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Label printer significantly saves on labour wih Screen Truepress Jet L350UV
Not just the make ready times and the brilliant colours are reasons for the US based Triangle Label to be content with the Screen Truepress Jet L350UV digital label printer. After 1 year of using it turns out that the Truepress also significantly reduces labour costs compared to flexo printing. The company is pleasantly surprised…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Blog: the importance of sustainability reports
Most print shops are relatively small. For this large group of companies a yearly sustainability report is far too complex and costly. However, such reports will become a legal requirement in the near future. Laurel talks about this and the consequences for our industry in her Verdigris blog. Read her blog via the link on…
Lees meerAdobe will stop auditing licenses
Adobe has announced it will no longer audit software licenses in most parts of the world. In fact Adobe had already stopped doing this in November 2015 for the bigger geographical markets North America, Japan and Latin America. Europe is next in line. Only for some markets in Asia and Oceania (APAC) will they continue.…
Lees meerGoogle Alerts to get all Blokboek News
Google Alert is the ideal way to never again miss any Blokboek news. By simply setting up a Blokboek Google alert you will get your Blokboek.com news straight into your inbox on a daily or weekly basis. These alerts are easy to share with your colleagues or friends at any moment best suitable to you. And thanks…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner Blog: The Shock of the New
Laurel´s Verdigris blog always mentions positive environmental news, such as Fujifilm, Agfa and Kodak supporting the new ISO 50001 standard. Ahead of the pack is Fujifilm´s new manufacturing site in Tilburg, the Netherlands, which uses wind power only. Read Laurel´s blog on our articles page about how the shock of the new can save our…
Lees meerWorld´s first LED curing flexo press powered by solar
South African GM Graphix has the world´s first solar powered flexo press. LED curing is not energy intensive and the new six colour MPS 340 can be solar powered completely. This unique solution saves nearly 50 percent on GM Graphix´energy bill and it has reduced their footprint by 17 percent. The solar panels generate, now…
Lees meerCommercial posts less visible on Facebook
Entrepreneurs who communicate their messages via Facebook are increasingly getting less exposure, according to research by SocialFlow. Commercial messages are less visible for Facebook users. According to SocialFlow “organic reach” has dropped by 52% in the first six months of 2016, meaning posts which are not actively sought out. Facebook has changed their algorithm for…
Lees meerFlipboard: free online magazine publishing with social media characteristics
If you combine an online magazine with social media characteristics you get Flipboard. Flipboard, developed in 2010 by Mike McCue and Evan Doll, is a fast growing platform for putting together a fast and simple magazine. This magazine can be shared via email and social media. It has the option to invite people to grow…
Lees meerUnique book by Ricoh
This summer Ricoh will publish a unique inspiration book called Vision Forward. A remarkable carton-bound book full of interviews and articles by print experts. The book is a combination of reading, feeling and inspiration. A graphic masterpiece. From the press release: Technology is rapidly changing the media landscape. But technology enables you print entrepreneur to…
Lees meerSun Chemical buys Flint Group´s gravure ink division
More shuffling of cards in ink country. Flint´s gravure ink business no longer fits into the group´s strategy which will focus on offset. Another sign that gravure is no longer a growth market and will slowly disappear. It is, however, reassuring for other gravure businesses in Europe that Sun Chemical still deems it worthwhile.
Lees meerGallus Innovation Days 2016: sneak preview of the new modular and superfast flexo packaging press
What we previously called open house is now called an Innovation Day, but the intent is the same, show new products. At its headquarters in St. Gallen, Switzerland, from 20 to 22 September, Gallus will show the pre-series model of the new modular flexo 440mm wide label press. The press with its short make ready…
Lees meerGetty expects to make 1.5 million photos during the Olympics
Getty Images will be the official photographer for the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Getty team is ready to do so and expect to make more than 1.5 million photos with their team of 120 people. Photographers naturally want to get their photos to the head office as soon as possible so…
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