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Digital technology and market demands are both dynamic and ever changing. As print become just one more weapon in the media arsenal, printing companies are looking for better ways to [...]

There is some pessimism about the economy in general and the printing industry in particular. As corporations feel the impact of slow growth and a bearish stock market-- which has [...]

By 2010, 30 percent of all print jobs will be delivered in 24 hours or less, according to the Printing Industries of America (Alexandria, VA). In 2000, 15 percent of [...]

As an accurate predictor of final results, the proof is finding new uses in new locations as the industry moves from analog to digital The environment is changing. Freezing temperatures [...]

Even with the most productive workflow in the industry, without the right plates you'll never pass go Misunderstood, often abused and frequently maligned, the lowly plate is the most unappreciated [...]

Quick printing as a business model continues to satisfy a significant part of the print communication needs of North American corporations Pundits declare there are no quick printers. Industry observers [...]

Want to know what your catalog customers want? Or how printers and prepress trade shops can improve their relationships with these catalog print specifiers? The evolving story of catalog markets [...]

Corporate outsourcing has dominated the business world for the past decade. As big business continues to hone in on core competencies, opportunities have arisen for those service providers savvy enough [...]

Printers increasingly use the Internet but don't always capitalize on its potential Communication using the Internet has been growing by leaps and bounds. In 1995, seven percent of all adults [...]

We are entering a media-savvy society in which the broadcast function appears to have limitations, observes Forrest P. Gauthier, CEO of Varis Corp. 'That's where the real opportunity for digital [...]

Attendees at Print were barraged innovations for today's real-world problems and tomorrow's challenges With more than 1,100 exhibitors spread out across 900,000 sq. ft. of space, Print 97 was nothing [...]

Each year since 1983, the Web Offset Assn. (WOA) and the Non-Heatset Web Section (NWS) of Printing Industries of America (PIA) have conducted an industry survey, providing insights into the [...]

During February, 10 printers got together at the National Assn. of Quick Printers (NAQP) Owners Conference. In a freewheeling session, they identified industry directions, their triumphs and their problems. From [...]

Ask any printer to pick the number one item on his technology wish list, and the answer will have to do with proofing. There is no doubt that proofing is [...]

Positioning your company to adopt CTP takes planning, but need not be daunting Computer-to-plate (CTP) may be on everyone's lips, but it certainly isn't in everyone's shops. Although there are [...]

High speed, high resolution and daylight operation are a few features prompting printers to consider thermal CTP options Computer-to-plate (CTP) has been with us for many years. By the early [...]

Change is no where more evident than in this year's listing of AMERICAN PRINTER's Top 100+ printing companies. Even as the mix of companies changes, so, too, does our approach [...]

During 1994, American Printer began its annual Top 50 Fastest Growing Printers Awards. This listing seeks to recognize those graphic arts firms whose imagination, innovative management practices, perseverance and hard [...]

DRUPA 95 saw the introduction of digital systems that blur the boundaries of prepress, pressroom and the bindery During this last DRUPA of the 20th century, attendees saw the demise [...]

Sales are soaring as the industry changes, but what does it take to be a winner? Every service bureau, color separator or commercial printer can point with assurance to the [...]

Quick printing still is growing, but new players present tough competition for traditional retail operations Controversy always has been an integral part of the quick printing industry. From its birth [...]

Twelve years ago, Inc. Magazine had a great idea. Why not start a listing of the Top 500 fastest growing private companies in America. In 1994, AMERICAN PRINTER iS pleased [...]

Innovative Italian printers prove resourceful at meeting the needs of their demanding customers In the rush to cope with today's ongoing management challenges, graphic arts executives often fail to take [...]

No one denies that productivity and quality improvement are two of the most important components of profitability in the competitive 1990s. However, we at AMERICAN PRINTER wanted to develop a [...]

Survival and profitability are the major concerns of graphic arts execs as they face the challenges of 1993 Although we frequently look to numerical forecasts to determine how business will [...]

If you aren't convinced that the printing and publishing business is changing, consider this excerpt from the 1990 annual report of McGraw-Hill: 'As a multimedia company, McGraw-Hill provides information in [...]

PRINT 91 This year's international event brought a range of important technologies to printers from across the country More--much more--of the same directions introduced at last year's DRUPA carried through [...]

OFFSHORE PROFITS We're like MacDonalds,' laughs Frank Hudetz, chairman and CEO of Solar Press in Naperville, IL. 'We developed our products early in the game and then branched out locally, [...]

BOOK MARKS R.R. Donnelley develops new services for book publishers interested in customizing their offerings for the short-run markets The person with the most toys wins,' went the saying in [...]

Networked Graphic Production, an integrated production environment that extends from the creative desktop to delivery of the finished product, was the cornerstone of CreoScitex's Print 01 presentation. 'This is the [...]

'Freedom to Explore' a wide range of products was the theme of Komori's Print 01 exhibit. With more than 20 live demonstrations every day, visitors had plenty of opportunities to [...]

'Evolving technology has the printing industry exploring new manufacturing efficiencies and throughput to maximize operations and reduce costs,' observes Werner Naegeli, president and CEO of Muller Martini USA. 'Our focus [...]

Direct mail will grow during the next 10 years, but watch out for external influences on this ever-changing market segment I get mail, therefore I am,' quips Dilbert as he [...]

These Top 50 Fastest Growing Printers excel in keeping one step ahead Business is good for printers, it seems, if we look at this year's Top 50 Fastest Growing Printers [...]

THESE 50 FASTEST GROWING SALES PERFORMERS LEAD THE INDUSTRY IN MARKETING SKILL AND INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES Five years ago, the editors of AMERICAN PRINTER decided to institute a new recognition [...]

As quick printers look to increase sales and profits, training issues present the highest barriers to success How do small- and mid-size printers determine the future directions of their companies? [...]

Print 97 is shaping up to be this year's biggest graphic arts exhibit. Don't miss seeing tomorrow's technology today It's almost here. The big one. The show of shows. The [...]

Ever wonder what other printers worry about? Well, you need not wonder any longer. A new twice-yearly monitor of trends and changes in the industry asks printers, trade shops and [...]

Idaho shop combines digital printing with thermography to keep ahead of heated competition in small town Nine years ago, Bill Nichols knew nothing about the printing business. Back then, he [...]

A tradition of service combined with innovative management techniques keeps this 115-year-old printer on the go In 1878, it was the only game in town. Staking his claim to the [...]

In 1983, I had the pleasure of being involved with AMERICAN PRINTER'S 100th anniversary celebration. At the time, the graphic arts industry was enjoying an upswing. Economist Michael Evans reported [...]

Dedication to TQM philosophy helps this printer meet customer needs The year was 1959. A Soviet rocket soared to the moon and 'Some Like It Hot' was selling out at [...]

Byline: Jill Roth The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) serves as the air pollution control agency for Orange County, CA, and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside [...]