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Landa Digital Printing chooses an old hand to sell its digital presses in Europe
Landa is not only working very hard to get his Nanographic digital presses to market, it is also building a team to sell them. For Europe, Marc Schillemans will lead this team. Schillemans is an old hand in this business, he worked for Agfa, Esko, Xeikon and Xerox. Until recently Schillemans was responsible for HP´s…
Lees meerNew plant for bag-in-box
The world´s leading paper packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa has opened a new plant in Spain for production of bag-in-box packaging. Apparently this packaging, used for wine, with a plastic bag and a tap is growing rapidly. The manufacturer is looking for collaboration with other companies to develop creative uses of the packaging. Smurfit Kappa has…
Lees meerPrinted Direct Mail still number one
Ricoh hired Interquest to compare online to printed direct mail. The most significant conclusion is that printed direct mail has decreased in volume, but is still the most important. Despite the growth of online advertising at least two thirds of the marketing budget in the US is spent on printed matter (catalogues account for 40%…
Lees meerBlokboek.com Goes Global
International readers no longer have to use Google Translate to read the news on Blokboek.com. From today onwards blokboek.net is multi lingual! As well as Dutch readers can now choose English. We are working hard to introduce other languages. This means that 12% of the 13,325 readers can enjoy the news and background information easier…
Lees meerPaper Wars 2014, the battle of the paperless era hasn´t been won yet …
AIIM, the international organisation of information professionals reports that the battle of the paperless era hasn´t been won by a long shot. In 44% of the companies they researched the use of paper decreased, but in 21% of companies it increased. Half of the companies researched reported that they still use printed documents for any…
Lees meerSustainability, Green Marketing and Media-project in Copenhagen
Sustainability is not a game. But with an internet game you can teach young people how important sustainability is. The Dutch independent consultancy agency Dienstencentrum is the organizing partner of an international project to create such a game. The project partners met during the third conference in Copenhagen, on the 9th & 10th of October 2014. During…
Lees meerNic. Oud´s journey to the digital future of printing
Last week I received, among with a small number of others, a very special piece of printing, the first book produced in Europe on the Screen Truepress Jet520HD. The book, The Journey, documents Nic. Oud´s jrouney to the digital future of printing. It looks like a successful journey and if the digital production printer is…
Lees meerFrom Papyrus to Pixels: The Economist on the future of the book
A lot has been written about the future of the book, but The Economist´s view is unique. Not only the content, but also the packaging is worth studying. It is easy to find your way in the beautifully designed e-book. It has a smooth interface and there is a choice between an ¨old fashioned¨ book,…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog: Nano Nano
Nanotechnology is getting more attention, not just because of Benny Landa’s enthusiasm for it. Nanotechnologies manipulate atoms and molecules on a minute scale and are already used in the graphic arts. Various ink manufacturers use nanoparticles increase the reflectance capacity of their inks for more vibrant colours. But there might be other more interesting applications…
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