Graphic Arts Magazine December 2017 / January 2018 | Page 12

News
Horizon Bookletmaker added
to HP Indigo 7000 line
The addition of a Horizon Bookletmaker inline to HP Indigo
7000 Series Presses is part of an ongoing strategy to “expand
the inline automation portfolio and offer the widest and most
complete range of automated finishing solutions for Indigo
customers,” the OEMs added. The Horizon Bookletmaker
SPF-200HP made its North American debut inline with the
HP Indigo 7800 at Print 17. The new bookletmaker is based
on the popular Horizon SPF-200 series technology platform,
designed to produce consistently high quality and precise
output. Fast and easy operator training is possible due to
user-friendly touchscreen operation and advanced auto-
mation. The SPF-200HP is also ready to connect with a JDF
workflow. “Standard’s technology partner Horizon has been
working closely with HP over several years to enhance the
ability of our joint customers to move from digital file to fin-
ished produc t with
minimal intervention,” said
David Reny, Executive VP
of Standard Finishing Sys-
tems. “These exciting new
solutions reflect their con-
tinued investment and
progress in digital post-
press work f lows and
The Horizon Bookletmaker SPF-200HP
inline with an HP Indigo 7800
finishing technology.”
Presstek unveils LED UV technology
for its 34DI Digital Offset Press
Presstek has released its Presstek 34DI ECO-UV Digital
Offset Press. Its integrated LED-UV technology – branded
ECO-UV – is energy efficient, generates very little heat and
produces no ozone. The environmentally friendly technol-
ogy instantly cures ink to any substrate – including synthetic
paper, plastic, vinyl, foil-laminated sheets, card or label
stock, or paperboard. The latest UV advancement, com-
bined with Presstek’s chemistry-free on-press imaging,
reduces turnarounds and increases a printer’s range of
products to include packaging, gift cards, loyalty cards,
hang tags, labels, tickets and more. The 34DI ECO-UV DI
waterless press provides
rich, vibrant colours, while
eliminating ink-spread and
absorption, making it very
easy to print on non-porous
stocks. Instantly-dried out-
put eliminates sheet
marking or offsetting, and
printed sheets can move
Presstek 34DI ECO-UV Press
immediately to finishing.
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Available as a complete DI press system or ECO-UV kit only,
Presstek can retrof it current 34DI presses with the
technology.
Over $50,000 in scholarships for
Ryerson GCM students
R yer son Uni ver si t y ’s
School of Graphic Com-
munications Management
(GCM) held its annual
awards night last month
in Toronto. Over 200
attended and clapped
their hands as students,
many of them multiple
award winners, earned
scholarships for their
hard work. “To our award
winners, congratulations Ryerson student award winners Eleesa
Jacob (left) and Samantha Chung.
on aiming high, thinking
boldly, and working bril-
liantly together on projects that define the best of our
ambition. Ryerson is honoured by your accomplishments,”
said Ryerson President Mohamed Lachemi. “Profound and
special thanks to the much bigger team for your role in
student success: to family and friends for your support help
and encouragement; to alumni, donors and partners for the
strength of your engagement; to faculty, whose teaching
and research provide the inspiration and example; and to
staff, whose remarkable energy and organization make
everything possible.”
McCarthy to lead HP Indigo in Canada
Printing industr y veteran Paul
McCarthy has been appointed HP
Indigo Country Manager for Canada.
He’ll be responsible for HP Indigo’s
full product lines for commercial
print, labels and packaging across
the country. McCarthy was with Kon-
ica Minolta Canada for 18 years and
was Director of Industrial Print for the
past three. He previously held sev-
eral senior sales positions with Paul McCarthy
Konica Minolta Canada – including
General Sales Manager, National Production Manager and
Director of Production Print. McCarthy started his career in
the industry in 1996 with Pitney Bowes in Atlantic Canada.
Originally from Newfoundland, he’s been active in the printing
industry in Toronto since 2003, and is currently chair of the
Member Services Committee of the Digital Imaging Associa-
tion (DIA) as well as being a past president.
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