Industry News
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News for May 5, 2010
United Marking Expands Marketing Department
United Marking is growing again. With a steady increase in business over the past five years, United Marking has outgrown its design and printing capabilities. With a brand new Konica Minolta bizhub Pro C6500 Printer, the company can now produce customer flyers, envelope stuffers and catalogs faster and better. The bizhub Pro C6500 Printer delivers superior 4-color print quality, allowing rubber stamp manufacturers to provide professional and sophisticated sales literature to their customers. RSMs can now work together with United Marking's talented in-house graphic designers to produce custom multi-page catalogs or flyers on this new printing equipment.
United Marking also offers free customized envelope stuffers as sales aids for many of its products. The 3 5/8-inch x 8 1/2-inch stuffers are designed to fit in #9 or #10 business envelopes. The company can print custom logos and contact information on these attractive 4-color advertising pieces for you or your wholesale customers.
Providing professional literature for customers is just another way United marking works to be the hallmark for service in the marking industry.
For more information, contact United Marking Inc., 866/447-8267; E-mail: sales@unitedmarking.com; Web: www.unitedmarking.com
Grand Opening of West Coast Location
Gravograph, a global leader in engraving technology, announces that it has opened a new location on the West Coast at 10440 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, California, 90670.
For more information, contact Gravograph, 800/843-7637; E-mail: sales@gravograph-newhermes.com; Web: www.gravograph.com
A&V Offers Epson Printing/Proofing Solutions
Epson America has appointed Anderson & Vreeland Inc. as a dealer of Epson's complete line of printing and proofing solutions for the U.S. market, effective April 1, 2010. The agreement allows Anderson & Vreeland to introduce Epson's new Stylus Pro® WT7900, which offers the first aqueous-based white printing technology for flexographic proofing.
Designed specifically for proofing flexographic and gravure print jobs that require the color white, the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 incorporates the latest achievements in high-resolution inkjet technology, including Epson UltraChrome HDR white ink. This new ink features an all-new Organic Hollow Resin Particle Technology that forces light to randomly scatter, producing the illusion of seeing the color white.
For more information, contact Anderson & Vreeland online at www.AndersonVreeland.com
Replacement CO2 Laser Optics
A full line of direct OEM replacement CO2 laser optics, offered plain or in aluminum mounts for most popular engraving and marking lasers, is available from Laser Research Optics.
Laser Research CO2 Laser Optics include lenses and mirrors offered plain or in aluminum mounts for users of Camtech®, Emission Technologies®, Epilog®, Ferba®, Kern®, Laser Pro Engravers®, LST Lasers®, Pinnacle®, Synrad®, Trotec®, Universal®, Vytek®, and engraving and marking lasers. In stock for overnight shipment, these direct OEM replacement optics reduce downtime.
For more information, contact Laser Research Optics, a Division of Meller Optics Inc., 120 Corliss St., Providence, RI 02904; 888/239-5545; Fax: 401/331-4004; E-mail: steve@laserresearch.netm; Web: www.laserresearch.net
New Engravable Gift Items
Gravograph offers a large range of engravable items, including wedding items, jewelry, gifts, leather collection, ornaments, awards and plates. Visit www.gravograph.com to download the latest engravable gifts catalog for your engraving needs today.
For more information, contact Gravograph at their website: www.gravograph.com
New Eco-Stamp™ Maker
United Marking Inc. announces availability of its new eco-stamp maker, designed for quick, easy and energy-saving manufacture of pre-inked stamps. The eco-stamp maker features advanced eco-friendly flash technology using the highest quality Japanese and European components. There are no chemicals used, no CO2 emissions and no odor during stamp production. The eco-stamp maker produces crisp, clean exposures in less than one minute and accommodates all sizes of istamp® and eco-mark®, including one of the largest pre-inked stamps in the world, the IS-80.
To see the eco-stamp maker in production, stop by the United Marking booth #423 at the IMIA/NBM Show, June 3–5, 2010 in Indianapolis and ask about the show special on this exceptional equipment.
For more information, contact United Marking Inc., 866/447-8267; E-mail: sales@unitedmarking.com; Web: www.unitedmarking.com
Trendy, Creative Promotion Power
The x20 StampPen from heri Geräte-Produktions is on the road to success. Developed for the U.S. market, it boasts an impressive 38mm x 14mm (1 1/2-inch x 1/2-inch) stamping area. The self-inking stamp includes an integrated, exchangeable stamp pad. It can also be pre-inked style for flash stamp dies.
The StampPen offers comfortable writing and high-quality plastic casings with mix-and-match colors. The pen can be attached to a trendy lanyard for easy portability. This combination makes it an ideal promotional product for companies looking to make a creative impression by effectively displaying their logos and slogans.
The x20 StampPen now comes in more styles with a minimum order of 100 pieces each. Variations include:
- The x20 Container Pen to package mini samples (up to 38mm x 14mm x 10mm or 1 1/2 inches x 1/2 inch x 1/3 inch), combining samples, advertising and product messages. With a transparent, translucent or crystal-clear casing, the samples will be directly visible.
- The x20 PaperPen includes an integrated mini sticky-note pad instead of the stamp die and is great for both personal use and for promotional advertising. The inner compartment surprises with a 100-sheet sticky-note pad for making quick notations, marking pages and articles and more. Exchangeable refills are available. This pen also can be worn on a lanyard, always ready to-hand.
- The x20 SudokuPen, which contains puzzles to take along anywhere.
For more information, contact heri Geräte-Produktions GmbH, Sommerberg 16-18, D-78078 Fischbach/Germany; 011497725939312; Fax: 011497725939350; E-mail: mail@heri.de; Web: www.heri.de, www.rigoni.com, www.stempelservice.com
CODESOFT 9 Software
Brady Worldwide Inc. announces a transition program for all BradySoft™8 label design and printing software users to convert to TEKLYNX' CODESOFT®9 label design and printing software. The transition program enables customers to continue with the same label designs and follow the same software upgrade path while receiving the same support from Brady.
"Current BradySoft customers will benefit from upgrading to CODESOFT 9," says Laura Henderson, business director for TEKLYNX. "All label files designed in BradySoft software can be opened in CODESOFT 9 software. The upgrade from BradySoft to CODESOFT 9 software has new features, including support for Windows 7. Plus, it's been completely redesigned for faster label design, ease of use, and simple integration with databases and label standards."
An upgrade promo is available through August 9 for all current BradySoft users.
For more information, contact Brady Corp., www.BradyID.com/codesoft
Laser Materials Offer All-in-One Solution
Gravoply™ Laser is a new range of materials for interior signage applications from Gravograph suitable for use on both laser and rotary engraving machines, helping to optimize material inventory and storage space. It offers a broad color range and versatility of use. Six core colors include black, white, red, blue, yellow and gold, with 25 cap (surface) colors, in two thicknesses: .050 inch (1.3mm) and .030 inch (0.8mm).
Specific non-catalog color combinations can be produced to order. All materials in the range are available from stock, ensuring short lead times.
For more information, contact Gravograph at their website: www.gravograph.com