Jul
26
It may sound contrary as a marketer for an offset printing press manufacturer to say this, but hey all you printers out there, you need to be using social media! I am not suggesting that we stop the presses—quite the opposite. Social media can actually drive print. Let’s face the facts, folks. Your customers are… Continue reading »
Jul
12
I wanted to offer some perspective to all those who are considering a new press. The entry dialogue is and has been “how fast will it make-ready?” After all, hasn’t the mantra always been to produce print “better, faster, cheaper?” All the focus has been on the machine and the software to improve your profit… Continue reading »
Jun
01
What do these sentences have in common? • If the job is under 20,000 impressions, it should never go on a web press. • Always allow for at least 5000 waste copies on a web press. • Web presses are complicated to run. • Print quality is much lower on a web press as compared… Continue reading »
May
23
Komori participated in Consolidated Graphics (CGX) Emerge conference last week in Dallas, TX. What is so impressive about this event, other than the fact that it is flawlessly coordinated and first class all the way, is the staggering number of attendees. The nearly 1,000 participants were exposed to seminar content covering topics in print management,… Continue reading »
May
09
Call me biased, but I think Komori employees are some of the best people in the world. When the tsunami struck Japan and again with the devastating tornadoes ripped through the southeastern US, the first thought of many of our employees was “what can we do to help?” While many have already donated generously, we decided we wanted… Continue reading »
May
02
A couple of weeks ago, I attended my very first ACUP conference. If you’re asking yourself what ACUP is, you are not alone. With Komori’s focus on the in-plant market, we quickly discovered that one organization and conference you cannot miss is the Association of College and University Printers. This year’s session was held in… Continue reading »
Apr
12
Komori announced today that press shipments resumed just days after the earthquake and tsunami to locations all around the world. That is great news! It seems that even though Japan continues to quake with nearly daily aftershocks, life—and business—go on. I cannot imagine what that must be like and we continue to hold Japan in… Continue reading »
Apr
01
There has been a significant amount of talk in the marketplace about the radiation levels in products being shipped from Japan. Many people, quite naturally, have had questions regarding the radiation levels of Komori presses and parts shipping from Japan since the disaster. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection organization has standards and inspections in… Continue reading »
Mar
24
We received some outstanding news from Japan today. Our factories in Tsukuba and Yamagata, which resumed operation March 22, are now in full production. While there are scheduled power outages in place, the production schedules have been modified to compensate for these occurrences. With the improvement in the fuel situation, logistics have also improved and… Continue reading »
Mar
23
After just returning from the inaugural Vision3 Summit conference, I have come away with a few thoughts and ideas. First of all, I commend our industry organizations, PIA, NAPL and NPES, for finally coming together as one, to help lead our industry out of this economic downturn and toward a brighter future. It was a… Continue reading »
