Table of Contents August 2018
On the Cover
Commercial
Printers & Label
Printing
Th e latest trends
in label design and
production.
By Heidi Tolliver-Walker
30 Network Financial Printing
Continues to Secure its
Place in the Print Industry
Th e NFP story: providing error-proof
services since 1996.
By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
34 Graphic Arts Companies
Feel the Pinch of
Aluminum Tariffs
Impact on manufacturers of lithographic
aluminum plates—is just the beginning.
By Richard Romano
Departments
08 Printing Pulse
36 New Products
38 Classifi eds/Supplier
Directory
16 Succeeding in Spite of Print
Software’s Weaknesses
How a company’s culture shapes its success
in overcoming soft ware weaknesses.
By Jennifer Matt
17 Vintage Chic
Inside trade binderies, olde world craft smanship
meets today’s latest technology.
By Trish Witkowski
18 The Rise of Machines:
How Workfl ow Automation
is Transforming Print
Choosing the right workfl ow solution to meet
client demands now, and ensure future
success.
By Laurie Weller
22 Taking Stock of
Industry Associations
Review 16 printing industry associations with
the business resources you need now.
By Cary Sherburne
28 Canon Launches Océ
LabelStream 4000 5-Color UV
Inkjet and Flexo Hybrid Press
Canon challenges today’s label press market
with its strengths in production inkjet.
By David Zwang
In the Know
Events:
G7 Training - Clemson University
This fl exography based training
for G7 Experts & G7 Professionals
will provide three full days of
extensive hands-on practical
experience and live demonstrations
as well as in depth discussion on G7
methodology.
August 7-9, Clemson, SC
thINK
Join the independent community of
Canon Solutions America production
print customers.
www.thinkforum.com
Sept. 5–7, Boca Raton, FL
PRINT 18
Returns to Chicago’s McCormick Place.
Come learn, connect, get business
done and experience the future of the
graphic communications industry.
www.PRINTevent.com
September 30-October 2, Chicago, IL
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The Heights
and Pitfalls
of Window
Graphics
August 2018
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• Protect & Serve:
Overlaminates
• The Do’s and Don’ts of
Window Graphics
• Wide Format:
Now and Venn
• Microfactories and
Automation the Stars at
TechTextil TexProcess
Wide-Format & Signage is the business and
technology resource for corporate and senior
management focusing on issues across the
wide-format and grand-format markets.
Columns
32 When It’s Time to Hire
a Graphic Designer
By John Giles
33 First Steps in Hiring
Great Salespeople
By Joe Rickard
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