By DPS Staff
Part two of two
Graph Expo is currently taking place from September 13 to 16, 2015 in the South Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The event is co-located with both the CPP Expo and Process Expo events, which run from September 15 to 18 in the North and East Halls.
Exhibitor Highlights
As print professionals take over Chicago, a variety of relevant products and companies are available on the event’s show floor. Here are some of the vendors exhibiting.
Aleyant, booth 439, demonstrates Aleyant Pressero, a cloud-based B2B or B2C online storefront solution that can quickly and easily be customized to users’ needs. This includes mobile-first responsive designs for branded sites to ensure proper display regardless of the viewing device. INFO# 200
AnaJet, booth 660, invites attendees to see the new mPower i-series direct to garment printer, which prints vibrant, full-color graphics live in as little as 20 seconds. The next-generation printers are redesigned for improved performance and stability while still using Ricoh’s industrial strength printheads, designed for speed and durability. INFO# 201
Avanti, booth 654, highlights Avanti Slingshot’s Automated Press Sheet Optimizer, which processes ganging criteria and calculates the optimal layout in an estimate or sales order—regardless of who is doing the planning—for consistent estimating and production planning. INFO# 202
AveryPRO, booth 3845, features dry toner full-sheet and pre die-cut label stock engineered for high-speed and mid-range laser printers and copiers. The substrates yield premium print quality and ink adhesion and offer proprietary features such as Easy Peel and TrueBlock. The collection is available in 12×18-inch sheets that can be cut down to 8.5×11-inches, making it ideal for short-run, print on demand requirements. INFO# 203
C.P. Bourg, booth 2443, demonstrates its print finishing solutions combining flexibility, connectability, automation, and true throughput in its booth as well as in partner booths. INFO# 204
Canon U.S.A., booth 1213, spotlights what Canon can do to See Bold Solutions, featuring a spectrum of products, including workflow, color management, finishing, and end-to-end applications. Visitors receive a first-hand look at Canon’s newest products and solutions including the Océ ColorWave 700 large format printing system, which is ideal for printing a range of color graphics as well as CAD/GIS applications. Also represented at the Canon U.S.A. booth is the Océ VarioPrint i300 high-speed sheet-fed inkjet press. INFO# 205
The Challenge Machinery Company, booth 3621, features the new TC operating system, which operates the next generation of its CMT 130 On-Demand Book Trimmer. INFO# 206
CHILI Publish, booth 441, features CHILI Publisher, a professional level, online document editing solution that integrates with a range of workflows and production platforms. INFO# 207
Crawford Technologies, booth 344, demonstrates its modular and scalable workflow modules that enable users to get their inkjet presses into production quickly and profitably, without re-inventing the wheel. INFO# 208
Enfocus, booth 444, showcases new versions of its product families, including the latest edition of the company’s automation solution, Enfocus Switch. Also shown, PitStop 13, PitStop Server 13, and Enfocus Connect 13. INFO# 209
KBA North America, booth 213, touts the advantages of its new KBA RotaJET L and RotaJET VL digital inkjet presses, which serve a range of applications for book, advertising, and publications printing as well as additional industrial application fields, like decorative and packaging printing. INFO# 210
Konica Minolta, booth 1913, previews the MGI JETvarnish 3DS digital embossing and new hot foil stamping option; the bizhub PRESS C71cf digital label printer, a four-color, digital, roll-to-roll label press aimed at the mid-sized printer or converter looking for a solution between entry-level desktop label presses and full production digital solution; and the bizhub PRO C754e, a high-quality color, light production printer. INFO# 211
MBM Corporation, booth 3218, highlights its product line, including its Triumph cutters, digital finishing systems, folders, creasers, collators, and bookletmakers. Also, the company showcases the Lytrod Software VisionDP solution bundle. With VisionDP, customers have access to a number of MBM Aerocut and Aerocut G2 document templates. INFO# 212
Meadows Publishing Solutions, booth 351, demonstrates the latest versions of its DesignMerge and AutoPrice software programs, now available for Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud 2015. INFO# 213
MGI Digital Technology, booth 3013, demonstrates a new high-speed digital production printing press, the Meteor DP1000 XL, which is integrated inline with the DF Pro finishing system; as well as a new digital toner foiling solution, the iFOIL T. INFO# 214
Mohawk, booth 3002c, presents the collaborative Materials Matter space with the Graphic Arts Show Company. The pavilion features fine paper and substrate companies demonstrating the role that paper and non-paper substrates play in print projects. In its booth, Mohawk features high-quality envelopes, digital substrates including a new Performance Polyester digital synthetic film, and a new line of swatchbooks. INFO# 215
Multifeeder Technology, booth 3740, highlights its third generation MFT Industrial Performance IP3 Friction Feeder. The company also showcases the third generation 1300 Dual High Speed Lugged Conveyor Precision Web Tipping system. INFO# 216
PSI Engineering, booth 156, debuts the Color Laser Mail 7000. Available in four and five colors, the digital envelope press prints up to 70 full-color personalized envelopes per minute in one pass. INFO# 217
Relyco, booth 1955, showcases its new durable paper product, TriDura and REVLAR Vibrant Colors. The company’s exhibit, Navigating Print to the Next Stop, also features the company’s entire product line, including DigiPOP Packaging Solutions, REVLAR Waterproof Paper, REIMAGE Carbonless Paper, and ULTRASEAL Pressure Seal Forms. INFO# 218
Ricoh Americas Corporation, booth 1231, demonstrates its production print portfolio and unique applications including the RICOH Pro C7110X, RICOH Pro C9110, RICOH Pro C5110s, and RICOH Pro 8120s monochrome printer with the Ricoh Peripheral Interface Port; software including RICOH ProcessDirector, RICOH TotalFlow Prep with an enhanced UI, PTI Marketing Technologies’ MarcomCentral, and Avanti’s Slingshot; and services such as 1to1 Create Marketing Services. INFO# 219
RISO, Inc., booth 2607, showcases a number of printing solutions and applications for various market segments, demonstrating how RISO’s ComColor X1 series of production printers integrate multiple processes into one compact, inline unit to transform printing workflows. INFO# 220
Rollem International, booth 425, features the Insignia Series, a new class of sheet-fed rotary die cutters, ideal for producing labels, packaging, and mail applications. Key features include run speeds up to 5,000 square feet per hour, ease of operation, and quick changeover. Also demonstrated, the Jetstream+Auto-Collator automated XY cutter/collator, which efficiently and economically produces card pack products. INFO# 221
SmartSoft, booth 539, shows the latest enhancements to PressWise print shop management software. Improvements to print estimating, Web storefronts, job editor, and production management tools, as well as enhanced support for third-party APIs are a few of the features demonstrated. INFO# 222
Spiel Associates, Inc., booth 3636, showcases the Sterling Coilmaster and Sterling Coilmaster Jr. plastic coil former and binder. The company also highlights two new double loop wire binders, Sterling Looper semi-automatic table top wire binder, and the Sterling Wiremaster Pro fully automatic wire binder. Additionally, the company offers the Sterling Punchmaster, the Sterling Digipunch, and the Sterling Digibinder PLUS perfect binder. INFO# 223
Tec Lighting, booth 2651, exhibits its line of UV coaters, from highly automated double sided to compact office environment systems. The company also displays its OEM digital presses, running inline with its UV coaters. Lastly, Tec Lighting unveils the MegaCoat 50, a 50-inch UV coater. INFO# 224
Tecnau, booth 220, highlights its Stack 2320 along with the TC 1550 PLUS 1 dynamic perforator. Stack 2320 is compatible with leading high-speed color inkjet printers. The TC 1550 PLUS 1 creates horizontal and vertical perforations on demand. Elsewhere on the show floor, the SheetFeeder KM 2250 is introduced in Konica Minolta’s booth, feeding sheets from rolls to the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS 2250P. Finally, Tecnau’s Roll 555 system unwinds and rewinds rolls for the Canon ColorStream 3000 Z in the Canon booth. INFO# 225
THERM-O-TYPE, booth 4013, demonstrates the NSF Excel Foil Press, the RAS-mc right angle slitter, the Zip Digital Finishing Machines, RDC-3852 rotary die cutter, and foil fusing equipment. INFO# 226
VITS International, booth 563, highlights its Multi-Web Inkjet Finishing Technology. Also featured are VITS solutions for book blocks, direct mail, cutsheet, saddle-stitched books, and full-sheet sheeters. INFO# 227
W+D, booth 1253, demonstrates the W+D 234 d industrial-grade, four-color inkjet envelope overprint press for short-run envelope overprint applications. The four-color piezoelectric drop-on-demand technology prints up to 30,000 #10 envelopes per hour at 600×600 dpi with four gray levels. INFO# 228
Xanté, booth 431, showcases the Impressia Digital Multi-Media Press, ILUMINA Heavyweight Champion Production Press, Excelagraphix 4200, and iQueue Prepress workflow. INFO# 230
Xeikon, booth 849, exhibits the Xeikon 9800. The press uses Xeikon’s new QA-CD toner, delivering a print quality of 1,200×3,600 dpi at speeds of up to 70.5 feet per minute. At the show, it runs inline with Xeikon’s Web Varnishing Module to produce UV-coated direct marketing/direct mail applications. INFO# 229
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Oct2015, DPS Magazine
