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Canon production inkjet customer and thINK member Ed McAllister, Founder and President, Sterling Digital Print, shares insights into his success and highlights the three critical factors that shaped his journey. “What is that saying? There’s no substitute for hard work,” laughed Ed McAllister, Founder & President of Sterling Digital Print, when asked the secret to his success. No doubt Ed did work hard; married with two young children at the time, he recalls many nights sleeping in between his two Canon 6250s. Those days are long gone now, as Sterling celebrates over 16 years in business, with more than 200 employees across three Long Island locations and 60+ million in print volume. “What made my business successful?” Ed ticks off on his fingers: “One, work ethic; two, treating people right; and three, strategic evolution."  Ed's journey into the printing industry started at a young age, working in a printing company in a role that his father, a salesman in the field, helped him …

New market research on crossover point considerations, a recap of the April MTAC meeting, and your personal code for free registration to PRINTING United in the May E-Newsletter ! …

Three Z Printing Offers Their Customers a Competitive Edge with Canon ProStream Web-Fed Inkjet Press Technology Three Z Printing’s President, Bill Zerrusen, and Chief Operating Officer, Neil Zerrusen, share how Three Z’s third generation leadership team is strengthening their position as one of the largest family-owned commercial web printers with innovative Canon inkjet print technology that helps give their customers a competitive advantage. (May 15, 2024) — Three Z Printing announces the addition of two Canon ProStream web-fed inkjet presses, enabling them to gain business efficiencies while bringing their customers a competitive advantage. Established in 1978 and located in Teutopolis, IL, Three Z Printing is one of the largest family-owned commercial web printers in the United States. Recognizing their responsibility as a print leader to provide their customers with access to the advantages of new, innovative print technologies, Chief Operating Officer Neil Zerrusen shared, “We …

Two important annual documents have recently been published: the  Printing Impressions 300 and the  In-Plant Impressions 2023 Largest In-Plants . The creators of both of these research projects have taken on the gargantuan task of extracting size and growth information from industry players that may not always wish to provide it. In different ways, these documents offer valuable insight into the state of the printing industry in both print-for-pay (i.e., commercial) and print-for-cost (i.e., in-plant) environments. This blog focuses on the Printing Impressions 300; the next in this series will highlight trends from the In-Plant Impressions report.   The Printing Impressions 300 Since the 1980s, Printing Impressions magazine has been tracking the largest printers in United States and Canada, as ranked by their annual sales figures. This list initially included 500 companies, but the number has been dropping in recent years and went all the way down to 300 in 2021. Not surprisingly, the …