2556 readersAccording to Dr. Ronnie H. Davis of Printing Industries of America, from 2006 to 2007 total print revenues grew by 1.7%. Traditional ink-on-paper (as opposed to digital, inkjet, and ancillary printing) also grew by 1.7% (not adjusted for inflation or price changes).
Data from 2008 shows this decline of traditional ink-on-paper print shipments continuing. Compared to
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1016 readersoblong - In binding, a booklet bound on the short dimension.
offline – Pertaining to equipment not under direct control of the central processing unit.
off-press proofs – Proofs made by photomechanical or digital means in less time and at lower cost than press proofs.
offset – See set-off. In printing, the process of using an intermediate blanket
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I’ve touched on this subject before, but I’ve tired of hearing that mantra so beloved by web advertising firms: “Print is dead!” The fact is that print isn’t dead at all; In fact, it’s alive and well, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, 2012 July commercial printing shipments were up $139 million over July 2011.
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Presstek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, today reported that a Presstek 52DI digital offset press will be shown for the first time in China at the All in Print China show, scheduled for November 14-17, 2011, in
2068 readersI have studied in detail over 50 digital press users, down to the income statement level, what profit they are generating from digital versus offset presses. We work with executive management to split their business into two P&Ls and generate a one-time snapshot of the two major work centers, offset and digital. When we’re done
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Have you read all of the great blogs from IPEX (Birmingham, UK at IPEX, Hall 9 of the NEC at booth 320)? There is so much going on, from plates to kiosks and all manner of digital print options, we have it all covered. However, one of the more interesting ideas emerged from discussions with
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Presstek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, reported that during drupa 2012, held at Messe Dusseldorf, Presstek partnered with digital finishing company Highcon to demonstrate the value of high quality short run offset printing combined with digital cutting
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It has been widely reported over the Christmas/New Year period that Xerox has, regrettably, published its decision not to exhibit at Ipex.
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Presstek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, today reported financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company reported total revenue of $27.0 million compared to $31.9 million in the first quarter of
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1398 readersBlack Monday saw 80,000 employees laid off around the U.S., and an unfortunate 7% of Reed Business Information’s 2,400 workers were among them. Layoffs are widely reported, and a current poll...