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Make your own paper with Epson PaperLab
Waste paper can be turned in to new paper with the Epson PaperLab. PaperLab doesn´t use water thanks to Epson´s DryFiber technology to make new paper out of securely shredded waste paper. PaperLab can produce paper in various sizes, thicknesses and types. The machine will become available in Japan next year. Do not expect high…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: boycot Indonesian pulp
There is no improvement regarding deforestation for wood pulp. Asian Pulp & Paper continues to clear rain forests in countries such as Indonesia. This country has the dubious honour of being number one as far as deforestation for wood production is concerned. In her Verdrigris blog Laurel Brunner describes how this has come about and…
Lees meerPrint´s own TV channel
Print Monthly Magazine has started a TV channel for the print industry. The difference with YouTube is, according to the publishers, that as with print, the editors make a selection and the viewer does not get lost in the ever growing video soup. Print Monthly has chosen, like Blokboek, for their own channel with a…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: the environmental effects of Heidelberg´s paper stretch compensation
Paper Stretch compensation is not positioned as a solution to environmental pollution. Heidelberg´s new software can however have a positive effect on both the budget and the environment. If the paper stretch is known before you start production it cuts paper waste, plates, make-readies and emissions. Read Laurel´s blog on our articles page about the…
Lees meerDrupa Expert Article #5: Print and Sustainability
The Drupa Expert Article #5 is about sustainability and how our industry deals with this. The article lists the various measures print shops can take regarding sustainability and explains the rules and regulations. The article is written by Laurel Brunner, journalist and consultant for digital prepress and digital production including printing. Laurel is better known…
Lees meerFlint Group has announced the acquisition of Xeikon
Flint Group has today announced the acquisition of Xeikon*, a leading digital solutions provider to the packaging and commercial printing markets. Headquartered in Eede in the Netherlands, with operations in Lier, Ieper and Heultje (Belgium), Xeikon, designs, develops and delivers high-end digital colour presses and consumables for the global commercial, document, label and packaging market…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Chemical Reactions
Laurel´s Verdigris blog is about the hold the European government has over the use of chemicals. The EU Directive REACH, Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, is planning on ending gravure printing because of the ban on CrO3, a carcinogen. Read about the response by the European Rotogravure Association and Laurel´s opinion on her…
Lees meerBertelsmann biggest print shop in Europe
Per 1 January 2016, Bertelsmann will consolidate all printing activity in one company which will make it the bieggest print shop in Europe. The ´new´ Bertelsmann Printing Group has a turnover of 1.7 billion euro with 9,000 employees. The printing giant offers a variety of products including rotation offset, book production and mailings. They use…
Lees meerEFI Acquires Shuttleworth Business Systems
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) announced today the acquisition of Shuttleworth Business Systems Ltd (Shuttleworth), a privately held print software provider headquartered in Kettering, UK. While financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, it is not expected to be material to EFI’s Q4 or full year 2015 results. EFI™ is the global market leader…
Lees meerGerman label printer Rako buys 11 HP presses
This is the biggest order for HP Indigo presses ever. A whopping 11 digital roll-to-roll presses are being bought by German Rako Group. The HP Indigos, 2 from the 2000 series and 9 WS6800 type, print synthetics and paper with a speed up to 30 meters/minute. Rako is one of the biggest manufacturers of self…
Lees meerClever PEFC packaging most sustainable
Frazer breakfast cereals packaging has won the Pro Carton ECMA Award for sustainability. It is a PEFC certified carton packaging which has been well thought through. Advantages of this uncomplicated packaging are: no plastic inside; easy to open and close thanks to perforation; opening and closing by simply pulling or pushing both corners. The cross-wise…
Lees meerTetterode now Heidelberg Benelux
A famous and historic Dutch business name, Tetterode, will disappear. Now that it has been acquired by Heidelberg, the distributor´s name will be changed to Heidelberg Benelux per 1 January. The press release says it is “with an aching heart”. With this name change Tetterode will disappear. The company founded in 1851 by Nicolaas Tetterode…
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