Kansas City’s Henry Wurst Buys Goss Sunday Press RICOH’s Digital Literacy IProgram Means “Business” f printers aren’t willing to get out of their comfort zones, their opportunities will be limited. Our goal is to give them the education, tools, and resources they need to get out of those comfort zones.” This is the assessment of Annette McCrary, Director of Strategic Marketing Programs, production printing business group, for RICOH Americas, opening her strategy session at the Hiring Hub (Booth 570) on Monday. While there are training opportunities on technology and applications, McCrary said, on their own, they are not enough. “But there is no real program to teach you how to run a print business,” she said. “There are options for print and design, but if you don’t have the necessary business planning and strategy to go along with them, by themselves, they won’t get you where you need to go.” Four years ago, RICOH partnered with Cal Poly to craft the RICOH Digital Literacy program, a modular educational curriculum designed to help people consider a career in digital printing. The program contains six modules, including fundamental principles of design for digital media, best practices for using type, basics of color, database management, personalized Annette McCrary from RICOH printing, and building an effective presentation. A business planning module is in development. “The business planning module will include all of the things you need to understand to run the business side,” says McCrary. The program is available as a two-day mini-course, an instructor-led course using the full curriculum, and a five-day, RICOHled “train the trainer” option. The mini-course will be of special interest to independent print shops and franchises (such as those hiring new employees or migrating from offset to digital). The full curriculum is going into vocational programs and high schools to prepare new, skilled operators to enter the industry. WTouch the Future in Düsseldorf ith the new slogan “Touch the Future,” Messe DÜsseldorf has repositioned drupa to more accurately reflect the changing printing industry, as well as embrace those parts of the industry that are undergoing the greatest growth and reflect the trends of tomorrow. Drupa 2016 will offer, said Sabine Geldermann, Director of drupa, at a press conference on Monday, “a 360 degree overview of the entire industry.” Drupa 2016 will be held May 31 – June 10, 2016, in DÜsseldorf. The show organizers are closing in on 1,500 exhibiting companies from approximately 50 countries, offering, said Geldermann, “certain proof that the repositioning and the new structure have found major appreciation from the industry.” Drupa and its partners have identified six major topics and highlight themes: Functional printing, 3D printing, green printing, print, packaging production, and multichannel. These themes will be organized into “theme parks” within the drupa Innovation Park: • Multichannel Publishing & Marketing Solutions • Web-to-Media & eCommerce • Process Optimization & Automation • Added Value in Print • Innovations in Printing Technology • Business Models Drupa 2016 will again feature the drupa cube, connecting print professionals and their creative agency and marketing and brand owner clients across a variety of vertical markets. Featuring the tagline “Educating, Engaging, and Entertaining (E3), this special conference and event program will consist of a wide range of applications for printed products in numerous industries. “Drupa is growing into a showcase for the future of the printing industry,” added Claus Bolza-SchÜnemann, Chairman of the drupa Committee and Chief Executive of Koenig & Bauer AG. Hall layouts, and a variety of online guides will be available in a few weeks at www.mdna.com/trade-shows/details/drupa. Henry Wurst Inc., a 77-year-old commercial printing company located in Kansas City, MO, has acquired a 16-page, five-unit Goss Sunday 2000 press. The press will replace two existing five- and eight-unit presses, while at the same time increasing the company’s production capacity. “The Sunday 2000 was a unique and special press compared to all the others in the marketplace,” said Randy Radosevich, Plant Manager for Henry Wurst. “The press is very flexible and has the latest and greatest technology.” Founded in 1937, Henry Wurst is the largest printer in Kansas City, and has a long-established reputation for high-quality web offset printing. “We really wanted to position ourselves with the best web offset press with the best technology so we could align our customers with the very best on the market,” said Radosevich. “Not every customer has access to a printer that has a press like the Sunday 2000 as well as all the other end-to-end capabilities like (L to R) Tim Van Driessche, Director of Commercial Sales, Goss; Mark Hanf, President, Henry Wurst Inc.; Randy Radosevich, Plant Manager, Henry Wurst Inc.; and Michael S. Wurst, CEO, Henry Wurst Inc. finishing that we can provide.” This is first large-scale equipment acquisition Henry Wurst has made in some time. “Goss had an interest in us for a long time,” said Mark Hanf, President of Henry Wurst. “It’s great to have a vendor relationship where they’ll continue to pay attention to you and keep you informed on what’s out there. They’re a great partner to go forward with.” The installation is slated for December. Label Specialties Goes Digital with LHP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press ouisville, KY-based Label Specialties, a privately-held wholesale custom label manufacturer for the printing, promotional and packaging markets, is adding digital printing capabilities for the first time, purchasing an HP (Booth 1202) Indigo WS6800 Digital Press at GRAPH EXPO 15. The press will enable the company to increase production flexibility and (L to R) Mike Wolf, Owner, Label Specialties; Jenny Johnson Wolf, Owner, Label Specialties; Scott Sanders, Industrial Digital Press Sales Executive, HP; and Steve Powers, Sales Manager, Labels and Packaging, HP deliver faster turnaround times. Opened in 1976 as a braille printer, Label Specialties is one of the country’s fastest growing, full-service label manufacturers with a rich history in traditional printing technologies. With the addition of the HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press, the company will further accelerate its growth trajectory by expanding into shrink sleeves and folding carton applications with the same high-print quality its customers have grown to expect, while reducing waste, decreasing makeready time and more profitably producing short runs. “We are a trade-only manufacturer, which means we have to print first-class labels, meet unrealistic deadlines and do it all at the industry’s best prices,” said Mike Wolf, Owner, Label Specialties. “We believe the new HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press will help us do just that—and we’re excited to get this baby home to Louisville.” TRACG Offers Fixed-Fee FSC Certification Programs for Large Printers he Regional Affiliate Certification Group (RACG) (Booth 4641) announced on Monday that it now offers a Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certification program to the over-$5 million segment of the printing and publishing industry. RACG has offered a fixed-price program to the under-$5 million segment of the industry since 2010. RACG is offering the program in conjunction with PIA affiliates, American Green Consulting (AGC), and SCS Global Services. Through this program, printers can review and discuss their needs with AGC, who will provide support for all the elements required for FSC Chain of Custody certification audits. “We’re always asked for a service for the over $5 million printer, so after working for a number of years we were very lucky to be able to partner with SCS and launch that program this summer,” said Jim Tepper, RACG President. The Forestry Stewardship Council is an international organization that sets standards for responsible forest management and certifies forestry products used in a wide variety of industries, including printing, publishing, and packaging. “The print sector is a big driver of demand for FSC forest management,” said Jenny Wood, Policy and Standards Manager for FSC. “This is having positive benefits for people and forests around the U.S. and around the world. Demand for paper has dramatically increased the area of land that is certified to FSC standards.” “FSC group certification is simply unmatched in providing opportunities for small companies to attain certification,” said Chris Gibbons, President of AGC. “We’re very excited to bring a number of the benefits of group certification to some of our larger members.” The program is open to all printing companies who are members of participating PIA affiliates. 16 September 16, 2015 | GRAPH EXPO Official Show Daily | PrintingNews.com
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