By Erwin Busselot, Business Innovations & Solutions Director, Commercial and Industrial Printing Group, Ricoh Europe

Providing creative solutions to expanding Chinese markets
Xeikon, an innovator of digital printing technologies, has opened a state- of-the-art innovation center in Shanghai. Designed to support the expanding Chinese markets, the facility will be a dedicated and welcome place of interaction where visitors and customers will have the ability to test a variety of applications and options for new revenue streams and business growth. Xeikon continues to develop new and innovative solutions for the label and packaging markets to meet the current challenges in today’s fast moving and evolving world of consumerism. The Shanghai Center will be equipped to house the latest Xeikon equipment and technologies, and Xeikon staff will be on hand to offer expertise, guidance, and demonstrate creative solutions and applications for a significant variety of markets and sectors.

Kyocera Document Solutions Europe, one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, have launched two new high-speed colour multifunctional products that will improve businesses productivity with top-quality monochrome and colour output. The TASKalfa 7353ci and the TASKalfa 8353ci are the latest additions to an award-winning range which leads the way within the market.
In addition to building on the already impressive performance of previous editions, the updated models incorporate advanced technology that helps to deliver outstanding image quality thanks to a newly developed toner and a print resolution of 1200 x 1200dpi with 2-bit (4800 x 1200 dpi).

Fujifilm Jet Press owner Emmerson Press selected to produce high quality, hardcover book to accompany exclusive photography exhibition

Riddle Press, a family-owned wholesale company in Beaverton, Oregon, is entering the short-run packaging market thanks to the Versafire EP from Heidelberg.
Right Time, Right Cost, No Challenges

SCREEN’s magic number appears to have been 1500, as the industry’s leading, high-speed production inkjet press manufacturer reached that milestone achievement with the sale of the company’s 1500th Truepress Jet520 engine worldwide to new customer, Sarasota, Florida-based, Access Direct Mail.

Increased production capabilities thanks to the new inline finishing modules for a fully flexible print production

New interposer for optimal hybrid production of digital and offset sheets
Prinect Digital Frontend Version 2020 with new functionalities providing full support for the new finishing equipment
New automatic ICC profiling for all print media
Available worldwide as of December 2019

Ricoh will be showcasing its most comprehensive portfolio of versatile solutions to date at drupa 2020 and, under the motto "Love The Way Ahead", will show print service providers how they can successfully evolve with new and innovative business models in digital printing. The world's largest trade fair for the printing industry will take place from 16 to 26 June 2020 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre.

Access Direct Mail (Access DMI), a Florida-based, mail solutions company is set to diversify and further grow its operation with the purchase of its very first roll-fed, inkjet press — SCREEN’s flagship Truepress Jet520HD. The press acquisition, is of particular note for both the Florida-based, mail solutions company and the world’s leading inkjet solutions provider, SCREEN:
Access DMI’s new Truepress Jet is its first ever, roll-fed press since the company’s founding and is SCREEN’s 1,500th Truepress Jet520 unit having been sold across the globe.

Rochester, NY-based, Phoenix Graphics, a family-owned, fifth-generation commercial printer has geared up for a planned business expansion with the recent installation of a new SCREEN Truepress Jet520S digital inkjet web press, which joins its sibling machine, a SCREEN Truepress Jet520HD press, Phoenix Graphics installed just last year.