Industry Companies
Staff -- graphic arts online, 4/1/2004
Hewlett-Packard has announced its largest-ever imaging and printing services contract. Under the terms of the contract, signed with Ford Motor Company, HP will help Ford define a consistent global printing and imaging strategy. The agreement affects 150,000 users and optimizes a fleet of more than 15,000 printing devices.
Pitman Company is merging its New England branch operations with Northeast Graphic Supply, a major New England regional distribution company based in Portland, Me.
RR Donnelley has joined Creo Inc. and Acigraf in developing and implementing the first thermal rotogravure system for the U.S. commercial printing industry. The system is to be installed later this year at Donnelley's facility in Reno, Nev.
Creo Inc. has commissioned Sichuan Juguang Printing Apparatus Company, one of China's largest plate manufacturers, based in Chengdu, to manufacture and sell the jointly developed no-bake Juguang JPT-1 positive thermal plate.
Andresen Digital, Santa Monica, Calif., has purchased the GMG ColorProof 8Up with DotProof color management software system. Left Dakota, a Los Angeles-based software and consulting company, made the sale, the first in the U.S.
Spangler Graphics, Kansas City, Kan., has added a six-color Komori Lithrone S40 Series 45 sheetfed press.
Heidelberg is providing Cunard Line's latest ship, Queen Mary 2, with a complete line of customized printing systems. Cunard commissioned the company to design and install prepress, sheetfed, and postpress systems that could withstand ocean currents and meet the ship's daily printing needs. The ship holds a two-color Printmaster QM 46-2 press, a Quicksetter 300 CTP device for polyester plates, a Polar 66 cutter, and a Quickfolder T 34.
Southern Graphic Systems, St. Louis, Mo., has installed a Cyrel Digital Imager from Esko-Graphics, said to be the 400th such unit sold.
Good Printers Inc., Bridgewater, Va., has installed a Muller Martini BravoPlus saddle stitcher, equipped with the AMRYS automatic make-ready system.
PLM Group, Toronto, has purchased Kodak Versa-mark's VJ1000, a new high-speed ink-jet system geared for the print-on-demand and direct mail markets.
Al Madina Printing and Publication Co. of Saudi Arabia has installed three Goss Universal 50 single-width presses for its facilities in Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam.
ImageMark Business Services Inc., a specialized printing and marketing company in Gastonia, N.C., recently installed a NexPress 2100.
