Are you STILL wasting time in make-ready?
I am constantly amazed at how much time is wasted on doing everyday types of work in print shops. Yes, I said wasted, because there are tools and automated processes out there which will do much of the...
View ArticleIf you need to digitally print a LOT of books, you should check this out
I recently did a product briefing on Canon’s Oce PRISMAproduction Professional Book Module and it is a pretty impressive automated digital book production workflow solution. The catch is that you...
View ArticleAvoiding color shift across the space-time continuum
OK, I’ve been watching too many Star Trek reruns, but there still is an industry-wide challenge with maintaining color consistency across space (devices and locations), time (day to day and shift to...
View ArticleAutomation for the Common Man: A Konica Minolta EngageIT Automation Case Study
We often hear about how companies producing high volumes of specific applications (e.g. online business cards, short-run books, etc.) automate their workflows … but what about the rest of us? What...
View ArticleWhen is an in-plant not an in-plant?
Just before Thanksgiving I visited a printing company called Labels in Motion. Labels in Motion is a label printing company which uses a Xeikon 3500 to service a wide range of industries such as food...
View ArticleForget CSI’s Forensics Lab – Check out CSA’s New Media Lab
Most of my articles relate to production workflow topics, but I do also participate in various industry events and come across news and observations which I think my readership will find interesting....
View ArticleHow to Juggle 3,000 Jobs at a Time and Get Everything Out on Time
Imagine this: A facility that handles 1,000 digital commercial print jobs per day representing a wide variety of applications with many of them having 3-day turnaround times which include shipping...
View ArticleDigital Lizard: An Example of Explosive Growth in the Print Industry
Sometimes it seems as if everything is doom and gloom in the printing industry with ongoing reports of plant closures, shrinking margins, and dwindling print volumes. But then I get a chance to chat...
View ArticleEFI Fiery GAPPE – Unearthing Print Production Problems Before They are Problems
We hear a lot about workflow automation, but today I’m going to discuss some tools designed to help your operators do their jobs quicker and more efficiently. I’m looking at EFI’s Fiery Graphic Arts...
View ArticlePrint eCommerce Versus Web-to-print
One great thing about being in this industry for the past several decades is that I’ve had a chance to witness and participate in the birth and evolution of some of the technology and services. One...
View ArticleHow You VDP and Workflow in 2015
by Greg Cholmondeley, Workflow Practice Director, PODi and Caslon & Company A couple of weeks ago I asked people in the industry to share the VDP languages, workflow solutions and MIS solutions...
View ArticleI Never Knew These Social Media Tricks
by Greg Cholmondeley, Workflow Practice Director, PODi and Caslon & Company I was interviewing John Leininger about his upcoming PODi Institute course and in just a few minutes he made me really...
View ArticleDr. Leininger Helps Companies Target Top Prospects
Every salesperson hates cold calling and everyone hates receiving irrelevant calls and direct marketing. So, how do you identify and connect with the top prospects to ensure your sales and marketing...
View ArticleSecret Tip to Effortlessly Writing Case Studies
by Greg Cholmondeley, Workflow Practice Director, PODi and Caslon & Company It’s commonly called “content marketing” but most people I know use content such as case studies more frequently as sales...
View ArticleTop Mistakes Made by Companies Selling Print to Not-for-profits
by Greg Cholmondeley, Workflow Practice Director, PODi and Caslon & Company Not-for-profits represent a huge market segment with 1.5 million non-profit organizations representing $1.6 trillion in...
View ArticleWhen is Web-to-Print not Printing via the Web?
by Greg Cholmondeley, Workflow Practice Director, PODi and Caslon & Company A dozen years ago the idea of submitting print jobs over the web was a pretty innovative concept. Even as recently as...
View ArticleWhat makes RICOH Color Management Different?
by Greg Cholmondeley, Workflow Practice Director, Caslon & Company Every manufacturer has a color management strategy, right? And they’re all pretty much the same, right? WRONG! I’ve had the...
View ArticleNew PRISMAsync Version 5 Gives Operators Real Power
by Greg Cholmondeley, Workflow Practice Director, Caslon & Company Canon certainly doesn’t waste any time releasing improvements to their software! It seems like I just reviewed the new G7 color...
View ArticleHow will printers grow their businesses?
In 2016 production print service providers had a good year. In our recent Caslon survey, more printers reported increases in annual revenues than declines by at least a 2 to 1 ratio. As such, they...
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