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RMX Network Unveils RMX LEARN Training Platform
In a strategic move to address the critical talent and skills gap in the printing sector, RMX Network proudly announces the launch of RMX LEARN. This cutting-edge, on-demand training platform is set to elevate RMX Partners efforts to build a strong w Read more
Feb 23, 2024
8:30 AM
KIP “Slow Scan” Helps Users Manage Fragile Documents
Scanning archived documents is a major business for many reprographics firms. The documents in those archives come in a giant range, from perfectly clean to fragile and dirty. Speed is usually a great advantage when someone is faced with a pile of pr Read more
Feb 21, 2024
10:56 AM
Printerpoint Connect Gives Dealers Secure, Remote Way to Resolve Service Issues
Printerpoint, a leader in cloud-based printer management software, recently launched its latest feature Printerpoint Connect. This allows remote connections to the web pages of printers at customer sites for the purposes of configuration, maintenance Read more
Oct 31, 2023
6:12 AM
HP Announces New 36-Inch DesignJet Portfolio
HP has announced a new 36-inch DesignJet portfolio that simplifies the printing needs of AEC professionals who need superior printing experiences that adapt to new workflows and processes. More than ever, our customers need easy-to-use tools that hel Read more
Oct 11, 2023
7:36 PM
Canon imagePROGRAF TZ Webinar Posted
Would you like to learn about the capabilities of the Canon imagePROGRAF TZ printer? This new high-volume inkjet printer is designed to fill a gap in the market between inkjet and LED printers. A webinar about the printer was held July 27, and you ca Read more
Aug 7, 2023
11:30 AM
Video About KIP 700C Series Posted
Did you miss the July 18 webinar about KIP's new 700C Series printers? No sweat - you can watch the video about the printer series here. Read more
Jul 19, 2023
9:53 AM
Contex Launches Artwork Scanner
Contex has launched the Apeiron, a contact-less scanner for artwork, textiles, artifacts, delicate documents and more. The Apeiron utilizes six Quad CCDs and a patented lighting system that drive the scanning process with up to 1200 DPI optical resol Read more
Jun 28, 2023
2:20 AM
Interview: Colorado M Series Will Make an Impact
The ISA International Sign Expo is currently underway in Las Vegas, and many new products are launching. One that is especially impactful, according to the folks at National/AZON, is the Canon Colorado M Series UVgel printer. In this interview, Azon Read more
Apr 12, 2023
5:57 PM
Video: Es-Te Stacker Works with Epson Printers
Do you have an Epson printer and want to conveniently stack prints? Check out how easily the Es-Te stacker does that automatically! Read more
Apr 3, 2023
10:30 AM
Vanguard Wins Five Pinnacle Product Awards
Vanguard Digital Printing Systems is pleased to announce, for the seventh year in a row, they have been honored with the Printing United Alliance’s prestigious Pinnacle Product Award (formerly SGIA’s Product of the Year award) in multiple printer cat Read more
Nov 22, 2022
8:12 PM
Image Access at PrintingUnited
After a long break due to the global pandemic, Image Access is pleased to announce that we will exhibit at the 2022 Printing United Expo in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada from October 19-21, 2022. Read more
Oct 13, 2022
2:44 PM
Contex "Ask the Scanner Expert" Webinar Scheduled
Contex has scheduled another "Ask the Scanner Expert" webinar for October 13. This promises to be a lively Q&A discussion with Contex experts about large format scanning projects. Read more
Oct 10, 2022
4:11 PM
Matterport Pro3 Camera Launched
Matterport, Inc. has introduced the all-new Matterport Pro3 Camera along with major updates to its industry-leading digital twin cloud platform. The Pro3 is a breakthrough in 3D capture technology, ready to digitize every aspect of the physical world Read more
Aug 31, 2022
5:15 PM
Printerpoint Now Supports Kyocera
Sepialine Inc. recently added Kyocera support to their cloud-based MPS solution, Printerpoint. Features such as meter collection, supply monitoring and service alerts are now available across Kyocera’s ECOSYS and TASKALFA printers. Read more
Aug 3, 2022
2:14 PM
Graphics Media Webinar Rescheduled for October 4
There is a lot of graphics media in the world and countless applications. Do your salespeople and production people know everything they need to know about graphics media? If not, have them attend an APDSP webinar on October 4 at 10 a.m. Central Read more
Jul 7, 2022
10:12 PM
Recording of Image Access Webinar Posted
Check out the latest Image Access book scanning technology by watching this video about the Bookeye 5. The event was led by David Gerbholz and Jonathan Wenninger of Image Access. Read more
May 20, 2022
9:56 AM
Contex "Ask the Scanner Expert" Webinar Posted
If you missed the webinar in March from Contex that answered attendees questions on large-format scanning, now you can watch the recording here. Read more
May 12, 2022
2:52 PM
Contex Presenting at RSA Meeting
Contex will be participating at the upcoming RSA Spring Meeting, to be held in Lexington, Kentucky, from April 20–22, 2022. The reprographic industry’s top decision-makers will gather for the three-day event, hosted by RSA, a nationwide network and b Read more
Apr 14, 2022
10:50 AM
Image Access To Show Bookeye Scanner at RSA Spring Conference
Image Access LP is attending the RSA Spring Conference 2022. The Spring meeting will be held in Lexington, Kentucky from April 20th through April 22nd. We will present the new Bookeye 5 V2A Automatic Book Scanner during the vendor reception on the ev Read more
Mar 30, 2022
2:29 PM
Webinar to Focus on Growing Your LF Color Biz
The first APDSP Members-only webinar of 2022 is titled How to Build Your Graphics Business and Compete with Sign Shops, and it will be held February 17 at 10 a.m. Central. The panelists will be Joanne Underwood and Shannon Delk from Monster Color (th Read more
Feb 3, 2022
2:53 PM
Features
Meet Tyler Langdon, New IRgA Board Member
Sometimes salespeople are compared to hunters or fisherman. If they’re successful, they bring home the goods. Well, Tyler Langdon, a newly elected IRgA board member, is an actual fisherman and a hunter -- and a salesperson for IRgA member firm Easter Read more
Mar 14, 2024
9:14 AM
Catching Up with Tom Taubenheim, New IRgA Board Member
Tom Taubenheim, co-owner of A/E Graphics in Wisconsin, was elected to the IRgA board earlier this month. In this Q&A, he brings us up to date on his business and his thoughts about the reprographics industry. Read more
Mar 14, 2024
9:24 AM
New IRgA Member Has “Set His Anchor” in Reprographics
Before Samuel Wright got into the reprographics business, he was, in his words, “a young naïve kid who did whatever it took to make a dollar.” Read more
Feb 20, 2024
6:11 PM
The Keith Cox Chronicles: Part 3 of 4
This is the third of four installments of the Keith Cox Chronicles. In this installment, Keith moves on to Autodesk, Océ and Plan Express. Read more
Feb 14, 2024
10:04 AM
Q&A: Eastern Engineering Acquires Phipps Reprographics
Eastern Engineering is growing its footprint across the Midwest. In December the company acquired Phipps Reprographics. In this interview, Eastern Engineering CEO Mark Langdon discusses the acquisition. Read more
Jan 3, 2024
6:44 PM
Q&A With Stephanie Shark: New RSA Leader One Year In
Stephanie Shark became the executive director of the Reprographic Services Association one year ago. In this interview with IRgA Managing Director Ed Avis, Shark offers her views on the association and the reprographics industry. Read more
Dec 20, 2023
2:36 PM
HRD Reprodienst: Leading Edge German Repro Firm Faces the Future
Reprographics firms in Germany have a lot in common with reprographics firms in America. For example, the companies that invest in equipment and move quickly to adopt new technologies usually win the market. That’s the case with HRD Reprodienst. Read more
Nov 20, 2023
11:18 AM
Image Access Taps Special Workforce
I visited the headquarters of scanner maker Image Access in Wuppertal, Germany, after the German reprographics association’s annual meeting in late October. The company is an innovator in many ways – smart engineering, wise market development, effect Read more
Nov 18, 2023
8:32 PM
German Reprographics Organization Says Farewell to Long-Time Leader Achim Carius
When Achim Carius began as the executive secretary of the German reprographics association in 1990, East and West Germany had just reunited. One of his first activities was to take a copy of the 1939 member directory and drive through the former East Read more
Nov 9, 2023
6:32 PM
PrintingUnited: Good Buzz, Interesting Exhibits
PrintingUnited is a giant show packed with everything related to print, including an awful lot of things that probably don’t interest most reprographics shop owners. Nevertheless, there were enough large-format print-related exhibitors to make the ev Read more
Oct 23, 2023
9:19 PM
A Matter Of Responsibility
I was mean to a salesperson this morning. I’m sure that’s what she thought anyway. For sure, the conversation didn’t go as she planned. Read more
Oct 23, 2023
9:33 PM
Survey: Scanning, Archiving Up; Other Digital Services Flat
Some clients of Precision Images in Portland, Oregon are ramping up their large-format scanning requirements, a welcome development for the IRgA member. Read more
Oct 12, 2023
5:20 PM
Interview with Mike Hobgood: Communication is Key Benefit of RMX Network
Mike Hobgood became president of RMX Network in 2021. The organization consists of Partners in 120 Markets spread across the United States and Canada. In this interview, Hobgood discussed his background, the strengths of RMX Network, and how the indu Read more
Sep 27, 2023
3:57 PM
Five Key Comments from Last Week’s Panel Discussion on Equipment Sales/Service
Last week IRgA members heard three experienced equipment sales/service pros talk about that business. The panelists were Tony Dargo from Eastern Engineering, Steve Coyle from Miller IDS and Andy Heling from Blue Print Service. Below are five key comm Read more
Sep 27, 2023
10:48 AM
Be Thrifty With Your Time
I spent some time in Scotland recently. The printing industry there is alive and well – but facing all of the same challenges that it is in the US. I was told that competition is extreme, from a combination of local, offshore and online competitors. Read more
Sep 14, 2023
6:31 PM
Know Your Competition: Marco
Marco is a copier/printer dealer and technology provider with 43 locations, most in the upper Midwest and a few in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The company was founded in 1973 as a typewriter and furniture retailer, but today offers everyth Read more
Sep 14, 2023
6:21 PM
Retirement Plans at Repro Firms: Worth the Cost
About 15 years ago, the employees at Willamette Print & Blueprint in Oregon asked the owners for a retirement plan. They agreed and set up a 401K through their payroll service, ADP. Read more
Aug 17, 2023
7:27 PM
What Does ChatGPT Know About Reprographics? Actually a Lot!
Veteran reprographics consultant Joel Salus sent us this interesting experiment with ChatGPT. I think you'll be impressed...and you might even find the section about diversifying your business somewhat helpful. Read more
Aug 7, 2023
1:28 PM
Real Trust is Earned When Things Go Wrong
It's an unfortunate truth that mistakes are going to happen. It's been said that Murphy's Law runs wild in in our industry, and that every order you take is an accident looking for a place to happen. The vast majority of printers strive for quality, Read more
Aug 7, 2023
1:04 PM
Blue Digital: New IRgA Member Maximizes Resources
Sometimes in business it’s smart to let other people do things for you rather than do them yourself. Wayne Barclay, owner of new IRgA member Blue Digital in Miami, knows that business adage well. He’s a master at outsourcing certain categories of wor Read more
Jul 21, 2023
5:17 AM
Excuses, Excuses…
I had a really weird dream the other night. I was sitting with a group of printing salespeople, and they went around the room, introducing themselves. The first one said: “Hi, my name is Tom, and I’m an underachiever. It’s mostly because I don’t work Read more
Jul 6, 2023
5:43 PM
Industry News
Joel Salus Report: VistaPrint vs. ARC
Veteran reprographer Joel Salus shared with us his report comparing VistaPrint and ARC. Read his introduction below and click the link to download the report. Read more
IRgA Launching Scanning Marketing Program
Large-format scanning and document management are important business segments for many IRgA members, and a new IRgA program will help members secure new clients for those services. Read more
Crisp Acquires RGS ReproGraphic Solutions in Las Vegas
IRgA member Crisp Imaging continues its growth cycle in the West Coast with the acquisition of RGS ReproGraphic Solutions in Las Vegas. Read more
Langdon, Taubenheim Nominated for IRgA Board
Two individuals with deep experience in the reprographics industry have been nominated for the IRgA board of directors. Tom Taubenheim, president of A/E Graphics in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Tyler Langdon, account executive at Eastern Engineering in Read more
Tour of Crisp Imaging to Lead Off 2024 IRgA Profit Workshop
Crisp Imaging is the fastest growing reprographics firm in the country, and now IRgA members can get a peek inside this successful company as part of the 2024 IRgA Profit Workshop, April 11-12 in Newport Beach, California. Read more
Crisp to Honor Marines, Vets at Super Bowl Event
For the 13th year, IRgA Member Crisp Imaging will throw a spectacular, all-day Super Bowl LVIII party for 300 Camp Pendleton active-duty Marines and over 200 veterans. Its purpose is to honor and entertain Marines and veterans who have served our cou Read more