Konica Minolta presents carbon neutral stand at drupa

Door Rob van den Braak | 07/06/2016

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe (Konica Minolta) is showcasing a carbon neutral stand (hall 8B, stand A65) in Düsseldorf at the drupa show, the world’s leading professional print fair that is taking place between 31 May and 10 June 2016. With this new concept for the stand, Konica Minolta is reinforcing its approach towards sustainability…

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Heidelberg Cloud: Heidelberg Druckmachinen goes digital all the way

Door Rob van den Braak | 05/06/2016

Not only the new Primefire 106 and all the other ‘fire’ printers are showing Heidelberg goes digital. The announcement of Heidelberg Cloud shows it goes all the (digitale) way. Read more on this remarkable step in the press release below. Smart Collaboration: Heidelberg Cloud, Heidelberg Assistant, and Heidelberg eShop are setting new standards when it…

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China buys new internet space

Door Rob van den Braak | 31/05/2016

More than half of new domain names (54%) are being registered by Chinese investors, leading over the US and Europe. China  has a good grip on the internet market, by buying already registered .com, .co.uk and .de addresses and by registering new extensions such as .club, .top or .xyz. According to domain commerce site sedo.com…

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The New Print Buyers. Who are they?

Door Rob van den Braak | 30/05/2016

What does the print buyer look like in 2016? Author Margie Dana and consultant John Zwarwan researched this amongst 300 professional print buyers in the USA. The concluded three things: Multitasking The new print buyer has multiple jobs. They are usually marketing professionals or sales staff. Only 18% is an actual print buyer. They are multitaskers…

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Mittelrhein-Verlag still believes in a printed newspaper

Door Rob van den Braak | 27/05/2016

With an investment of over €42M, German media house Mittelrhein-Verlag shows that there is still a future for printed newspapers. The heart of the investment is a KBA Commander CT equipped with two 6/2 towers and a maximum width of 210 centimetres. The Commander has a rated output of 45,000 full-colour, 48-page copies per hour.…

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Laurel Brunner: Do we need more than ISO 14001?

Door Laurel Brunner | 24/05/2016

In here Verdrigris Blog Laurel Brunner makes the case for using ISO 14001 a the green certification for print. She explains why this ISO norm is more than sufficient for all legal and social rules and regulations and that there is absolutely no need for more certificates. Read her column on our articles page.  

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Facebook uses beautiful book for new employees

Door Rob van den Braak | 12/05/2016

The paperless office was already discussed in Business Week in 1975, but even today in the digital era, it has not been realised. And most probably will not be realised either. The best proof of this is when digitally born and raised companies start using print to communicate with their audiences. Take Facebook for example.…

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Bertelsmann Printing Group direct mail division opts for Screen inkjet solution

Door Rob van den Braak | 09/05/2016

Campaign (direct services Gütersloh GmbH), the direct marketing division of Bertelsmann Printing Group, has announced its planned investment in an inkjet printing solution from Screen for its site in Gütersloh, Germany.  The decision to invest in Screen’s Truepress Jet520ZZ has come following several months of exhaustive testing of different inkjet solutions including software and substrate…

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Avery Dennison to acquire Mactac Europe

Door Rob van den Braak | 27/04/2016

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for the purchase price of €200 million including assumed debt. With 2015 year-end run-rate revenues of €147 million, or approximately $170 million, and approximately 470 employees, the business is a leading manufacturer…

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