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GraphExpo Show Daily September 14 2015

New Goss Magnum Compact Press Key to Newspaper’s Growth Strategy On Sunday, Pflugerville, TX’s Garrett sees growth in the newspaper business, and the investment in the Goss press is a key to that growth. “We live in the information age, but people don’t know what’s going on in their own backyards,” he said. “I don’t think the Internet or digital has a monopoly on information. Print has a role to play, and we’re going to help fill that role.” (L to R) Michael D’Angelo, Managing Director Americas, Goss; Derek Sullivan, Creative Director, Community IMPACT Newspaper; John P. Garrett, Publisher and CEO, Community Impact Newspaper; Graham Trevett, Vice President, Sales, Goss; David Ludwick, Operations Manager, Community Impact Newspaper; Mike McGeady, District Sales Manager, Goss IarifiQ Promises Quotes in Seconds n its maiden press conference, Swedish company arifiQ (Booth 3864), creator of an estimating solution that resides in the cloud, made a bold promise at GRAPH EXPO 15. That promise: Its self-service print estimating will permit even novices to obtain custom print quotes in seconds. Company spokeswoman Kim Owen noted that if pronounced correctly, the name arifiQ rhymes perfectly with “terrific.” The company is the offshoot of a Swedish family-owned printing company that developed its own print estimating tool and now is sharing it with printers worldwide. It should be no surprise, Owen noted, that the product was created in Sweden, the same country that introduced to the world the pacemaker, the wrench, dynamite, the Coca Cola bottle, IKEA and too many other innovations to mention. One of the biggest benefits offered by arifiQ self-service print estimating is the ability to input custom sizes, Owen explained. Other solutions are able to provide fixed format estimating, but only arifiQ allows print service providers to input custom sizes and almost instantly obtain an estimate. Six different parameters can be input by the PSP. An intelligent calculation algorithm that automatically creates optimized production scenarios for each possible product choice is at the heart of the arifiQ system. When one of the parameter options are altered, the most cost-effective price is instantly recalculated and presented. Whether the challenge presented is digital, offset or large format, arifiQ has a powerful calculation engine that can handle the myriad of combinations of print products any print service provider produces. Another key advantage to the arifiQ solution is automation. One print service provider who sampled the estimating tool found the steps necessary to complete the estimating process were reduced from a dozen to four. But that may actually be underestimating the efficiency gain. Owen reported 85% of the time currently spent on administrative costs can be saved with arifiQ. Carina Karlsson, Founder and CEO, arifiQ The product will also help make the selling process more effective and streamlined. That’s because arifiQ empowers print companies’ sales forces to provide instant quotes in client meetings. In fact, anyone can create quotes 24-7, 365 days a year. Additional advantages include arifiQ’s support for offset, digital and wide-format printing; API for easy integration; Adobe In- Design plug-in; and job planning and gangrun options. The product, Owen said, is an unbeatable sales tool, a powerful estimating tool, a smarter production optimizer and an effective profit accelerator. Users have been impressed. “arifiQ is the perfect solution for us. By allowing me to automate my custom jobs’ quotes, the client gets the estimate quicker, we process the job faster and we get happier customers,” says Mark Sarpa, CEO of Progressive Solutions. “arifiQ radically changed our workflow and reduced our workload considerably. It beats our manual systems by instantly giving us an overview of costs for the final product, and provides the system security we need,” adds Peter Gunnarsson, Product Manager for V-TAB. Community Impact Newspaper confirmed its investment in a Goss Magnum Compact press. The highly automated Magnum Compact press will be central to the company’s new purpose-built printing operation, designed to meet an ever-increasing demand for this regionalized, community newspaper. Launched in 2005, Community Impact Newspaper produces 20 regional issues in communities around Texas, with a circulation of more than 1.5 million copies per month. The company has an emphasis on relevant, local news in the communities it serves. “We’re hyper-local focused,” said John Garrett, Publisher and CEO of Community Impact Newspaper. “We feel like there’s a hole in coverage of local news. In most of the communities we serve, many times we’re the only news organization that’s going to city council meetings.” Having outsourced its printing since its launch, Community Impact Newspaper is custom-building its own printing facility centered around the Goss Magnum Compact, which is scheduled for installation in Q2 2016. “We really wanted to be efficient, and we wanted better ways to version and target the communities we serve,” said Garrett. “Being first-time press buyers, we wanted to make sure we partnered with someone who knew what they were doing. The support of Goss has been outstanding.” With simplified operation and run-length flexibility, the Magnum Compact enables users to print a wide range of products competitively. The ability to print cost-effective runs as short as 500 – 1,000 copies provides printers not only with an alternative to digital print, but an economical way of handling runs up to 250,000 copies, giving unparalleled production flexibility and a powerful competitive advantage. Martin Yale Acquires MCount Machinery artin Yale Industries announced its acquisition of Count Machinery Company on Sunday, September 13 at GRAPH EXPO 15. “The Count acquisition is a perfect strategic fit for Martin Yale, from both a brand and product perspective,” states Greg German, Martin Yale Industries President. “Its existing lineup of machines adds depth to our portfolio of print finishing products and allows us entree into the high-speed perforating, scoring, and creasing markets. The Count brand name is highly recognized and its machines are well known for their quality and reliability.” (L to R) Dave Gilbert, President of Count Machinery Company and Greg German President of Martin Yale Industries. The Count Machinery Company is a U.S.- based manufacturer of quality print finishing equipment, and has served the global graphic arts industry for over 55 years. Its extensive range of innovative bindery and finishing solutions include UV-coating machines, digital creasing machines, crash numbering machines, inkjet number machines, and perforating and scoring machines. The acquisition of Count Machinery positions Martin Yale to offer a greater variety of products to the print finishing market, from lower volume desktop machines to highspeed floor models. As part of the acquisition, Count’s manufacturing operation in Escondido, CA will be relocated to Martin Yale’s facility in Wabash, Indiana. This move will increase production capacity and efficiency, as well as ensure that the high standard of customer service and technical support that Count has been known for continues. “Joining forces with Martin Yale is an exciting opportunity for Count,” says Dave Gilbert, President of Count Machinery Company. “It will enable us to focus our efforts on continued product development and distribution, while boosting our production capacity and manufacturing capabilities. We are excited to join the Martin Yale family of brands.” 16 September 14, 2015 | GRAPH EXPO Official Show Daily | PrintingNews.com


GraphExpo Show Daily September 14 2015
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