Industry News
Stop by weekly to catch up on the latest news about products and people in the marking industry.
News for March 13, 2009
Beth Catherwood Joins Connectweb
Connectweb Technologies Inc., makers of Stamp Shop Web™ online rubber stamp design and ordering system, is pleased to announce the addition of Beth Catherwood to our design and support team. Beth brings 12 years of Web and graphics design experience and has a bachelor of fine arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Beth's great experience and enthusiastic approach to delivering Web integration services to meet our clients' needs mean that Connectweb can offer more services to our clients. We now can take more of the load of managing a website off of our clients and carry that load for them.
For more information, contact Connectweb Technologies Inc., 978/531-7700, 800/55-MY-WEB; Web: www.stampshopweb.com
Eco-Mark® Pre-Inked Mounts Available
United Marking Inc. announces the arrival of its new eco-mark pre-inked stamp mounts—now in stock. The eco-mark is a state-of-the-art pre-inked stamp with the look and feel of a self-inking stamp. It is designed for use with a number of manufacturing methods and is available in five sizes:
- EM 1.0 (9/16 inch x 1-11/16 inches)
- EM 2.0 (11/16 inch x 2-1/8 inches)
- EM 3.0 (7/8 inch x 2-1/2 inches)
- EM 4.0 (1-3/32 inches x 2-15/16 inches)
- EM 5.0 (1-7/16 inches x 3-1/8 inches)
All come with a dust cover, soft-feel gray or black handle and a full index area with additional space for reorder or other custom identification. The front and back sides of the eco-mark mount are designed to offer several custom imprint options. The snap-in-and-out die box is easy to re-ink, and customers will appreciate the compact size, durability and print quality of the new eco-mark pre-inked stamp mounts.
For more information, contact United Marking Inc., 866/447-8267, 847/364-4435; E-mail: sales@unitedmarking.com
Laser Combines CO2 Engraving and Cutting with Diamond Drag
Xenetech announces that it has combined the laser engraving and cutting of a CO2 laser with diamond drag engraving capability of a rotary engraver into one system. The company's new "Duo" will enable engraving on a wide variety of materials including reflective materials—aluminum, brass, silver, gold, stainless steel, plastics, wood, acrylics, leather, glass, coated metals and more. Xenetech believes this technology is the first of its kind in the world and has a patent pending.
The Duo fits on a desktop and sports a futuristic-looking case. It features a full-color touch screen control pendant, a sturdy four-point leadscrew/rail table mount design, 4 3/4 inches of z-axis clearance, a dual laser and diamond drag capable motion system, a rigid extruded x-axis with polymer bearings and 75 inches per second raster engraving capability. Each system will ship with a copy of XGW-32 professional engraving application software which enables both laser and rotary engraving. In addition, a laser print driver will be available for use with third-party design software such as CorelDRAW®.
"We currently produce standalone laser engraving/cutting systems as well as diamond drag or scratch systems, but we wanted to provide users with the ability to do both without buying two machines," says Xenetech President Guy Barone. "We talk with customers every day that need both forms of engraving to satisfy their customers. Sometimes they need more of one form that the other, but regardless, they need both types of engraving and end up buying two machines or turning away work. Now the Duo will replace the need to buy two machines, and it will be their busiest machine because of all it can do."
For more information, contact Xenetech, 225/752-0225; Web: www.xenetech.com
Stamp Shop Web™ Users' Group Meeting
Based on the great success of last year's meeting, there will be a 2009 users' group meeting for all users of the Stamp Shop Web online stamp design and ordering system. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the IMIA trade show in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday morning, May 1, from 7 - 8:45 a.m.
For more information, contact Connectweb Technologies Inc., 978/531-7700, 800/55-MY-WEB; Web: www.stampshopweb.com
Styling Classic Award Winner
Heri Co. has received the Promotional Gift Award '09 in the Premium Product category for its Styling Classic, the second such award the company has received. Heri has continually enhanced the premium aspect of its product, combining great design and functionality in its writing instruments with integrated stamp. The Styling Classic is available with pre-inked, self-inking or do-it-yourself stamps, with space for a 3-line stamp on the "slim" Styling Classic. For a special gift, a name can be laser-engraved on the clip.
For more information, contact heri Geräte-Produktions GmbH, Sommerberg 16-18, D-78078 Fischbach/Germany; 01107725939312; Fax: 01107725939350; E-mail: mail@heri.de; Web: www.heri.de
KRM Seminar at IMIA Show
KRM announces that we will attend this year's IMIA trade show in April. While we will not have a booth, we will be available throughout the show and at night to meet wherever is convenient for you. Please e-mail us at customerservice@gokrm.com to request a meeting time while attending the show. Time slots for meetings will fill up on a first-come, first-serve basis, so it you're excited to learn how our time and money saving marketing and promotional techniques can be applied to your business, e-mail us right away!
In addition to attending the show, our principal owners, Marc Cobb and Ryan Kettering, will host a keynote seminar on Friday, May 1, from 9:45 to 10:25 a.m., covering topics on successfully marketing your products in a professional manner without breaking the bank. We are very excited to be making this presentation and to show you what you can do within your existing budget.
Our products and services include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Catalogs
- Brochures
- Flyers
- Promotional postcards
- E-mail marketing
- Direct mail marketing
- Website design and SEO enhancement
- Marketing campaigns and business plan development
- Customer information and retention services
- Business identity (logo design, letterheads, business cards)
- Business expansion exploration (new products/types of products)
As a special note, Marc Cobb wants to let everyone know that he's excited to finally be getting back into the industry. You may remember Marc from his years at Cosco, especially his successful Casino Night reception at last year's IMIA trade show in September. He's looking forward to seeing old friends and new faces alike at this year's trade show!
For more information, contact KRM Marketing & Design, 773/770-6137; E-mail: customerservice@gokrm.com, rkettering@gokrm.com (for Ryan Kettering), mcobb@gokrm (for Marc Cobb).