New Two Sides Infographic Busts Myths Surrounding Going Paperless to “Save Trees” Two Sides North America (Booth 3769) has released an engaging infographic that presents key facts about Paper and Sustainable Forestry and is encouraging people to share it to bust the myths surrounding going paperless to save trees. Forests are vital in maintaining life as we know it. They cover one third of the earth’s land and absorb massive amounts of carbon dioxide making them a major instrument in mitigating climate change. They absorb airborne impurities and give off oxygen allowing us to breathe clean air. They protect our watersheds and provide us with clean water. They are home to the majority of the world’s terrestrial species and many people around the world-1.6 billion according to the World Wildlife Fund-depend on them for their livelihoods. The wise use of the world’s forests is critical to our survival and a healthy environment. We are often led to believe that using paper is bad for the environment and that forest practices always lead to eroded lands and fewer trees. Not so in North America! As the Two Sides infographic points out, forests in the U.S. and Canada grow significantly more wood than is harvested each year. In addition, most paper is made using wood by-products (chips) from the lumber industry and recycled paper rather than whole trees which are typically used for lumber production. Wood from well managed forests is a sustainable resource that is renewable, recyclable and can be planted, grown, harvested, and replanted. Over the last 20 years the forest industry worldwide has developed a number of respected certification programs that ensure the paper you use has come from a sustainable forest source. These include the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program; the American Tree Farm System (ATFS); and systems endorsed by the international Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). When you buy paper and other forest products, look for one of the symbols shown on the infographic and you will know you are supporting responsible forest management practices. By demanding sustainably produced forest products, we create incentive to properly manage forests and preserve forested lands for future generations. The Two Sides infographic can be downloaded for free at www.twosidesna.org/Two-Sides-Infographics. Download and share! IPrintVis Offers a Flexible MIS/ERP Platform for Printers n virtually all aspects of the printing industry, the watchword is “flexibility.” Hardware needs to be flexible enough to print a wide variety of products, and software needs to be flexible enough to handle disparate jobs. We can even use the term “flexibility” in a more literal way when talking about flexible substrates, printed electronics, and industrial printing. One other area where flexibility is key is in the choice of an MIS. A good management information system needs to be flexible enough to respond to changes in the business. Sometimes businesses expand (which is good), and sometimes they contract (which is bad). Some shops start out with all-offset production, and gradually add a mix of digital and offset, and maybe even some wide format. Is the shop’s MIS flexible enough to handle these dynamic changes? In Booth 4431 in the Industrial Printing Pavilion, PrintVis is showing its flexible PrintVis MIS/ERP platform. It is flexible in the sense that pricing is based on a number-of-users model. If you are a small company, you can simply start with a single-user package. As the business grows, you can add users, and, in the unfortunate event that it contracts, you can decrease the number of users accordingly. Once the appropriate sizing is selected, print-specific functionality controls all the small, day-to-day details of the business, such as papers and other substrates, the presses that are running, inks and coatings, adhesives, gripper margins and grain direction, customer proofs, delivery dates, and more. PrintVis tracks all of these fundamentals and provides metrics to keep your business on track—and give you a heads up if trouble is brewing in the enterprise. The PrintVis platform is built on and powered by Microsoft Dynamics NAV, a standard “core” global ERP system for manufacturing onto which a separate “layer” specific to the printing industry has been overlaid. This gives users access to a global community and resources common to all manufacturing, combined with the specific needs of a print services provider. TTharstern Using GRAPH EXPO 15 for US Company Launch harstern (Booth 158) has targeted GRAPH EXPO 15 as the formal launchpad for its expansion into America. Just over 12 months after a management buyout and completing its most successful year in business, Tharstern announced plans to roll out comprehensive software solutions across the continent as part of its dedicated aim to helping the printing and packaging industries prosper. Tharstern’s Managing Director Keith McMurtrie and Global Sales Director Lee Ward are hosting prospective customers at GRAPH EXPO 15, as well as introducing new US-based staff for the new company, Tharstern Inc. They are explaining to customers and other show visitors how Tharstern’s software helps businesses worldwide manage sales, production, procurement and fulfilment efficiently by providing a ‘joined up’ workflow including JDF integrations to other vendors’ workflow solutions. Tharstern is trusted by over 600 UK print businesses and more than 50 in Australasia. It has a total of 7,000 users of its MIS and workflow solutions. Its technology covers intelligent estimating, a leading print-based CRM solution and comprehensive integrations to storefront, customer purchasing, account, prepress, press and post-press systems and solutions. Ward says: “We are proud to work with all the major manufacturers. One of the many factors behind our decision to launch into America was the extremely positive response to our participation in the DScoopX 10th annual conference in Washington in March.” He adds: “At GRAPH EXPO 15 we are proudly showing how the ease of integrating our pioneering MIS into other workflows such as those, for example, used by other market-leaders that include Heidelberg and HP (Booth 1202)–both using us as a preferred partner for MIS–manroland (Booth 1267), Komori (Booth 1248), Xerox (Booth Tharstern MIS 613), Enfocus (Booth 444), and Kodak (Booth 823). Our systems help clients grow their market share and increase revenues.” 38 September 16, 2015 | GRAPH EXPO Official Show Daily | PrintingNews.com
GraphExpo Show Daily September 16, 2015
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