PrintWorkers Industry News

First Landa Digital Printing Press in US Now on Its Way to Mercury Print Productions
Rochester, N.Y.-based Mercury will be taking delivery of the first B1-format Landa S10P series nanographic digital printing press in the U.S. on Nov. 10, with plans to having the perfecting press up a...

The Seasonal Sales Approach
Print sales are seasonal. No, wait. They’re cyclical. Perhaps they are both but there is one thing for sure: It’s the subject of this week’s Short Attention Span Sales Tip....

SCREEN Unveils Near Infrared Dryer for Truepress Jet 520HD Inkjet Web Press
The new SCREEN NIR Dryer technology, built into the existing press frame and structure of the 520 HD, extends drying performance for both lightweight uncoated stocks and heavier weight, coated litho s...

Midland Paper Launches New Specialty Paper and Film for Dry Toner Catalog
Midland’s new Dry Toner Specialty Paper & Film Catalog has been expanded to a 190-page resource guide with extensive offerings of dry toner-compatible coated paper, uncoated paper, text & cove...

A Pioneer in Photo Book Finishing
Following a recent show, Don Piontek brings information on some of the newest technology from Photobook Technology, a company that builds a series of book block, casing-in, book trimming and other mac...

The No. 1 Intangible For Selling Your Business
Those seeking to buy or invest in a business, look for one that’s essentially “turnkey” - one that will operate smoothly even when the owner is not on site. There is one intangible asset that can acco...

For Commercial Printers, the Art of Self-Promotion Is Key to Sustained Organic Sales Growth
While a print shop might not be able to point to a single element within its self-promotional efforts that led to a specific sale, printers that commit to it for the long-term will enjoy a steady rise...

A Decade of Delusions: 10 Things We Got Wrong About Publishing in the Digital Age
Looking back over the past decade, there was a lot that publishers and pundits got wrong. In honor of Dead Tree Edition’s 10th anniversary, we are revisiting some of the top publishing falsehoods from...

Proforma’s Petty Marketing Becomes Sole Provider of Porsche North America Promotional Branding Products
The partnership between Petty Marketing and Porsche was made possible through the support of Proforma’s Major Accounts Team and Vendor Development Team. Together, both teams assisted in landing the pr...

The Closer You Get the Harder It Becomes
Advancing a team is a basic leadership task. However, team members’ perception of their chances of success and their willingness to exert a continuous positive energy changes as they get closer to rea...