Rob van den Braak
Not just the financial results and the number of Twitter users are disappointing, also the creativity of the social media giant is disappointing.
They are currently testing, by invitation only, a subscription service at US$99/month which will get you more followers. Those ´new´ followers will receive the subscription holder´s messages on their feed, whether they want to or not. Perhaps some corporate accounts or celebrities such as Trump will fall for this, but it could be the end for this message service. We find it hard to believe that users will accept this and, even more importantly, we doubt that these unwanted messages can be successful.
Read more about this unwholesome idea in the Business Insider editorial via this link.
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The motto of this year´s IPEX Print In Action can be taken literally. For the first time the Ryobi 928P will be shown live in action. The 8 colour, 8 page press will be shown with LED UV curing between 31 October and 3 November. Read more about this debut in the press release below.
PRESS RELEASE
APEX use IPEX to debut RMGT Ryobi 928P
Informa Exhibitions today announces that IPEX exhibitor APEX Digital Graphic is giving visitors the first chance to see the new RMGT Ryobi 928P press. It consists of an eight-colour SRA1 convertible press equipped with LED-UV curing, a technology pioneered by RMGT Ryobi and continues to re-invigorate Litho printing.
IPEX Event Director, Rob Fisher stated, “In bringing the new RMGT Ryobi 928P to the show APEX are really getting behind the ‘print in action’ theme of this year’s IPEX. This pioneering press will be in action throughout the show demonstrating how its range of ‘Smart printing’ technology provides automation for the ultimate in production quality.”
The combination of the two UV curing units and the latest Litho-press technology improves production efficiency by delivering a one pass instant curing process that produces 8-up A4 double side printing directly to stack ready for finishing and reducing production times.
Apex Sales and Marketing Director, Neil Handforth, commented, “We are really pleased to be exhibiting the new RMGT Ryobi 928P in this configuration. We have made multiple sales of LED-UV presses in the UK market, and now have four in the SRA1 8-colour configuration, which represents something that UK printers will want to come and see close up.”
IPEX covers all applications of printing, pre-press, software, wide-format, digital, Litho, converting and finishing. The range and breadth of exhibitors will provide printers the opportunity to see the latest innovations. Themed ‘print in action’, IPEX 2017 will be a showcase of innovation and technology in action and runs from October 31 to November 3, 2017 at the NEC Birmingham. Online visitor registration is now open.
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Je kunt het Print in Action thema van IPEX letterlijk nemen. Voor het eerst is de Ryobi 928P live in actie te zien. De omstelbare 8 kleuren, 8 pagina pers wordt van 31 oktober tot 3 november getoond met LED-UV droging. Lees meer over deze primeur in onderstaand persbericht.
PERSBERICHT
APEX use IPEX to debut RMGT Ryobi 928P
Informa Exhibitions today announces that IPEX exhibitor APEX Digital Graphic is giving visitors the first chance to see the new RMGT Ryobi 928P press. It consists of an eight-colour SRA1 convertible press equipped with LED-UV curing, a technology pioneered by RMGT Ryobi and continues to re-invigorate Litho printing.
IPEX Event Director, Rob Fisher stated, “In bringing the new RMGT Ryobi 928P to the show APEX are really getting behind the ‘print in action’ theme of this year’s IPEX. This pioneering press will be in action throughout the show demonstrating how its range of ‘Smart printing’ technology provides automation for the ultimate in production quality.”
The combination of the two UV curing units and the latest Litho-press technology improves production efficiency by delivering a one pass instant curing process that produces 8-up A4 double side printing directly to stack ready for finishing and reducing production times.
Apex Sales and Marketing Director, Neil Handforth, commented, “We are really pleased to be exhibiting the new RMGT Ryobi 928P in this configuration. We have made multiple sales of LED-UV presses in the UK market, and now have four in the SRA1 8-colour configuration, which represents something that UK printers will want to come and see close up.”
IPEX covers all applications of printing, pre-press, software, wide-format, digital, Litho, converting and finishing. The range and breadth of exhibitors will provide printers the opportunity to see the latest innovations. Themed ‘print in action’, IPEX 2017 will be a showcase of innovation and technology in action and runs from October 31 to November 3, 2017 at the NEC Birmingham. Online visitor registration is now open.
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CYBG CEO David Duffy
Pic Peter Devlin
The Scottish will also move to polymer banknotes. The Clydesdale Bank, one of the three banks that produce money, has asked banknote printer De La Rue to print the new 10 pound note. They had already asked to change the 5 pound note. The new 10 pound note will, just like the paper note, have the Scottish poet Robert Burns and an image of Edinburgh. The security characteristics will be a transparent part, and special optic variable inks which change colour. According to a Clydesdale Bank manager the introduction of the new 5 pound note has reduced counterfeit notes and the polymer banknote is said to be more environmentally friendly.
The polymer Scottish 10 pound note will be introduced in September, just like the new polymer note by the Bank of England. The English have also released a polymer version of the 5 pound note last year.
The Bank of Scotland recently introduced their own 10 pound note, made of polymer with the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, famous from the Harry Potter movies, and an image of the Scottish poet/writer Sir Walter Scott.
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Despite the fact that the ISO 21331 standard for deinking printed materials has a lot of political hurdles to overcome, it seems that Laurel Brunner is quite optimistic about developments around deinking. Read her blog on our articles page about initiatives such as the Digital Printing Deinking Alliance are working to change the tide and improving digital print´s sustainability.
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Ondanks dat ISO 21331, de standaard voor het meten van de-inking van gedrukte materialen, nog een groot aantal politieke hordes moet nemen, is Laurel Brunner in haar Verdigris blog optimistisch over de ontwikkelingen die er gaande zijn om de-inking eindelijk van de grond te krijgen. Lees in haar blog op onze artikelenpagina hoe initiatieven zoals de Digital Printing Deinking Alliance het tij kunnen keren en digitaal drukwerk minder milieuvervuilend kunnen maken.Lees verder....
Lenovo heeft een prototype getoond van een opvouwbare tablet. Het is een technisch hoogstandje met een aantal bijzondere eigenschappen. Zo krijg je na het opvouwen een smartphone met aan beide zijden een scherm, handig voor selfies. Nadeel van de Folio is ook duidelijk te zien op het filmpje, het vouwen laat een lelijke bult achter in de uitgevouwen tablet-mode. Of en wanneer de Folio op de markt komt is niet bekend, maar dat we in de toekomst nog meer toepassingen van buigzame beeldschermen zullen zien is zeker.
Bekijk het filmpje van de Lenovo Folio op onze video-pagina via deze link.
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Lenovo has shown a prototype for a foldable tablet. It is a technological masterpiece with a number of interesting features. After folding the tablet it becomes a smartphone with a screen on both sides – great for selfies. A definite con is also shown in the video, the bump which remains after folding. If and when the Folio will be brought to market is not clear, but we are certain to see more applications of foldable screens in the future.
Watch the video of the Lenovo Folio on our videos page via this link.
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Vistaprint has come up with a creative way of bringing their wide variety of commercial print to the attention of their clients, the Promobox.
The Promobox offers a selection of commercial print with the customer´s name and logo. The online client page has a number of variables which can be adjusted to order more pieces. Vistaprint have a special offer for the first month of US$5. The normal Promobox will cost US$24.99 per month. For many companies the Promobox will be an inspiration for promotional materials and US$24.99 is a steal for a selection that will be worth roughly ten times that. We do not know when Vistaprint will launch its Promobox in other countries.
View this promotional offer via this link on the US website.
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Vistaprint heeft een zeer creatieve manier bedacht om haar grote scala aan drukwerk onder de aandacht te brengen van zijn klanten, de Promobox.
In de Promobox vindt de klant elke maand een selectie van druk- en printwerk met zijn naam en logo. Via de klantenpagina is een aantal variabelen snel aan te passen en kunnen er meer exemplaren besteld worden. De openingsaanbieding, nu nog alleen in Amerika, is 5 dollar voor de eerste maand, daarna kost de Promobox 24,99 dollar per maand. Voor veel kleine bedrijven geeft de Promobox niet alleen inspiratie om hun bedrijf te promoten, maar is 24,99 dollar ook een koopje voor een selectie die gauw het tienvoudige zou moeten kosten. Wanneer Vistaprint zijn Promobox ook in andere landen gaat aanbieden is op dit moment nog niet bekend.
Je kunt de aanbieding via deze link op de Amerikaanse site bekijken.
Lees verder....Laurel Brunner´s Verdigris blog this week is about cooperation efforts that make our industry more sustainable. Read her story on our articles page about Printreleaf which offers tools for the graphic arts industry to calculate CO2 emissions and compensate those by planting trees.
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In haar Verdigris Blog geeft Laurel Brunner deze week aandacht aan vormen van samenwerking die onze industrie milieuvriendelijker maken. Lees haar verhaal op onze artikelenpagina over Printreleaf, dat grafische bedrijven over de hele wereld gereedschappen geeft om hun CO2 uitstoot te calculeren en te compenseren door bomen te planten.
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