Printing Pulse
June 2018 Printing News 9
HTC Global Services Joins
Quadient Partner Program
Quadient announced that HTC Global Services has joined the Quadient
Partner Advantage Program as a Delivery Partner. Quadient Delivery
Partners have functional and technical product expertise along with
vertical industry experience to provide implementation and support
services that augment the global reach of Quadient’s Professional Services
Organization (PSO). Th e Quadient Partner Advantage Program facilitates
speedy integration of new and emerging CCM technology into
production. It does this by leveraging the extensive assets and skills of
its partners to enable organizations to develop better experiences for
their customers.
HTC Global Services (HTC) is a leading global provider of IT
and Business Process Services and Solutions. HTC’s IT services are
backed by talented professionals with extensive domain and technical
expertise, global presence, large delivery centers and compliance
to SEI CMM Level 5, ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS standards.
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Hazen Paper Nabs
AIMCAL Product
of the Year
Hazen Paper Company’s holographic
Kat Von D “Metal Crush”
limited-edition powder highlighter
carton was named “Product
of the Year” at the 2018 annual
meeting of the Association of International
Metallizers Coaters,
and Laminators (AIMCAL), held
in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hazen also received “Product
Excellence” awards for a Marc Jacobs “Decadence” perfume
box and a Burmester Porsche “Music to your Ears” brochure.
Hazen’s carton for Kat Von D features metallized fi lm
laminated to the coated side of 0.020 solid bleached sulfate
(SBS), with sparkling holography that captures consumer
attention in the department store environment and
refl ects the “Metal Crush” name. Hazen originated the
Color Motion Stardust pattern in the Hazen holographic
lab, producing the hologram with its “Single-Write” highspeed
large-format laser system. “It really jumps out,”
agreed another, and they concluded, “It’s a beautiful use of
holography and traditional printing.”
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Quad/Graphics Wins U.S. Bank
Credit Card Acquisition Program
Quad/Graphics Inc. announced that it has signed a multiyear,
multi-million-dollar contract with U.S. Bank to manage
credit card acquisition programs for hundreds of its small
and mid-size regional banks. Th e volume for the U.S. Bank
programs is signifi cant: more than 70 million data-driven
mailpieces annually.
Quad, which began production on the programs earlier
this year, is using its state-of-the-art direct mail platform for
producing the mailpieces that are hyper-personalized with
data elements highly relevant to each individual recipient to
increase engagement and inspire action. In addition, Quad
will engage its delivery optimization services to lower postage
costs, reduce mail handling and cycle times, and off er
more predictable, in-home arrival intelligence.
Quad’s direct mail platform includes multiple digital
presses with inline fi nishing systems, including UV and
aqueous coating, folding, die cutting, gluing, pop-ups, nested
sets and more. Additionally, Quad’s platform allows marketers
to incorporate multiple substrates into complex and
eye-catching formats to ensure their mailpieces stand out in
the mailbox and from their competition.
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Kodak Expands Global Literacy
Program in 2018
Kodak announced it is creating a volunteer printer network that
will produce thousands of children’s books and school supplies
in 2018 to benefi t some of the world’s most disadvantaged populations,
using sustainable Kodak printing products, such as
KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates. Last year, Print for Good
placed more than 30,000 books and printed materials into the
hands of thousands of children in communities throughout Europe,
the United States, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.
Th e Print for Good initiative also saw Kodak employees in the
company’s facilities around the world volunteer to support their
own community literacy initiatives, including participation in
local school reading programs.
Th is year, Kodak will also establish a new partnership with
Room to Read, a global non-profi t focused on literacy and girls’
education in low-income countries. Kodak will support the establishment
of Room to Read’s Literacy Program at a primary school
in Rajasthan, India, bringing the community access to a safe and
child-friendly learning environment.
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