Archief voor oktober 2014
Laurel Brunner: Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Electronic Media
Does this sound like an impossible task? Of course it does, but it has to be done if the media industry wants to be able to benchmark and monitor its carbon footprint. We have managed to develop an ISO standard for calculating the carbon footprint of print media (ISO 16759), so now all eyes are…
Lees meerNic. Oud´s journey to the digital future of printing
Last week I received, among with a small number of others, a very special piece of printing, the first book produced in Europe on the Screen Truepress Jet520HD. The book, The Journey, documents Nic. Oud´s jrouney to the digital future of printing. It looks like a successful journey and if the digital production printer is…
Lees meerFrom Papyrus to Pixels: The Economist on the future of the book
A lot has been written about the future of the book, but The Economist´s view is unique. Not only the content, but also the packaging is worth studying. It is easy to find your way in the beautifully designed e-book. It has a smooth interface and there is a choice between an ¨old fashioned¨ book,…
Lees meerPackaging Award goes to the El Drago polygonal drinks box
Strong and unique look and feel – produced inline: This is what caught the eye of judges when examining the luxurious El Drago drinks packaging, winning Sappi Europe and PrintCity the prestigious PrintStar 2014 Bronze award in the packaging category. This ambitious project was co-produced by Sappi and 15 member companies of the PrintCity Alliance…
Lees meerDelphax Elan 400, 500 affordable full colour A4 pages a minute
Delphax, market leader in check printing, has designed a production printer powered by stationary Memjet inkjet printheads which not only stands out because of its speed but also because of the low investment costs. De Elan 400 processes sheets or rolls of paper from 60 to 350 grammes/m2. The Memjet printheads have 70,400 jets that…
Lees meerThe History of Apple in 3 minutes
The company that Steve Jobs built began in his parents’ Cupertino house. Watch how that modest beginning grew into world domination.
Lees meerAgfa Graphics´ Eversify, the Clack for Mobile Publishing
My first camera was an Agfa Clack, the perfect solution for a complex problem, documenting my memories. During the World Publishing 2014 the producer of ground-breaking products such as the Agfa Focus Desktop Scanner, will introduce a new product which will have the same impact as the Clack, Agfa Graphic´s Eversify. It is a complete cloud-based…
Lees meerKBA and HP, Heidelberg and Fuji: traditional offset press builders are going digital again
If there is a sign that digital is the future of printing, it is the cooperation between traditional offset press builders and digital printing systems. Offset still has a lot to offer, high production capacity, ample choice of media and low cost for larger editions, but the announcements that KBA and Heidelberg whoto build, sell…
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