By DPS Staff
This year’s Graph Expo takes place from September 28 to October 1, 2014 at Chicago, IL’s McCormick Place. The industry event presents graphic communications technologies and live equipment demonstrations across the exhibition floor, plus education on the most in-demand products and newest profit-making opportunities.
On the Floor
Exhibitors offer a range of solutions and equipment for a variety of needs. Expanded show descriptions are available online at www.dpsmagazine.com.
Avanti, booth 651, demonstrates the latest version of Avanti Slingshot, its print management information system, incorporating business intelligence, production planning, as well as warehousing, shipping, and billing into one system. INFO# 200
Diversified Graphic Machinery, booth 867, presents its line of print enhancement technologies and cost reduction capabilities for the global packaging market. INFO# 201
Drylam LLC / Fujipla, booth 3963, demonstrates the PLS3310, a fully automated, single-side laminator designed for digitally printed sheet formats. INFO# 202
Duplo USA, booth 2613, exhibits the latest in digital color finishing. The newest additions to the Slitter/Cutter/Creaser line are displayed, including the DC-646 and entry-level DC-616 PRO models. Also on the floor is the UD-300 Die Cutter featuring a new separator and conveyor unit. Visitors have the opportunity to see a range of finishing equipment all in one place. INFO# 203
Eagle Systems, booth 2461, showcases Eagle Systems Cold Foil, an automatic, inline foiling solution for offset printing presses. INFO# 204
FLEXMAG Industries, booth 3952, showcases FlexCoat – EZT, media engineered to eliminate the issues associated with conventional flexible magnetic products laminated with a printable surface. INFO# 205
GMC Software Technology (GMC), booth 641, highlights customer communication applications built on the GMC Inspire platform. The company showcases applications that solve challenges for both third-party providers and individual enterprises—Inspire Remote Authoring and Inspire Interactive. INFO# 206
GPA, booth 457, debuts its expanded product offering and showcases a variety of new substrates and applications for today’s fastest growing markets for sheet-fed Hewlett-Packard (HP) Indigo and toner digital presses, in addition to its growing offering of substrates for HP Indigo 10000 presses. INFO# 207
GTI Graphic Technology, Inc., booth 542, features its Graphiclite products. INFO# 208
Harris & Bruno International, booth 3040, demonstrates the ExcelCoat ZR30 UV/AQ coater with a high-pile feeder and stacker. INFO# 209
Hewlett-Packard (HP), booth 1913, showcases the B2 format HP Indigo 10000 and 30000 Digital Presses, the HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press, the HP Latex 360 and 3000 Printers, and HP SmartStream Solutions. INFO# 210
International Paper, booth 1496, produces well-known paper products including Accent Opaque, Carolina coated cover, Hammermill office papers, Springhill colors and uncoated bristols, as well as Williamsburg offset. INFO# 211
KBA North America, booth 213, and its team of experts provide information on its entry into the high-volume digital print market with its KBA RotaJET digital inkjet web press. It is designed for monochrome and four-color production. INFO# 212
Magnum Magnetics, booth 1179, introduces DigiMaxx, a new printable flexible magnetic material designed to provide maximum yield from wide format presses. INFO# 213
Master Magnetics, Inc. (The Magnet Source), booth 4167, features wide format printing directly on to flexible magnetic material up to 40 inch widths, with custom cutting and slitting options available. INFO# 214
Meadows Publishing Solutions, booth 439, demonstrates the latest versions of its DesignMerge and AutoPrice software programs, which are now available for Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud. INFO# 215
Messe Düsseldorf, booth 3643, promotes its worldwide program of international printing trade fairs, including the upcoming drupa 2016 and All in Print China 2014 events. INFO# 216
MGI, booth 3013, launches an inline complement to the JETvarnish3D UV spot coater, the iFOIL module. The iFOIL opens doors to endless digital embossing and hot foil stamping solutions. The JETvarnish 3D Twin Head—T2—and iFOIL module duo run live production demonstrations at the MGI booth. INFO# 217
Mimaki USA, booth 2644, showcases the new Mimaki JV300 Series of high-productivity printers. INFO# 218
Mohawk, booth 3240, educates attendees about why materials matter. New at Graph Expo, Mohawk Synthetic Paper with i-Tone, Strathmore Pure Cotton Letterpress—for digital printing, inkjet media, and new embedded, dimensional, and pressure-sensitive substrates. INFO# 219
Mutoh America, Inc., booth 4241, showcases the new ValueJet 426UF – 19-inch table top and ValueJet 1626UH – 64-inch hybrid UV LED printers. INFO# 220
Nordson Corporation, booth 3840, continues to introduce new perfect binding solutions to simplify and make more efficient the use of reactive hot melt polyurethane adhesives for digital book production. Nordson specializes in integrated spine glue applications for single- or multi-clamp binders. INFO# 221
Pitney Bowes, booth 1224, features its integrated print and mail solutions to help organizations increase revenue by improving operational performance and enhancing the quality of customer communications. The company provides data management/engagement software, shipping and mailing solutions, and location intelligence to power billions of transactions—physical and digital—in the connected and borderless world of commerce. INFO# 222
PressWise by SmartSoft, booth 352, unveils new features for PressWise, the company’s all-in-one print management information system, workflow automation, and Web to print solution. INFO# 223
PTI Marketing Technologies, booth 448, showcases the latest enhancements to its Web to print and marketing asset management system, MarcomCentral. INFO# 224
RISO, Inc., booth 2607, demonstrates its Print-to-Mail solution, perfect binder, full-color cutsheet inkjet printers, and the MZ 1090 digital duplicator. INFO# 225
Rochester Software Associates (RSA), booth 231, exhibits an automated in-plant workflow. See live demonstrations of the new WebCRD Web to print software release and QDirect output manager; daily in-plant receptions, including IPMA, and its annual WebCRD Users Group and in-plant seminars. WebCRD 9.4 is designed to further automate and simplify workflows, reduce costs, as well as increase customer satisfaction. INFO# 226
Roland DGA, booth 4253, demonstrates its next-generation wide format printer/cutters, the VersaCAMM VSi Series. Additionally, the company’s flagship SOLJET Pro 4 XR-640 and XF-640 inkjets are displayed along with UV LED printers from the company’s VersaUV LEJ, LEC, and LEF series. INFO# 227
Scodix, booth 2241, showcases the new Scodix Ultra enhancement press, which enables customers worldwide to develop new revenue streams, reach new markets, and secure brand differentiation that results in business success. INFO# 228
Spiral James Burn (Spiral Binding Company, Inc.), booth 1941, features the post-press document finishing solutions including the complete line of James Burn International automatic punching and binding solutions; the Foliant line of single-sided laminating solutions—Taurus 530SF, Gemini C 400A, 400T; and the PDI Rhin-O-Tuff Onyx series of heavy duty table-top punching and binding machines. INFO# 229
Standard, booth 1923, showcases a range of post press, paper handling, and inspection solutions, including a complete line-up of perfect binding, folding, saddlestitching, die cutting, and continuous-feed print solutions. Several products are introduced, such as the Standard Horizon RD-4055 and RD-3346 Die Cutters, the CRA-36 Creaser, and the TBC-200L Top and Bottom Cutter. Demonstrations emphasize real-world production efficiency and performance through intelligent automation. The Standard feeding and finishing portfolio continues to expand with new products and services surrounding the professional production and distribution of printed documents. The company again partners with digital print manufacturers to bring integrated feeding and finishing solutions to the show floor—including solutions shown in partner booths, and running a range of demonstration materials developed in cooperation with and printed by the same partners. INFO# 230
Videojet, booth 3609, features the BX6000 Series Binary Array and 4320 Ink Jet Addressing Systems. INFO# 231
Xerox, booth 1213, showcases its portfolio of technologies and solutions to help print providers automate workflows, produce high-value jobs, and stay relevant in today’s competitive marketplace. An array of digital color printing technology, including high-speed inkjet systems and the new Versant 2100 Press, are displayed. Attendees can see the next-generation of FreeFlow Core, which offers new and easy ways to produce complex applications. Software solutions deliver highly effective, personalized cross-media communications and Web to print portals are presented by XMPie. INFO# 232
Zünd America, booth 3202, introduces an automated production workflow based on quick response code capture and a robotic off-loads system. Capable of processing one or—depending on size—multiple stacks of sheets with randomly nested print jobs, the system automatically retrieves the corresponding cut files an finishes them, all while the robotic arm continually picks up and stacks the cut/finished parts. The system, which is ideal for narrow-format, non-stop production, is shown in conjunction with a Zünd S3 M-800 cutter. INFO# 233
See You There!
These vendors, and many more, will be on hand at Graph Expo to showcase the latest equipment, media, and software solutions for today’s digital print providers and buyers. Copies of this issue, as well as our October issue—featuring part two of this preview—will be in distribution bins and at booth 3752.
