• KBA North America Wins $13.8m Contract at Graph Expo
• Industry Rebound On Display At Graph Expo
• Presstek Draws Crowds And Positive Commentary at Graph Expo
• Heidelberg Records Successful Graph Expo 2003
• GrCI, I.O. and NPES Agreement Targets China for Online Project
• Quad/Graphics Purchases First 64-Page Presses from Heidelberg

Workflow, Walls and More
by Noel Ward

This is supposed to be a wrap-up from the show, but I saw so many things and had so many conversations that it is in some ways a prelude to other articles and columns to come…MORE


The Eagle: Random Thoughts from Graph Expo 2003
by Steve Aranoff & Robert FitzPatrick, The EAGLE

Wandering the single “hall” at Graphexpo reminded us clearly how much change is in the air. The crowds seemed to be realistically sized and in a buying mood. Optimism, after the last two years of declines in traditional sales seemed to be ever present. New workflow solutions and digital printing initiatives peppered the floor, responsible, so it seems, for much of the optimism. But, that's not THE EAGLE's story...MORE


Mohawk Paper Mills—Going for the “Green” at GraphExpo
by Cary Sherburne

Mohawk Paper Mills is one of the few remaining privately-held, family-owned paper mills in the U.S. Located in Cohoes NY, just north of Albany, Mohawk has two mills, three paper machines and a capacity of 100,000 tons of paper production. The company is known for its coated and uncoated text and cover paper grades for commercial and digital printing...MORE


After Graph Expo – Seen at the Show
by Gail Nickel-Kailing

Amid the music, the PA-blasted presentations, the rumbling of equipment, the people, and the steam (steam?) was threaded the whisper: MIS, MIS, MIS… Now some of us call those print management systems or ERP systems or even workflow systems – but regardless of your term, the information systems that form the backbone of a printing business were a key part of Graph Expo 2003…MORE


Prepress at Graph Expo: Part Two
by Cary Sherburne

The Prepress portion of the show floor consumed more than a quarter of the overall floor space at Graph Expo, and was home to a host of exhibitors during the four days of the show. Last week, we reported on a number of participants. More exciting developments are sampled in Part Two as WhatTheyThink's prepress coverage for GraphExpo 2003 continues...MORE


GraphExpo – the best meeting I have ever attended!… A very personal perspective
by Jim Olsen

I have been going to GraphExpo events since the 60's, and I have never experienced anything like GraphExpo '03. Last Saturday night I was reluctantly packing my bag not wanting to go to the show. Normally, I want to go to those events and have people notice me. I'm a consultant in the industry and I always wear a bow tie as part of my “branding” effort. But I didn't want to walk through those aisles and have those thousands of people stare…MORE


NGP or JDF – Compatibility or Competition
by Andrew Tribute

When Creo announced its plans for Networked Graphic Production (NGP) that would be an initiative to bring together a large number of companies to complete fully integrated JDF enabled computer integrated manufacturing for printing, I regarded this with serious doubt. Creo has not been a good example of a company that can be a part of a successful partnership…MORE


Echoes from Graph Expo Leave Lasting Impressions Of New Ways of Thinking and Speaking About Print
by Patrick Henry

It always takes a day or two after leaving Graph Expo for the show's familiar cacophony to fade from the visitor's ears: the rattle and thump of the heavy machinery; the broadcast-perfect tones of the actors leading the half-hourly demos; the vast white noise of the aisle-flooding crowds…MORE


One Man's Love Affair with Print
by Gail Nickel-Kailing

Graph Expo, like other major trade events, can cause a bad case of sensory overload! Big pictures, big equipment, ever bigger booths … and crowds of attendees trudging along burdened down with roll after roll of fine prints from the latest equipment, stacks of product brochures, and a boat load of tsatskes (trinkets and trash)…MORE