies in the United States. Rankings based on 1998 sales; Top franchises; Major services offered by the companies.

Presents information on the largest quick print companies in the United States for 1999. Factors contributing to the growth of the industry; Average sales for top printers; Average number of employees; Includes Balmar Inc.; Print Time; Conlin's Copy Center.

Features various equipment for quick printers in the United States. Includes A.B. Dick Co.'s 1420 series air-feed tabletop folders; UniCoil Inc.'s Office Combi, a desktop coil binding system; Challenge Machinery Co.'s Spartan 120 paper cutter.

Reports on the growing number of quick printers in the United States with connected copiers. Network printing equipment; Includes Ricoh Aficio 550; Canon imageRUNNER 600; Xerox DocuPrint 65 Production Printer. INSET: Copies overnight--really wired..

Highlights the results of a study conducted by the Graphic Arts Marketing Information Services of the Printing Industries of America which focuses on quick printing trends in the United States. Quick printers' preference for profit-laden color print jobs on offset presses; Predicted shift of the industry from walk-in business toward corporate and direct sales work; Adoption of the personal computer platform for prepress.

Focuses on strategies for comparing analog and digital electronic systems used for stripping functions in quick printing equipment. Identification of technical problems caused by analog quick printer strippers that digital versions can solve; Improvement of printing quality through tools such as the Adobe PDF format.

Presents a directory of quick printing industry products. Includes Copiers; Toner and supplies; Bookbinders; Telephone numbers of companies which supply the products.

Presents a directory of quick printing industry suppliers. Includes A.B. Dick Co.; About frames; Access USA; Information given includes Address; Telephone and fax numbers; Contact person.

Presents a directory of quick printing industry web sites. Typical offerings of the sites; Topics not included; Encouragement for web site visitors to comply with guidelines.

Presents a profile of the quick printer business in 1999 as determined by Graphic Arts Marketing Information Service. Estimated number of firms that provide offset printing network publishing, convenience copying and post-printing services; Distinguishing characteristics of quick printers; Projected printers by 2003.

Focuses on the quick printing industry in the United States, highlighting a growth of 5.7 percent in the first quarter of 1998, according to the Printing Industries of America (PIA), Alexandria, Virginia. Definition of quick printing; Number of quick printing shops; Reference to a survey on the print industry by Colorbus. INSETS: Different approaches to system usage;Asking the industry experts: How many quick printers?;Technologies and pioneers created a short-turnaround industry.

Presents a double gate-fold form on a study designed to illuminate trends in social, political and financial aspects of the quick printing business. Contact information; Charting the lifecycle of quick printing business; Growth in franchise sales; List of top quick print companies.

Focuses on the importance of training quick printers. Development of innovative and cost-effective methods of instruction; Establishment of on-site training; Introduction of workers to the intricacies of cutting, folding, scoring and perforating; Graphic arts associations' training programs. INSET: Training tips..

Features the marketing tools that maximize profitability of quick printing businesses. Combination of direct mail and direct sales; Niche marketing; Customer education; Use of Internet and other online resources.

Discusses how quick printers and commercial printers can survive a competitive color market. Need to make customers recognizes that quick printers are capable of handling and understanding more complex color work; Sales effort to overcome the impact of the giant office superstore chains' pricing structures; Identification of a specific niche for color work.

Focuses on the impact of office superstores' entry into quick printing on printing industry in the United States. Background on office stores' printing business operations; Market observers' comments; What quick printers need to do to protect their market shares.

Reports on quick printing shops' offering of service bureau functions, mailing services, direct imaging and on-demand printing. Challenges to shops in maintaining business; Western Press and Copy Center's mailing services; Econoprint Madison's press investment; Copytech Business Systems' file transfer and in-house disk duplicating; Problems with capital.

Reports on the market growth of quick printing in the United States as of 1994. Total market worth of the industry; Annual revenue of an average quick printer in 1993; Services and products offered; Consumer base.

Focuses on the popularity of on-demand printing. Projected growth of alternative printing systems; Organization of work flow of on-demand printers; Amortization of labor costs associated with setup and changeover; Necessity of consistent quality for on-demand applications; Advantages of off-line finishing; Need for bindery equipment geared for short-run work. INSET: Equipping your bindery..