Growing opportunities in toner and inkjet packaging

About a year ago, I interviewed Simon Healy (right), chairman of Mediaware Digital (Dublin, Ireland), about his company’s early adoption of Xerox’s toner-based Gallop production line to produce short-run folding cartons in multiple languages for Microsoft software (below left). 

In my resulting article, he explains how toner packaging provides multiple solutions for the manufacturer’s needs, including small orders for new global niche markets and introducing new brands, inventory micromanagement, and agile on-demand Web-to-print applications.

https://www.box.com/shared/gvt86mmjmo

http://www.mediaware.ie/

Now Mr. Healy is scheduled to be a featured speaker at a February 28^th workshop in Mississauga, Ontario, sponsored by Xerox for PAC - The Packaging Association:        

http://www.pac.ca/index.php/ePromos/pac0353_xerox_workshop_epromo

The event provides another opportunity among many to investigate the growing multitude of technologies and opportunities in inkjet and toner packaging—which also include:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LKQC9MRKMg
http://www.myprintresource.com/article/10875740/high-performance-packaging-on-the-upswing

http://graphics.fujifilm.co.uk/library/press-releases/b2-inkjet-digital-press-for-folding-package-printing

http://www.myprintresource.com/article/10829310/large-format-graphics-a-package-deal

http://www.printaction.com/Vendor-Wire/20121218-esko-epson.html

http://www.printaction.com/News/20120313-hpindigo10000.html

http://www.printaction.com/Vendor-Wire/20120228-drupa-fujifilm.html

Espresso Book Machine for on-demand publishing now available

Clearly, equipment vendors foresee continued commercial viability for on-demand book publishing. Witness the recent advent to market of the Espresso Book Machine, an all-in-one book printing and finishing device that can churn out a 300-page bound volume in less than 4 minutes. Already for sale in the U.S., it will also become available commercially in Canada starting in March. Xerox has inked a deal with inventor On Demand Books to distribute the machine, which Xerox sees being paired with a Xerox 4112 printer. http://www.printaction.com/Vendor-Wire/20110215-espresso-book-machine.html