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  • Join the APDSP (formerly the IRgA) and you, too, will be considered a professional

    The APDSP (the Association of Printing & Data Solutions Providers) has placed its first ad in “The Canadian Architect” magazine. It says in the ad, in big bold type: “MAKE SURE YOUR PROVIDER IS A MEMBER OF THE ….. APDSP” For those reprographers who are not already “professionals”, perhaps it would be a good idea…

  • Office Depot reaches agreement to sell its European business

    It was announced a few days ago that Office Depot has reached an agreement to “sell” its European business to Aurelius Group. This would make for a good case study in “how to shed $2.25 BILLION in sales in exchange for next-to-nothing.: Reportedly, Office Depot will receive a “nominal” amount….. meaning, next-to-nothing. Link to note…

  • No longer doing plan-printing work for your State's DOT? InfoTech and BidExpress may well be the reason why.

    The last time we put up a post on Reprographics 101 about InfoTech and BidExpress was on April 4, 2011 Here’s a link to that prior post: http://reprographics.blogspot.com/2011/04/several-dot-agencies-are-using.html When I visited the web-sites of InfoTech and BidExpress back then, BidExpress had made excellent progress signing up customers.  Now, some 5 ½ years later, it’s quite…

  • Canon announces new technology set to transform wide format roll-to-roll printing

     Canon has announced its new UVgel printing technology that will soon feature in a new line of roll-to-roll printers. This unique technology will offer large format print providers an unprecedented combination of productivity, image quality, application range, automation and low cost of operation. Link to full article on LargeFormatReview: 0 0 1 109 624 Proactive…

  • Stanford Marsh installs five HP PageWide XL 8000 printers at UKHO

    Link to article on LargeFormatReview: 0 0 1 54 314 Proactive Management 2 1 367 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:JA;} https://www.largeformatreview.com/hardware/large-format/6793-stanford-marsh-installs-five-hp-pagewide-xl-printers-at-ukho

  • Xante now offers a 48” wide Memjet-powered ink-jet printer

    Xante targets customers (and printers) who want to print boxes and packaging. Link to information about Xante’s Excelagraphics 4800: http://www.xante.com/product-information/excelagraphix/excelagraphix-4800/ Blog publisher’s comment: 0 0 1 90 514 Proactive Management 4 1 603 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in…

  • Reprographers, a very inexpensive newsletter can save you big bucks; if you aren't a subscriber to the Larry Hunt Newsletters, sign up! (Subscriber Survey Results posted)

    Below is a reprint of reader-responses to the Larry Hunt Newsletters’ most recent subscriber survey.  During the time I was active in the reprographic business, I had a subscription to the Larry Hunt Newsletters, and saying that “my subscription saved me money” would be an understatement.  Over the years, the savings we realized on equipment…

  • Mike Stuckey, formerly of Indox, is now with ARC Document Solutions

    Mike Stuckey, a 37 year veteran of the reprographics industry and who was formerly with Indox for over 25 years, has, after a 3 year absence from the industry, returned to the reprographics industry. In July, Mike joined ARC Document Solutions. Best wishes for luck and success to Mike.

  • AEC-related Technology and Software Rundown (snippets from a recent article on constructionexex.com)

    Snippets from an article published on constructionexec.com Article title:  Technology and Software Rundown Author:  Marla McIntyre Published On: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 NEWFORMA PROJECT CENTER HYBRID PLATFORM MANAGES BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INFORMATION Newforma® Project Center release 11.7, featuring Newforma® Cloud Services, is an integrated cloud-based extension of the PIM solution. Cloud services frees information…

  • HP to acquire Samsung’s printer/copier business (dumb deal)

    Speaking frankly, I don’t get the point of this deal.  Other than a reduction in competition, what’s the point of HP buying a copier/printer business, when HP already has a very, very significant copier/printer business of its own.  Spending a billion bucks on “another” copier/printer business, given the fact that consumers and businesses are continuing…