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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:00

Mohawk Acquires LabPrints

Mohawk has acquired LabPrints, a leader in workflow integration for professional photographers and photo labs. While continuing to develop its existing customer base, LabPrints joins Mohawk's growing list of marketing partners developing products and solutions for the converging worlds of print, photography, and graphic design.

LabPrints is a highly regarded solutions provider to photo labs and professional photographers, offering an integrated toolset that links labs and photographers with lab orders through online storefronts and the fulfillment of printed products. Best known for its design and workflow tools, thousands of professional photographers depend on LabPrints to simplify their workflow and increase their sales.

"Since our founding in 2002, LabPrints has been dedicated to creating innovative workflow solutions to help photographers and their labs focus on shooting and selling their prints," says LabPrints CEO, Bill Gamble. "As our photo lab partners embrace digital printing presses, they find that integrating LabPrints software allows them to seamlessly offer a much broader range of products and services. Mohawk is a powerful player in digital printing. Aligning with Mohawk will expand our opportunity space and allow us greater scope for future innovation."

Mohawk's best-selling i-Tone® papers for the HP Indigo are the first choice for creators, publishers, digital printers, and other producers of photo specialties. With the addition of LabPrints, Mohawk is poised to expand its product and service offering to this rapidly growing market.

Published in North American News
Friday, 05 February 2010 13:45

NSK Launches New Canadian Website

NSK Canada (NSK), one of the world's leading bearing manufacturers, announced today the launch of a new bilingual Canadian website at www.ca.nsk.com. The website is a cornerstone of NSK's commitment to providing world-class resources, information and service to customers across Canada.

The improved website was designed to make it even easier for customers to do business with NSK and achieve maximum uptime and cost savings. New features include an improved navigation structure, product catalogues, case studies, installation and user guides, technical tools, industry-specific newsletters with hands-on advice, fully indexed product information, an enhanced distributor locator, seminar/training information, and much more.

All knowledge-based content was developed by an expanded team of NSK engineers and technicians to provide a superior online customer experience. Designers can review technical drawings and specifications. Maintenance personnel can review guidelines for the proper care of machinery and components. Facility managers can receive guidance for selecting replacement products.

NSK's commitment to Canadian customers not only includes the revamped website, but also corporate investment in additional customer service resources. NSK has grown their team of engineers, technicians and support staff to ensure that customers receive the best one-on-one service and assistance possible, by phone, online or on site. Not only will NSK's Canadian customers "Think NSK" for high quality motion and control products, but for value-added service backed by experience, innovation, reliability and performance.

Visit www.ca.nsk.com to view and interact with the new website, or contact NSK for more information.

About NSK Canada

NSK Canada is a member of the NSK Ltd. Group of companies headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. As one of the world's leading bearing manufacturers, it produces and distributes over 100,000 different types of bearings, linear motion and automotive component products.

In Canada, NSK operates with strategically located distribution centres that supply both the original equipment and industrial distribution market. Its network of authorized distributors has the expertise, inventory and delivery systems to meet industry needs, working in partnership with NSK sales and engineering teams to ensure those needs are met with precision and speed. For more information, visit www.ca.nsk.com.

About NSK Limited

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, NSK Limited is a world-class producer and innovator of motion and control products. Established in 1916, NSK became a world leader in the industry because of an intense commitment to engineering research, modern manufacturing processes and superior quality.

Today, the company is one of the world's largest bearing manufacturers, employs over 23,000 people worldwide, has 60 global manufacturing facilities and 127 sales offices, operates 12 technology centres and produces and distributes over 100,000 different types of bearings, linear motion and automotive component products. For more information, visit www.nsk.com

Published in Canadian News