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Ink is still black gold in New York
For the newspaper printers of the New York Times ink is still black gold. Jason Koebler interviewed these printers and got a good idea of what working with a rotation press is like. His interviews didn´t just deliver some strong opinions, but also some great images. Read the interview with the images via this link.…
Lees meerBlokboek.com with new logo and VPN server for a new year
You may have noticed, Blokboek.com is working at turbo speed. To keep up with our growth we decided to switch to a dedicated VPN server for our Dutch and English language sites. We also thought it is a perfect timing to change our logo. Not an easy project, but thanks to the wonderful help of New Fountain,…
Lees meerHeidelberg building a 50 million Euro development centre in Wiesloch, Germany
More than 1,000 employees will be working in the new Heidelberg development centre in 2018. They will be working on and with state-of-the-art machines, materials and software for the print industry. Theresia Bauer, Minister of Science, Research and the Arts for the Germany state of Baden-Württemberg officially launched the project. She was content that Heidelberg…
Lees meerAustralian government encourages printed solar panels
The Australian government encourages print shops to develop printed solar panels for commercial use. Their aim is for Australia to become market leader in a business which is currently estimated to be about 250 million Australian dollars a year. The government previously invested 1.6M$ in a project for the development of cheaper, portable printed solar…
Lees meerUPM Biofuels wins Pulp and Paper Industry’s Bio Strategy Award 2016
UPM has received the PPI Bio Strategy Award 2016 for its biofuels business in Brussels, Belgium.The PPI Awards are the only global awards that are dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector. The judges were looking for a company that has grabbed the opportunity in using…
Lees meerFlagging it up at De Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale
Who knew that the Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale (DVC) also created bean bags, beach chairs and display signs? All new applications for which the Frisian company relies on a Mimaki JV300-160, the ‘A-list brand’ among sublimation printers.
Lees meerFlagging it up at De Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale
Who knew that the Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale (DVC) also created beach chairs and display signs? All new applications for which the Frisian company relies on a Mimaki JV300-160, the ‘A-list brand’ among sublimation printers. This opened up a new range of opportunities and products. ‘We’re working on broadening our offer. We now print on bean bags,…
Lees meerMatthews International Corporation takes over Ungricht and Dornbush
Matthews International Corporation announced that the Company, through its affiliate, has signed definitive agreements for the purchase of A. + E. Ungricht GmbH + Co KG (hereafter “Ungricht”) and Dornbusch Engraving GmbH (hereafter “Dornbusch”). Ungricht is a leading European provider of pre-press services and gravure printing forms, located in Moenchengladbach, Germany. The products and services…
Lees meerClays renews its POD solution with the Ricoh’s Digital Book Printing Solutions
Leading European book printer Clays is the first major industry player in Europe to sign up for Ricoh’s latest print on demand book production solution. This implementation of Ricoh’s new Digital Book Printing Solution, first shown at drupa 2016, combines Ricoh TotalFlow BatchBuilder with monochrome Ricoh 8120e digital production presses. Ricoh’s Digital Book Printing Solution…
Lees meerGerman photo finisher, allcop, has invested in a new photo commerce platform from Taopix.
The Bavarian company was founded in 1959 and is one of the largest whitelabel photo labs in Germany with over 200 employees. The company is well established as a fulfillment partner for many major internet portals, national drugstores and over 2000 dealers across Europe. allcop manufactures a wide range of personalised photo products that includes…
Lees meerBenchpool: an ambitious attempt to automate print purchase
Many people have tried to automate the print purchase process via auctions, purchase combinations and tenders. Goal of all these attempts was always to save money by achieving favourable prices and streamlining the purchase process. Benchpool wants to take it a step further and include and online complaint process and an online supplier selection process…
Lees meerCHILI publish white paper about digital packaging growth market
Digitally printed packaging is a growth market. Especially production of packaging using modern inkjet presses is getting more attention. These digital presses have to be fed with ready to print data. How these data are compiled, automated and managed is the subject of CHILI´s white paper which can be requested via this link. …
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