InkJet Age

SEP 2014

Inkjet's Age, a print supplement to Quick Printing, is a business and technology brand dedicated to corporate and senior management and focusing on issues surrounding inkjet printing technology in all its forms. Inkjet's Age covers the industry news,

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8 SEPTEMBER 2014 • INKJET'S AGE www.MyPRINTResource.com NEWS UPDATE Xerox Unveils Newest Customer Center With the mantra, "everything begins and ends with the customer," Xerox has opened its newest innovation facility bringing aqueous inkjet products and services to the forefront. The Impika Inkjet Innovation Centre in Aubagne, France is a 91,000 square foot showroom featuring Impika's inkjet devices, adjacent to the com- pany's expanded R&D; and production facilities. "The center offers an interactive and engaging set- ting where customers and prospects can experience inkjet technology on their terms - free to explore, learn and challenge," said Andrew Copley, president, Graphic Communications Operations, Xerox. "It rep- resents a significant milestone in our inkjet strategy since acquiring Impika in 2013. Our plan to provide both aqueous and waterless inkjet technology is on track and gaining momentum. Print service providers know we are serious about inkjet." Products on display include the Impika iPrint Com- pact, iPrint Reference, iPrint eVolution and iPrint eX- treme, as well as the iEngine 1000 and 1000L. Gil Hatch Center Update In the US, enhancements at the Gil Hatch Center for Customer Innovation in Webster, NY have created a more personalized experience in a collaborative and innovative environment. New to the production show- room are personal headsets for demonstrations in multiple languages and the latest graphic communi- cations technology advancements, such as the Xerox VersantT 2100 Press, expanded workflow capabilities and finishing applications areas. "The Gil Hatch Center is more than a product demo area; it's a learning hub," said Xerox customer Mark Serbin, president, Serbin Printing. "We are able to sit down one-on-one with peers and industry professionals to discuss challenges and goals - and that's invaluable." MyPRINTResource.com/10008702 Spire Delivers High-quality, Data-driven Collateral HP has announced that Spire has installed an HP T200 Color Inkjet Web Press and an HP In- digo 7600 Digital Press, to help address increased customer demand for high-quality, on-de- mand variable data output. The Boston-based company's recent 35 percent growth has brought new opportunities to expand its high quality print-on-demand offering and high-volume benefit statement services. "We are intensely focused on meeting our customers' needs, from exacting color and image requirements to complex, customized technical printing," said Rick Dyer, president, Spire. "The HP T200 and HP Indigo 7600 presses are an ideal fit, helping us meet and exceed our customers' expectations for quality, content and turnaround time." The HP T200 has already enabled Spire to take on a job producing 1.2 million completely personalized benefits statements, each up to 32 pages long. The press' full vari- able color printing with the productivity of a single-color printing system made the HP T200 the only technology on the market that completely fit Spire's client's needs. The HP Indigo 7600 Digital Press enables Spire to par- ticipate in the Sotheby's Imprint Premier Platform Affiliate program, a global printing network that requires use of HP Indigo technology for digital printing to ensure a consis- tent process backed by the proven quality and consistent color matching of HP Indigo. MyPRINTResource.com/10005824 Ricoh Unveils New Customer Innovation Center Ricoh Americas Corporation has unveiled its Customer Innovation Center in Boulder, CO. This facility highlights the full spectrum of Ricoh's production print offerings including its cutsheet and continuous feed devices, wide format solutions, and software components. "One of the most consistent pieces of feedback we hear from customers is that they appreciate our ability to truly engage with them. Ricoh ex- perts are hands-on, profession- al consultants who take the time to really know our cus- tomers' business and challenges," said Tim Vellek, senior vice president, marketing, Ricoh Americas. "We've merged previously separate print centers into one location, and are leveraging the Executive Briefing Center to bring all of these resources to bear so we can most effectively show customers how we can improve their business and how to expand it so they can support new customers and find new revenue opportunities." MyPRINTResource.com/10007712

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