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Dscoop Partner Program

Dscoop thanks all of our partners for their support. Listed below are our partners and some of the outstanding benefits that they offer to Dscoop members. All of the below partners were at the 2008 Dscoop Annual Conference and offer special opportunities for Dscoop members. 

For information on becoming a 2009 Dscoop partner, click here or contact Rebecca Baker, Dscoop Exhibit Sales Manager, at Dscoop Headquarters - 312.527.6707.

Platinum Level

AB Graphic International, Inc.

AB Graphic International Inc, suppliers of the Omega range of converting solutions for digitally printed web is committed to pioneering new developments within the label industry and leading the way in slitting, rewinding and inspection equipment.  The Omega Digicon Series 2 can convert a wide range of substrates and can be supplied with various options including Hot Foil Stamping, Silk Screen and Embossing modules.  Recent innovations include the Omega Digicoat to prepare substrates for digital printing.   The Omega Digilam for laminating on a wide range of narrow web flexible packaging materials using aqueous adhesives and the Omega Digipharma for the pharmaceutical market.  AB Graphic International’s versatile portfolio also includes the Sabre Extreme Laser Die Cutter, RFID Converting Lines, glueless/coreless turret rewinding, roll handling, core cutting and sheeting. An extensive range of machinery and comprehensive technical after sales support are amongst the reasons why AB Graphic International continue to lead in the world of label production.  For more information please contact Molly Malster at 909-230-6640 or email

info@abgintusa.com. 

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EskoArtwork
Created from the merger of Esko-Graphics and Artwork Systems in August 2007, EskoArtwork is a global supplier and integrator of innovative solutions for packaging, commercial printing and professional publishing. Its products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market, lower costs and expand business.

EskoArtwork is the worldwide market leader with pre-production and collaboration software for packaging buyers, designers and manufacturers. Its portfolio of software products integrates graphic, structural and process management functions for packaging, label, sign and display applications.

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GPA®, Specialty Printable Substrates
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GPA®, Specialty Printable Substrates is the premier source for coated/uncoated text and cover papers, pressure sensitive papers and films substrates engineered to perform flawlessly on HP Indigo® digital presses. Ultra Digital® by GPA is an extensive line that gives the HP Indigo user a variety of printing options with high image resolution and ink holdout. - Widest in-stock selection - Technical expertise - Custom treating - Quick localized delivery. 

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MindFireInc™
MindFireInc™ provides Personalized URL solutions through a partner network of commercial and digital print service providers and direct mail marketing companies. MindFireInc's flagship product, Look Who's Clicking®, simplifies the creation, management and tracking of Personalized URLs and Landing Pages. Now anyone can quickly build affordable direct mail campaigns that personalize each responder's online visit with variable data and images, as well as track and route leads for immediate follow-up.

Pageflex by Bitstream
Pageflex by Bitstream is a software development company that makes communications compelling. Bitstream enables customers worldwide to render high-quality text, publish all things variable, browse the Web on wireless devices, select from the largest collection of fonts online and customize documents over the Internet. Its core competencies include font technology, browsing technology, e-commerce technology and variable data publishing technology.

Bitstream is a pioneer and technology innovator in the variable data printing market starting with its introduction of variable data software in 1997. Bitstream’s Pageflex software product line enables template design, flexible layouts, personalization, customization, document scaling, variable-length documents, Web-to-print portals, interactive online editing, cross media marketing and personalized emails and Web sites. Pageflex provides the capability to produce all things variable for printers, advertising agencies, marketing services companies and corporate marketing departments worldwide.

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Press-sense
Press-sense is a market leader in Business Flow Automation solutions for the print industry. Its solutions allow Print Service Providers to deliver more efficient services to their customers while opening up new and profitable business opportunities for themselves.

Press-sense solutions simplify the lines of commercial communication between Print Service Providers and Print Buyers, enhancing customer loyalty and satisfaction, and helping Print Service Providers build their businesses. On the Print Buyer end, their thousands of users – the customers of our Print Service Provider customers – include many of the world’s leading enterprises and organizations, including numerous Fortune 500 companies. In industries as diverse as health, financial services, education, retail, government, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and others, that are benefiting from Press-sense solutions.
 
Their technology has been adopted as the sole OEM web-to-print solution by major industry players and they have established cooperative agreements with a number of other key vendors. Press-sense is proud to be considered a world leader – ahead of its competitors – in Print on Demand Business Flow Automation.

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Printable Technologies®
Printable Technologies® provides solutions to corporations, creative services, and print service providers to develop cross-media one-to-one campaigns and web to print solutions for personalized marketing communications.

FusionProTM desktop, online and server-based applications offer dynamic document composition incorporating variable text and images, high-speed data merge and production-ready data streams.
The solutions integrate with ERP solutions such as Ariba, SAP and Oracle; content management solutions; and digital workflows from Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Xerox, NexPress and more.

More than 1,700 corporate customers use Printable Technologies solutions to serve over 400,000 end users; many of the Fortune 500 companies offer desktop access to products from Printable.

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Red Tie Limited
Red Tie Ltd was founded in 2006 to meet an increasing demand for a fast, simple and efficient web to print solution. The key is ease of use for all involved - customer, administrator and printer. Driving a design from the web to print within seconds, this is the fastest and most streamlined system on the market. There is no need for large files to be integrated. Pre-press and printed material is ready for delivery to clients within hours. Very high speed graphics on screen allow their clients to update and edit documents and unique features can add quotation, payment and database distribution elements to the solution.
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Gold Level

Avery Dennison
Whether commercial, industrial or wide format inkjet, Avery Dennison offers a wide range of substrate solutions for all your digital printing needs. You can count on their products to perform, as many of their digital products are pre-optimized and certified for use on HP Indigo® commercial and industrial digital presses. 
Fasson® pressure-sensitive and non-adhesive coated papers, films and foils in roll form are used worldwide in brand identity, bar-code labeling systems, product identification and other applications by label converters and consumer products package designers and manufacturers.

Avery Graphics has a flexible solution for today’s dynamic and demanding marketplace no matter what your requirements.  They specialize in wide-format rolls, and narrow-format sheeted pressure-sensitive products for digital printing and imaging.  Avery Dennison Business Media Division specializes in custom-engineered cut-sheet pressure-sensitive applications, giving you control of your print-on-demand needs. All-in-one mailers and digital envelopes are two items certified to print seamlessly on your HP Indigo® digital press.

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DigiLabs Inc.
DigiLabs Inc. private labels and customizes their photo creation software for companies looking to grow their on demand photo products business (e.g., Photo books, cards, photo calendars, etc.). DigiLabs is recognized as publishing the most powerful yet easy to use client-based photo-products creation software. Customization includes: licensee’s branding, product selection, backgrounds, templates and FTP and shopping cart integration. 

Their value proposition includes:

  • Efficiency: The software creates and uploads to licensee, color, font and resolution managed vector PDF files that are ready-to-be printed.
  • Power and Ease: They offer unprecedented customization, speed, flexibility and ease of use.  Build books, calendars and cards within a couple of minutes using our wizards or customize every element with their menu-driven tools.
  • Compelling Business Model: They charge a one-time licensing fee and do not charge click fees or %s.
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    Finch Paper LLC
    Finch Paper LLC is pleased to confirm its continuing strong support of Indigo press users by offering the most complete line of HP approved, uncoated (optimized) papers in both 12”x18” and 13”x19” sheet sizes for the indigo press line. Finch offers their 98 bright white shade  in 50,60,70,80,100# text weights plus 80# cvr (10 mil) , 100# cvr (12 mil) and, 14 mil -100 # cvr.  We also offer 80# txt and 100# cvr weights in a vanilla shade. 

    All grades are FSC certified as being produced from wood harvested from forests managed to conserve bio-diversity. They offer nation wide distribution through most major merchants at prices which make Finch “The Best Value in Paper”

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    GBC
    GBC is a world leader in the manufacturing of professional laminating systems for the commercial, on-demand and digital print markets. GBC also engineers high-performance, wide format laminating film, adhesives, and media for thermal and pressure-sensitive applications. The Octiva® line of thermal films includes premium laminates containing PreLume®, a unique light management additive. GBC’s Arctic® Pressure Sensitive films are ideal for creating applications like retail displays, window graphics, outdoor signage, presentations, and backlits. Available in a variety of substrates including vinyl, photobase, and polyester, GBC’s SurePrint media offers superior surfaces for inkjet printing.

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    GMC Software Technology
    The standard in personalized communication – with over 15 years of experience in personalization GMC Software Technology have the solutions to help to deliver personalized documents on time, streamline inefficient and costly production processes, consolidate multiple composition tools and applications, or implement effective multi-channel output capabilities, GMC Software Technology offers a complete, easy to implement and time-saving solution that will satisfy all your needs. Their software provides end-to-end solutions that include full data integration, document composition, legacy conversion, on-line collaboration and approval, distributed output management and process automation for highly targeted, personalized customer communications.
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    Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
    Recognized for its technical innovation and progressive environmental initiatives, Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. manufactures an impressive range of premium printing, writing and digital papers. Signature grades include Strathmore®, Mohawk Superfine™, Beckett Concept®, Beckett Expression®, BriteHue®, Via®, Mohawk Color Copy®,  Mohawk Digital Papers and patented Inxwell® products, Navajo® and Options®.  Mohawk engineers its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed, web and digital printing. Mohawk papers are used in a wide variety of communications including corporate reports, corporate identity systems, high-end brochures, packaging and everyday communications for business of all sizes and types.  Mohawk digital papers are also used in on-demand photo books, personalized direct mail and custom packaging.  A leader in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is the first U.S. paper mill to offset 100% of its electricity with renewable windpower and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production.  Also offered are recycled papers certified by GreenSeal and papers certified to the Forest Stewardship Council’s [FSC] standards by SmartWood, a program of the Rainforest Alliance. For more information call 1-800 the mill.

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    On Demand Machinery
    American Graphic Arts has sold used machinery to the graphic arts industry since 1933. In 1995, based on numerous customer inquiries, they chose to form a new company named
    On Demand Machinery, whose mission was to design and manufacture a complete line of on demand hardcover binding machinery. Their first prototypes were unveiled at the 1997 On Demand Digital Printing and Publishing Show. Their goal from inception was to make a line of equipment that was both economical and easy to use. Their ODM Casemaking Line, Sticker Casing In and Smasher Building In Machines is an ideal entry-level solution for the production of on demand hardcover books.

    Their latest innovations include our Super Smasher and Super Sewer developed specifically for the photo book marketplace.

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    Pitney Bowes
    Don’t stop when the printing is done! Extend the value of your customer’s print purchase. Pitney Bowes can help you add mailing services to your portfolio, so you can grow your business and expand into services that bring additional value to current and new customers. Pitney Bowes has helped other commercial printers add mailing services to their operation.

    The Result: 
    • Revenue growth
    • Expanded profitability
    • Stronger, deeper customer relations 

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    Rollem
    Rollem specializes in digital converting systems, slitting equipment, and perforating/scoring models, many of which will operate in-line with HP Indigo presses to create the most efficient and accurate print-to-finishing production line available today.

    Improve your digital capabilities by opening new market segments with products including; Variable data sheets, Multiple-up postcards, Brochures and Double Gatefolds, Cross-over designs, Game, telephone and business card slitting, T-perf and L-perf reply cards.

    They offer the most successful solutions digital printers are looking for with models including the TR Die-Score system, the JetStream and the Advantage. Rollem can also create custom finishing lines upon request. Rollem has designed print finishing solutions for the industry’s top printers and binderies for over 75 years and believe their products are the answers to your print finishing need.

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      Bronze Level

    Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For 25 years, the company’s award-winning software and technologies have redefined business, entertainment, and personal communications by setting new standards for producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere at anytime. From rich images in print, video, and film to dynamic digital content for a variety of media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected and recognizable software brands, Adobe is one of the world’s largest and most diversified software companies.
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    AGFA
    Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and colour management. Computer-to-film, computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems have earned Agfa Graphics a worldwide leadership position in the commercial and package printing and the newspaper publishing markets.  Agfa Graphics is rapidly expanding its offerings in the growing digital inkjet market. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for making an assortment of high-quality UV and solvent-based inks. Joint development and manufacturing partnerships with industry leaders expand its technological reach and allow the company to develop comprehensive digital solutions for printing posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials.
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    Bluetree Direct, A Division of Pitney Bowes Marketing Services 
    Bluetree Direct – a division of Pitney Bowes Marketing Services, one of the fastest growing business units within Pitney Bowes — is the Global leader in ‘Multi-Channel Communication Management’. Their extended offering includes marketing automation and campaign tracking, co-op fund management, media fulfillment, incentive and loyalty programs, unique customer acquisition list capabilities, and behavioral marketing. 
    In addition, by working closely with Pitney Bowes Software, Bluetree Direct also offers data cleansing and sophisticated marketing and location intelligence.

    R&D has always been a cornerstone of Bluetree Direct since inception. Bluetree has listened to its customers and recognized  ‘Managed Marketing Services’ as a growing need thus created systems to support print and marketing service providers;  a) manage marketing more effectively  b) track marketing results in real-time through multiple channels  c) automate multi-touch campaigns and support one to one customer interactions. This includes the use of PURL/GURL, web-to-print, next generation storefront and digital asset management technologies.

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    Convertible Solutions®
    Convertible Solutions® provides solutions to the print industry and the product that gets direct mail opened!  They innovate and develop products and programs for direct mail and digital variable print.  Their stocks arrive with all features in-position BEFORE you print allowing truly On-Demand finishing.  Features such as adhesives, perforations, scores, cards, and other complex finishing processes are pre-converted on Convertible Solutions stocks.

    Their product uses can be extended to an array of personalized, variable data mailings including catalog inserts, response self mailers, billing statements, perforated coupon mailers, CD envelopes, pocket folders and much more.  Fold 'N Go®, Fold 'N Hold®, and Fold 'N Secure™ standard (off-the-shelf) templates are designed and ready to ship OR they can design a custom solution specifically for your application.

     

    Creo
    Creo Print on Demand Solutions group develops and supports high-performance CREO digital color servers for a range of digital printers and presses. It also develops advanced on-demand applications to enable the creation of personalized direct mail, targeted catalogs and other powerful one-to-one marketing communications tools.

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    D&K Group, Inc.
    D&K is a worldwide manufacturer of thermal laminating films, heat-assist films, and pressure sensitive over laminates as well as thermal laminating equipment and wide format laminating equipment. For over 25 years, D&K has been an innovative force in the thermal lamination industry – from the introduction of the first automated cutter for the two-sided market to the most recent introduction of SuperStick® – a revolutionary adhesive system designed specifically for difficult-to-stick-to substrates.

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    DirectSmile
    DirectSmile is the inventor of true image personalization and offers leading software solutions for image personalization and variable data printing.  DirectSmile software allows printers to implement complex personalization tasks with ease, efficiency, and smooth workflows.
    Image personalization opens unique opportunities for creative designs with variable contents. It allows for the design and production of outstanding direct mail pieces with high impact. Thus, users can increase the ROI of marketing campaigns and develop new business opportunities in the VDP area. Direct mail campaigns using DirectSmile have reached double-digit response rates.
     
    DirectSmile software solutions include Designer tool for creation of image personalization templates, VDP Document Solution, based on Adobe InDesign®, and complete production workflow to print out image personalized pieces on digital presses with output formats PPML, JLYT, PDF. Also the production of image personalized e-mails or websites is possible. DirectSmile solutions are fully scalable to any needed production volume and integrate with all third party VDP software.

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    Domtar
    Domtar is the largest integrated manufacturer of uncoated freesheet in North America and the second largest in the world, offering a wide range of commodity and value-added products.  With a broad geographic footprint and a strong manufacturing presence in eastern North America, Domtar is complemented by service locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Domtar responsibly manages and protects the forests to ensure environmental sustainability for generations to come.
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    Duplo USA Corporation
    From printing to finishing systems,
    Duplo USA Corporation is the only manufacturer dedicated to the production of a complete line of on-demand solutions. Duplo maintains its commitment to providing the finest off-line, near-line, and in-line digital print finishing systems, as well as an assortment of high-quality tabletop office equipment. In response to the thriving print-on-demand market, Duplo delivers a rewarding range of automated finishing solutions. High quality products such as the DC-645 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser and the DSF-2000 Sheet Feeder accommodate digitally printed documents. The DC-645 slits, cuts, and creases documents in a single pass making unattractive white borders and cracked spines of digitally printed documents a problem of the past. The DSF-2000 System transforms pre-collated digitally-printed sheets into professional booklets while maintaining set integrity when connected to a Duplo bookletmaker. For any digital print finishing need, Duplo will be there to provide a workflow solution.  

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    Flexmag Industries
    Flexmag presents "Ultramag Digital," the HP certified flexible magnetic sheet product line. Available in matte and gloss finishes with processing capabilities that include both sheet and web fed HP Indigo presses. For over a quarter of a century, Flexmag™ has been producing the highest quality flexible magnetic sheet serving the specialty advertising industry. Through product process innovations and responsive service, Flexmag has grown to become the leading worldwide source, each year producing millions of feet of product. When you think of magnets think of Flexmag™ Ultramag Digital, make it your magnetic choice for quality HP Indigo digital printing.
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    Gerhardt USA, Inc.
    Gerhardt is a world leader in the manufacturing of magnetic cylinders and flexible dies for the converting and printing industries.  The Gerhardt flexible dies are designed to provide optimum performance for your specific requirements.  Each die is machine sharpened for accuracy; laser hardened and surface treated for durability, and can be shipped within 24 hours of placing the order.  50 years experience within various global market sectors has provided the technical knowledge and expertise needed to ensure the optimal die cutting solution, whatever your application, at the most cost effective price.  As well as unbeatable industry experience, Gerhardt offers a truly global service.
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    Heidelberg USA
    With more than 40 percent of the global market share for sheet-fed offset presses, Heidelberg is the world’s leading solution provider to the print media industry. Apart from printing presses, the company’s product portfolio includes plate imaging devices and finishing equipment, as well as software components designed to integrate all print manufacturing processes. Heidelberg also offers a wide range of spare parts, consumables, and used equipment and services, along with training programs provided by the Print Media Academy.
     
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    HubCast
    HubCast is the first “distributed print” service developed specifically for high-quality sales and marketing collateral in support of your global print needs. Through an easy-to-use web-based application, you can now order commercial quality print literature “on demand”, and fulfill it through HubCast-certified print providers in market centers across the world. HubCast combines the efficiency of print-on-demand, the speed and environmental benefits of electronic distribution, and the power of their quality and color control automation into one integrated, high-value service. Leading corporations, advertising agencies, and marketing technology/solution providers look to HubCast to deliver collateral, with consistent color, on time, anywhere in the world.

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    Iggesund Paperboard, Inc.
    Iggesund is a global leading producer of high quality, virgin fibre-based coated covers and paperboard. Invercote is the product grade family that offers unique possibilities for both the designer and printer alike. Invercote is the leading brand for high quality solid bleached cover and board used especially for high-end commercial graphic applications, digital, prestige packaging (cosmetics), confectionary, tobacco, high-end wines and spirits packaging.
    Iggesund has been established in North America for more than 20 years. In order to continue the marketing success of Invercote, Iggesund is actively approaching the digital market and the digital techniques in order to support with high quality coated cover material.
    It’s time you stopped compromising…Take the time to see what Invercote can do for you.

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    Easy Personalized URLs by Indros Group
    Easy Personalized URLs (Easypurl) is a platform designed to create Personalized URLs and Customized Landing Pages for Direct Mail and Email. The platform is a product of Indros Group, and is sold through the company’s network of Solutions Partners, which includes many of the nation’s top Printers, Agencies and Print Solution providers.

    Indros Group is a multi-channel technology specialist with offices in North America and India. The company was founded in 2001, and has clients throughout North America and Europe. Indros Group is a member of the DMA, PIA/GATF and PODi. For more information, please call 866-463-7671.

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    Magnum Magnetics
    Magnum Magnetics is a domestic manufacturer of flexible magnetic sheeting and strip since 1991. They offer MessageMag™ thin magnetic sheeting for digital presses including Indigo presses. MessageMag™ is a lightweight, high performance and customizable flexible magnetic sheeting. Standard 12”x18” die cut sheets and other sheet sizes upon request.

    Messages will stick around longer with magnets. Ask Magnum Magnetics how their new MessageMag™ printable magnet can expand your product offering!

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    Masterpiece Graphix, Inc.
    Masterpiece Graphix, Inc. is a digital custom-coater offering a full line of top-quality materials for HPIndigo presses. With over fifteen years experience, MGX specializes in the treatment of unique substrates (both sheets and rolls), guaranteeing them to print on the HPIndigo. Difficult, hard-to-coat materials, such as lenticular, vinyl, and polycarbonates, led to their being named HP Indigo’s first Authorized Treatment Center in 2006. Serving customers in over forty high-tech industries, MGX provides short lead times, innovative coatings and processes, and state-of-the-art R&D, placing them as the leader in the digital coating industry.
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    MGE, Inc.
    MGE, Inc. (Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering, Inc.) is the developer of the industry standard i-cut Vision system for digital cutting in perfect accuracy, and i-script cutting edge workflow solutions.  MGE offers the i-XE10 as a perfect match in speed and precision quality for users of the S2000 press.  MGE has partnered with over 40 printers, RIPs and cutting machine mfg.'s to provide the perfect workflow as well as digital cutting system for each application.  Increase productivity, eliminate steel rule dies, decrease waste materials due to inaccurate cuts in your finishing department and increase ROI with a 100% digital finishing system from MGE.   Contact them for more information at (262) 348-0400 or at
    info@mge-us.com.
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    Michelman
    When Hewlett Packard needed a partner to develop an environmentally friendly replacement for their Topaz primer, they turned to Michelman, the global leader in performance-enhancing coatings for paper and film.

    Designed for the HP Indigo ws4000 series presses, their versatile DigiPrime 4431 primer ensures excellent ink adhesion and superior blanket life across a wide variety of paper and film grades.  For the finishing touch they offer their durable DigiGuard overprint varnishes.

    DigiPrime and DigiGuard by Michelman are distributed exclusively in the USA by Utopia Digital Technologies.  Let Michelman and Utopia’s experts work for you.

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    NewPage
    NewPage is a leading manufacturer of coated paper in North America. Their broad coated offering includes Premium Number One through Number Four sheet-fed and web, Digital and Coated One Side products serving the commercial print, catalog, magazine, book, and specialty converting audiences.   Their grade offering includes: Signature True®, Sterling® Ultra, Sterling Ultra Digital TM, Sterling® Ultra C1S, and Sterling® Litho C1S Anthem®, Focus® Plus, Vision® Plus, Escanaba® Plus and Dependoweb® Plus.

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    Objective Advantage
    Objective Advantage has developed the Symbio software solution, designed to enable optimum efficiency and scalability in printing operations. Symbio automates and integrates production. It is designed both for companies currently using a Web-to-print business model and seeking additional capability without additional employees, as well as for owners wanting to change their business model to take advantage of profit opportunities. Symbio seamlessly connects order intake, production and shipping, removing opportunities for error and ensuring greater efficiency and profitability.

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    Nukote International
    Nukote International, a global leader in imaging supplies, employs over 3,000 people worldwide and offers technology and support on a global scale with sales, R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and customer service operations throughout North America, Europe and China. Nukote’s Custom Coating Technologies division has six lines capable of precision coating on a wide range of substrates. Nukote’s state-of-the-art Pilot Coater provides a flexible, low-cost platform for coating development. This line can accommodate solvent, aqueous and hot melt coatings utilizing slot die, wire rod, gravure or reverse roll coating methods and has oven drying and chill roll features with laminating capabilities.

    On Demand Digital Papers
    Currently ODP is represented by companies around the USA for good coverage reaching the local print markets.  
    The key to success has always been top of the line products, tailor made to match the printers technology requirements and fast reaction to our customers needs. ODP headquartered in Miami is showing the new and unmatched “2007” line of digital papers and other medias. Stop by and explore their digital range of papers!

    Pace Systems Group, Inc. is a leading developer of practical business management systems that make printing and graphic art companies more efficient and profitable. ePace is comprised of a complete suite of fully-integrated software modules for estimating, scheduling, production, accounting and e‑commerce, and uses an appliance model that allows for installation and training in a fraction of the time required by other solutions. This advanced, secure system architecture is customizable, XML driven, ODBC compliant and allows browser-based access from Mac and PC platforms to better leverage emerging technologies that will define the digital workflow process.

     

    The ePace system seamlessly integrates with print technology industry leaders for online order processing and production management through the revolutionary PaceConnect suite of modules.  These offerings automate workflow, increase productivity and reduce costs by leveraging web-based technology.

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    Pixami
    Pixami provides a rich, web-based solution for the creation and sale of custom photo-based products such as books, cards, calendars, and posters.  Pixami offers their customers, through a set of web-based tools, the ability to create an experience -- tailoring the site design, products, content, and even features to the specific market. By selling the overall experience, and not just the products, Pixami customers can more successfully penetrate niche markets, and adjust the experience over time in response to changing customer needs.

    Pixami developed the first web-to-print photobook, and has worked with  leading providers in the consumer online photo space, over many years. The key to Pixami’s success is extreme ease-of-use, along with a set of professional features, in a solution that has proven itself by driving millions of photobook orders for their customers.

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    Powis Parker
    Powis Parker is the manufacturer of the Powis Photobook Work Cell—the best system available for producing digital photobooks on-demand. The Powis Photobook Work Cell uses the patented StitchFree™ technology to let you create beautiful photobooks that will stand up to years of use. The system is very fast and so easy to use that anyone can learn how to make books in just a few minutes. Powis also produces the PhotoPress System for binding single-sided and silver-halide prints, and the Studio Binding System—a great alternative for print shops on a budget.
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    PPG Industries’ Teslin
    PPG Industries’ Teslin® synthetic printing sheet is certified on HP-Indigo digital presses and provides excellent toner adhesion, abrasion resistance, lamination peel strength, and anti-static handling.  Teslin sheet prints like paper while maintaining the durability of plastic.  Graphics, photos, barcodes, and conductive inks can be readily printed on Teslin sheet resulting in products that are waterproof and resist tearing and chemical attack.  Product applications include commercial cards (loyalty, gift, insurance) and security cards (identification, access, drivers licenses, RFID, and contactless smart cards), key tags, security documents, pressure-sensitive/self-adhesive materials, stand-alone tags and labels, specialty print graphic arts, and in-mold decorating.
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    Quark
    Quark® provides design, production, and collaboration solutions to transform the business of creative communications. Quark innovation continues with QuarkXPress® Server, a dynamic publishing technology that powers Web-to-print and VDP solutions. GLUON specializes in helping printers realize increased revenues through web-to-print and eCommerce. Their clients have seen customer engagements increase from $100,000.00 to $15,000,000.00 per year. The GLUON HyperPublishing System (HPS) powered by QuarkXPress Server offers tools with all the power and flexibility you'll need to be successful. GLUON can help you transition your company into successful realization of the increased revenue possible from eCommerce, and ensure viability well into a bright future.
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    Saepio Technologies, Inc.
    Saepio’s PrintStore web-to-print solution enables print service providers to reduce costs while delivering new services that strengthen customer loyalty and boost recurring revenues. Saepio PrintStore features LightsOut Digital Printing, the combination of Saepio’s Web-based marketing tool for end users, next-generation process automation technologies and JDF-enabled manufacturing equipment that enables highly automated and efficient pre-press and production processes.

    Saepio PrintStore is highly configurable and features advanced functionality for variable data printing, dynamic scripting, full language support, back-end routing, e-commerce functionality, list builder, personal URLs, skin management and more.

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    SMART Papers
    SMART Papers manufactures premium cast-coated, matte-coated and uncoated printing, text, cover and writing papers. Their well-known brands of Kromekote®, Knightkote® Matte, SMART Digital™, Pegasus®, Carnival®, Synergy®, Passport®, Genesis®, Magna Carta® and SMART Brights® are used in producing annual reports, greeting cards, announcements, stationery, book covers and end-leaf, advertising brochures, packaging products, direct mail envelopes, security papers, tickets, high end labels and gift wrap. 

    SMART Papers has successfully developed a wide offering of premium, value-added products engineered for HP Indigo printing engines. Their products are available in IN-fusion (non-sapphire treated) or sapphire treated.

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    Standard Finishing Systems
    Standard brings the power of automation to post press feeding and finishing, with fully-automated Standard Horizon folders, binders, trimmers, saddlestitchers, cutters and more. HP customers worldwide use Standard Horizon BQ-series on-demand perfect binders, the Horizon StitchLiner saddlestitcher, and AFC-series floor model folders to pull double duty, bringing equally professional results and document integrity to both digital and offset print applications.  Standard Hunkeler unwinders, rewinders, cutters, stackers and fan folders provide best-in-class digital color paper handling expertise -- with full-bleed trimming and integrated finishing -- for HP continuous-feed printers.  Their nationwide team is ready to use their deep finishing applications know-how to tailor a solution that meets your critical production requirements.
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    TAP Custom™ 
    In the on-demand photo-book market, seconds count. TAP Custom™  knows this and are ready to supply your business with the covers you need now! TAP Custom™, a division of Taprell Loomis and the popular line of TAP photo packaging products, now offers a complete line of photo-book and quality album covers available for immediate delivery to the on-demand album market.

    Recognized as a world leader in photo packaging solutions, TAP Custom™ now offers a complete line of photo-book and album covers available for immediate delivery to the on-demand album market.

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    Tec Lighting, Inc.
    TEC Lighting is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of UV lamps, curing equipment, and special energy sources. UV Roller Coaters announces the launch of its newly enhanced E-Z to use Micro Coater with Plug and Play technology. Where size and space is an issue. This turnkey UV Micro Coater is ready to use right out of the crate. Just add Power. The streamlined UV Coater allows the Digital printer to have the UV capabilities without compromising speed or quality and at 6 ft x 3 ft its size fits just about anywhere.  TEC Coating can provide the solutions and through their Premier Dealer network.  Tec Lighting has expanded it service capabilities throughout the U.S and Canada.

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    Tec Papers
    Tec Papers is a leading national distributor of papers and films for digital presses.  Tec Papers offers a wide variety of printable substrates for all types of printing technologies.  They are a national distributor of digital substrates, committed to providing the highest quality digital papers to the digital market.

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    Tekra Corporation
    Tekra brings you Dura-Go™, film substrates optimized for the HP Indigo® Presses.  Their proprietary coating technologies provide Dura-Go films exceptional print receptiveness, ink anchorage, and shelf life.  The breadth of stock Dura-Go line offers HP Indigo users in both the industrial and commercial press environments a “one-stop-shop” to over 80 pre-engineered solutions including polycarbonates, polyesters, label stocks, rigid vinyl, lenticular, static cling, synthetics and polystyrene to name a few.  Tekra is also a 3M Authorized Distributor for Industrial Products, Sales Representative for Bayer Films Americas, and North American Authorized Distributor for DuPont Teijin Films™.

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    Turnkey Solutions

    TurnKey Solutions is a media manufacturer. They duplicate (CD’s, DVD’s, cassette tapes, VHS tapes and more). In addition, they have in-house screen printing capability, up to five colors, printed right onto the discs. They also have an Indigo 3050 press. This allows Turnkey to print all of the collateral material that goes along with the packaging of the media. Turnkey also has a complete assembly department (both hand and automated). They can do fulfillment, inventory warehousing and management and handle all of the shipping requirements.

    TurnKey Solutions is accustom to working with printers who, from time to time, may have a client that presents a job that  includes the incorporation  these types of services that are offered by Turnkey. As a printer, being able to use these types of additional products and services, which are outside of your normal offerings, will allow you to add to your core business and increase your profitability.

    TurnKey Solutions can provide their products in runs that range as small as 100 units all the way to 500,000 and above. Over the past ten years they have re-engineered their equipment and processes and have a large capacity for producing, printing, packaging and shipping the media.  Next time you have a need for these types of products and services keep TurnKey Solutions in mind. Their mission is to deliver a quality product on time and at a very competitive price.

     

     

    Ultimate Technographics Inc.
    Ultimate Technographics Inc. is the market innovator in imposition Flow Automation solutions for the print industry. Their low cost line of Impostrip® software allows commercial printers to design a web2print workflow where imposition and finishing are fully automated. Impostrip solutions help processing more orders more efficiently. Ultimate is an HP partner.  Some of their customers: Metropolitan Museum of Art of NY, Proven Direct, HubCast, IBT, CPQ, AmericanStationary, FujiPhoto, AFLAC, etc. 

     

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    Unisource
    Unisource is one of the leading distributors of paper, packaging and facility supplies in North America, offering the most comprehensive suite of products and services in the industry. As one of the largest private companies in the U.S., Unisource is financially strong and well-positioned for growth.  Unisource supplies commercial printers, publishers, digital print providers along with a broad range of industry end user segments with leading brands of digital paper and imaging supplies. Unisource also sell its own private label coated and uncoated printing paper brands that offer quality at an affordable price.
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    Wausau Coated Products
    Wausau Coated is a leading manufacturer of paper and film pressure sensitive products for both roll and sheet applications.  Serving a wide variety of markets, Wausau Coated has become a one-stop resource for both premium quality stocked products and custom engineered constructions to meet exact end use specifications.  Flexibility, responsiveness, and technical know-how combine to make Wausau Coated the trusted source for pressure sensitive solutions.

    Wausau Coated offers broad selection of pressure sensitive products engineered for HP Indigo presses.  They have worked closely with HP Indigo and RIT to obtain product certification and their technical staff has years of experience coating a variety of substrates.  Stock or custom, sheets or rolls, Wausau Coated looks forward to serving you!

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    XMPie Inc.
    XMPie Inc. is the leading provider of software for cross-media and variable data one-to-one marketing. Its solutions help businesses create and manage highly effective cross-media campaigns, leveraging their market and customer information to achieve dramatic returns on their marketing dollars. XMPie software solutions are available in two award-winning lines: uDirect for desktop, print-only solutions, and PersonalEffect for server-based cross-media publishing, campaign management and more. Add-on modules include the award-winning uImage for image and graphics personalization; uStore, the Web store platform; and uProduce Marketing Console for analysis and management of one-to-one campaigns.
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    X-Rite Incorporated
    X-Rite, which recently acquired both GretagMacbeth and Pantone, is the global leader in color measurement and color management, offering hardware, software and services for measuring, formulating and matching color. The Company serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical. X-Rite serves customers worldwide from its offices in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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    YUPO Corporation America
    More than thirty years ago, Yupo Corporation Japan embarked on a journey to create a synthetic paper that would stand out among competitors. Through research and development, Yupo became an industry leader in the production of synthetic papers and found that a world market eagerly awaited its creation.

    Currently the largest manufacturer of synthetic papers in the Western Hemisphere, YUPO's technical superiority, its unique attributes and the many applications for industry and design make YUPO the only choice and the best choice. They stand behind all of their papers with a customer service and technical team that makes every single YUPO project your very best yet. They can give you “hands on” support - from planning and qualifying trials through final production. With YUPO, you never walk alone. You walk in a green-centric, waterproof, made to perfection synthetic universe.

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