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High-end book printer invests in the UK’s fifth Jet Press 720S
Fujifilm announces that London-based Push Print has become the latest company in the UK to invest in Fujifilm’s flagship B2 inkjet press. The machine will be installed in March and will enable the company to produce short runs and samples at the same exceptional level of quality it has been delivering to its customers for…
Lees meerWild Format 3 – 2: Laurel Brunner – ISO standards for wide format printing
In the 2nd edition of the 3rd series Wild Format publications by Digital Dots Laurel Brunner talks about the great strides which can be made with ISO 9001 Quality Management System. It gives wide format printers an internationally accepted norm, but it also gives them a blueprint for what their production workflow could look like.…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner Blog: Life-cycle analysis and its influence on cost price
Life-cycle analyses push up the cost price of print. Luckily companies such as Kodak and HP are working hard to meet ISO 14025 standards as part of their Environmental Product Declarations. Read Laurel Brunner´s Verdigris blog about what this means, especially in relation to upcoming countries such as China. Read the blog via this link…
Lees meerLots of choice with the SEI Labelmaster at Vila Etiketten
Label manufacturer Vila in Breda, the Netherlands, saw an explosive growth in digitally produced labels for small quantities. This was reason for the company to invest in a laser cutter with options. Vila Etiketten, part of the international Optimum Group, chose the SEI Labelmaster which was purchased through Tripa Converting Solutions in Vianen, the Netherlands.…
Lees meerFull colour screens as thin as paper
Expectations have been high for a number of years now for ” paper thin” full colour screens. In the past decades many hi-tech companies have been working on this, but no solution was good enough in quality, resolution, flexibility, thickness and speed. Not the well-known players Samsung or LG were worthy of attention, but Chinese…
Lees meerClosedown of paper mill Feldmuehle imminent
Paper mill Feldmuehle in Ueterse (near Hamburg, Germany) is in bankruptcy. The paper manufacturer will continue until March and the 420 employees will be paid until then. What happens after March is uncertain. The administrator in bankruptcy is optimistic about the future. Paper mill Feldmuehle produces 250,000 tons of paper for printers (Exceo) and the…
Lees meerXitron Acquires RTI-RIPs CTP & CTF Business
Xitron, the leading independent developer of RIP and workflow products for commercial, digital, and high-speed inkjet printing has announced an agreement with Global Graphics Software, developer of the Harlequin RIP and parent company to RTI-RIPs.com. On January 2, 2018, Xitron acquired the Computer-to-Plate and Computer-to-Film RIP business of RTI. Prior to the agreement, RTI sold…
Lees meerNew type of paper is reprintable
Re-writable paper is not new. Scientists have been working on this for quite a while now, but up to now this has only been successful with black ink or with text which can only be read under UV light. Apart from that the inks usually fade after a few days. Chinese researchers now claim in…
Lees meerPDF Aktuell 114: an overview like a kaleidoscope of what happened in digital pre-press in 2017
This month´s PDF Aktuell by Stephan Jaeggi is an overview of what happened in 2017 in digital pre-press. From the new PDFX online tools to PDF 2.0 show that the pre-press developments are not slowing down. Read the complete PDF Aktuall via this link and you will be completely up-to-date.
Lees meerA 7 kilo book as homage to Johnny Hallyday
French printer Solidaire has made a giant book as homage to the singer who died last December. The book was already in print before Hallyday died. In November and December 2017 printer Solidaire from Matigné-sur-Mayenne, delivered 1000 copies of this recent publication about Johnny Hallyday. The book is big (55×32 cm) and weighs 7 kilo…
Lees meerKodak launched cryptocurrency for photo rights
Kodak is joining the trend in virtual currencies and blockchain. The company wants to mine bitcoins on the one hand and launch its own currency. Just the announcement was an impulse for an improved stock price. Kodak is introducing two things: a blockchain-based service and the generation of cryptocurrency with financial help of clients. Kodak…
Lees meerBell and Howell acquires new trump card for production mail with Gunther International
With the acquisition of Gunther International mail specialist Bell and Howell will be getting a solid hold on the fast growing production mail market. Gunther International builds and develops software for bulk mails for the insurance and banking industries. The product line integrates seamlessly with the extensive product range Bell and Howell already have. Read…
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