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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has received awards from the German Design Council in Frankfurt for the outstanding design of its machines, as it was announced on 20 October in cooperation with the specialist journal “manager magazin”. The Award’s international jury honors design trends leading the way in the German design landscape. The Award, which was established in 2012, is one of the most respected of its kind worldwide, and is highly regarded well beyond specialist circles. The Speedmaster XL 106 offset printing press was selected as the winner for industrial applications, the new Primefire 106 digital printing press as the winner for digitized, personalized packaging, and the new Omnifire 250 as the winner for printing three-dimensional objects like balls, drinking bottles, or cell phone covers, with the Omnifire 1000 model receiving a special mention by the jury. Click Read More below for additional information.

Quantum Group, a trusted expert in commercial and digital printing, direct mail, and fulfillment, continues to expand its print technology leadership through its investment in an HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD. This latest technology offers a digital print engine that delivers unprecedented versatility and color-consistency combined with the agility to deliver personalized communications cost-effectively. With the ability to print 4/4 images at 500 feet per minute the production capabilities of this new printer are vast. “Today’s commercial print providers require a combination of offset-class print quality, productivity, and media versatility, along with the unique capabilities and efficiency of digital printing,” says Avi Basu, Americas director of marketing, HP Graphics Solutions Business. “Quantum’s investment will enable their clients to experience the benefits of digital printing, whether they are printing hundreds or hundreds of thousands, using Quantum’s multiple HP platforms from sheetfed Indigo to HP PageWide Web presses.” Click Read More below for additional detail.

Classrooms in grades kindergarten through fourth grade at any Portage County School are invited to submit an entry to the Worzalla Mascot Naming Competition. The classroom/student that submits the winning entry will be awarded a pizza party and a $250 donation for supplies for their classroom. A teacher representing a classroom can submit entries to the Worzalla Mascot Naming Competition by emailing the following criteria to readmore@worzalla.com: 1. The classroom's name suggested name for the mascot along with a brief explanation of why it's the best name for the book mascot 2. The full name of the teacher for the classroom 3. The teacher's grade and name of the school. Nominations will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. Central Time on March 31.