Offset Print Production
This topic section of WhatTheyThink focuses on offset print production. It features news, commentary and analysis on technical and business trends affecting offset print production.
Four-Color Offset Press Gifted to Women’s Press Collective Is Put to Good Use
A shop run entirely by volunteers in the Bronx is teaching its members to print for the greater good with the help of friends in the printing industry. Read More
An Expert Looks Back at Offset’s Progress from Art to Craft to Science
Once, the only consistent thing about offset lithography was its inconsistency. Harvey Levenson explains how testing, testing, and more testing stabilized the process and optimized its results. Read More
Offset Stands Ready to Take its Rightful Place at drupa 2024
Those investigating their options in offset lithography will find an abundance of progress made within the category at drupa 2024. Offset section editor Patrick Henry rounds up what the major offset press manufacturers will be demonstrating on the show floor in Düsseldorf. Read More
Offset Lithography: Never More Relevant to Printing than Now
A printing process born in the 19th century remains the most-used method of graphic reproduction in the 21st. This is because of the tremendous technological advancements it has made and the rich profit opportunities its users continue to enjoy. A new editorial section, debuting here, will chart offset’s ongoing innovations and market success. Read More
How Offset Ink Rises to the Challenge of High-Output Print Production
Technical advancements in offset lithographic ink typically don’t attract much notice. But they’re real, and they are as essential to quality as everything else that goes into offset litho presswork. Read More
Proposed Ban on Carbon Black Raises Red Flags for New York State Printers
Patrick Henry explains how a lack of understanding on the part of lawmakers could have a potentially devastating effect on printing and packaging companies in the Empire State. Read More
News
Sheetfed Offset Is Alive and Well – Graphco/RMGT to Sponsor Offset Litho Section in WhatTheyThink
WhatTheyThink Creates a Special Section for Offset Lithography
Fujifilm Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Eastman Kodak Company
RMGT to Feature RMGT 970 Press Running Live at PRINTING United
“Perfect from All Sides” – HEIDELBERG Launches New-Generation Speedmaster SX 102
Stephen Sanker Joins Koenig & Bauer as Digital Printing Manager
DavCo Advertising Installs RMGT 9 Series LED-UV Press
DavCo to Host Next Stop in RMGT Commit to Print World Tour
June Opening of Manroland China’s Print Technology Centre
AVD Goldach Opts for a Rapida 106 from Koenig & Bauer
Primary Color Installs RMGT 940 Offset Press
Vista Color Continues Investment in Heidelberg Technology with New Speedmaster XL 106
Burger Druck Adds to Print Capacity
GEW Further Strengthens Sheetfed Team
Koenig & Bauer Presents a New Generation of Large-Format Sheetfed Offset Presses
One Step Upgrades Inkjet and Offset Press by Adding 8-color RMGT 9 Series Long Perfector with LED-UV
It’s SHOWTIME! Customers Invest in Cutting-Edge Sheetfed Offset Technology from Heidelberg
Indian Printers Grow with Equipment from Heidelberg Shanghai Plant
Rapida 106 X with Fully Automatic Plate Logistics at Krüger Druck+Verlag
Video
WhatTheyThink Launches Special Offset Lithography Section Led by Patrick Henry
In this latest episode of the "What's Up?" series, Patrick Henry speaks to WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels about the launch of a new Offset section and why this technology deserves a focus area. They discuss advances in technologies and what members can expect from this new effort. Watch Video
The Road to drupa: HEIDELBERG CEO Dr. Ludwin Monz on drupa 2024
Dr. Ludwin Monz, CEO of HEIDELBERG, shares with WhatTheyThink the company's business and its focus areas. Dr. Monz also offers a preview of HEIDELBERG at drupa 2024. Watch Video
The Printer and The Suit: Chris Hogge of Harris & Bruno
Gear up for a fun episode of The Printer & The Suit, where Warren and Kevin sit down with Chris Hogge, the Director of Sales & Business Development from Harris & Bruno International. With a legacy spanning over 15 years, Chris delves into the evolution of printing technologies and Harris & Bruno's role in pioneering inline and offline coating solutions for an evolving market. Watch Video
Offset Sets Off
Frank talks about offset lithography in front of an AB Dick 360 offset duplicator. He holds up a 1904 math book, the first book printed by offset litho. From its invention just after 1900, offset took 50 years to become the dominant printing process. It is now being challenged by toner and inkjet printing. Watch Video
Business Update: Koenig & Bauer’s Eric Frank on Application Diversification
In this video sponsored by Koenig & Bauer, Senior VP of Marketing Eric Frank talks about the trend for printers to diversify into different kinds of applications, and how Koenig & Bauer has added features to its equipment to help customers take on those new products. Watch Video
Agfa Offset Solutions Reinvents Itself as ECO3
David Zwang talks with Jonathan Ashton, North America President, of ECO3. ECO3 is not a new player in the market, but it now has a laser focus on offset plates, service, and software. Watch Video
Graphco Can Offer Printers Anything They Need to Grow Their Business
Graphco’s Chris Manley and Gary Greis talk about and demonstrate some highlights of Graphco’s growing portfolio of graphic arts vendors, equipment, and consumables including RMGT presses, Horizon and Foliant finishing equipment, and Kodak plates, CTP systems, and digital and inkjet solutions. Watch Video
Product Strategy: GEW’s Gary Doman on UV Ink Curing for Sheetfed Offset
GEW’s Gary Doman discusses trends in sheetfed offset and how UV curing can address these trends. Watch Video
Graphco Holds Open House at EZ Mailing in Indianapolis
Graphco President Chris Manley is joined by EZ Mailing Owner Kevin Bennet on the final day of a two-day open house dubbed "The Unfair Advantage" by Graphco. They discuss the company's beginnings as a mail only shop to a full service printer and mailer now with offset, digital, and wide-format capabilities. Watch Video
Chris Manley of Graphco Shares a Positive Industry Outlook
In this interview with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne, Chris Manley, President of Graphco, shares his business experiences during the pandemic, including equipment sales driven by growth in book printing and direct mail, as well as the company's unique Ready to Rebound program. Watch Video
Offset Section Editor
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry is a journalist and an educator who has covered the graphic communications industry since 1984.
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