Closedown of paper mill Feldmuehle imminent

Door Marco den Engelsman | 31/01/2018

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…

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Xitron Acquires RTI-RIPs CTP & CTF Business

Door Rob van den Braak | 30/01/2018

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…

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New type of paper is reprintable

Door Marco den Engelsman | 24/01/2018

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…

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A 7 kilo book as homage to Johnny Hallyday

Door Marco den Engelsman | 19/01/2018

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…

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Kodak launched cryptocurrency for photo rights

Door Marco den Engelsman | 18/01/2018

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…

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Bell and Howell acquires new trump card for production mail with Gunther International

Door Rob van den Braak | 15/01/2018

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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Printing digital wallpaper

Door Rob van den Braak | 27/12/2017

Print shops who use a digital rotation press are increasingly entering a new market: printing wallpaper. According to the International Wall Coverings Association the market for digital wallpaper has grown by 18% in the past five years. Although a number of safety standards have been set for the printing of wallpaper such as flammability, light…

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Kodak integrates PerfectPattern´s sPrint One Technology in its Prinergy Cloud Services    

Door Rob van den Braak | 18/12/2017

PerfectPattern announced that Kodak has integrated the sPrint One technology developed by PerfectPattern into its PRINERGY Cloud Services. Based on innovative algorithms and leveraging artificial intelligence, sPrint One makes the planning of print jobs a snap, combining capacity planning and sheet optimization. The launch of the new PRINERGY offering called “Dynamic Print Planning” is the…

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Sappi acquires Cham Paper

Door Arthur Lubbers | 08/12/2017

There seems to be no end to consolidation in the paper industry. Latest news: South African paper manufacturer Sappi will acquire competitor Cham paper. This means that the Italian mills in Carmignano and Condino and the Swiss plant in Cham will be taken over. The acquisition will cost about 150M€. Sappi will strengthen its position…

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