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Paper industry against Trump
The European paper industry criticized American President Trump´s decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement. Sylvian Lhôte from the branche organisation of paper manufacturers CEPI says that Trump is endangering all efforts to combat climate change. Lhôte also thinks that Trump is wrong in thinking that environmental measures are bad for industry. CEPI´s Director General…
Lees meerStick-on soles
Nakefit are ‘Hypoallergenic adhesive pads’ that you stick onto the soles of your feet to defy the heat and to make it look as though you’re not wearing shoes at all. These stick-on soles are perfect for beach-goers who hate sandals. According to the makers, the pads are anti-cutting, waterproof and anti-slip, meaning they’re perfect…
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Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) is to install an 18 unit Heidelberg Speedmaster press at its East Kilbride site. The press, a Speedmaster XL 106, is said to be the most versatile Heidelberg has manufactured for the premium packaging market. The machine will be installed next month and will be fully commissioned by the middle of…
Lees meerLG 42,5″ supersize monitor not only good for gamers
If you want to have up to four apps open on a monitor the LG 43 UD79-B could be a good solution for you. With a resolution of 3840×2160 pixels this 4K monitor has sufficient space for a super large image or for 4 screens. This super size monitor which will cost approx 800€ has…
Lees meerThe Guardian will switch to tabloid
Following in the footsteps of many other newspapers famous newspapers the Guardian and Observer will change to the smaller tabloid format in 2018. Publisher Guardian Media Group (GMG) is economising after a loss of nearly 38 million pounds in the past year. The number of copies has halved to 154,000 over the past 10 years.…
Lees meerBeatus Cartons UK´s first packaging printer with KBA´s Qualitronic PDF system
Beatus Cartons, located in Port, UK, will be the first packaging printer with a KBA Rapida 106 equipped with a QualiTronic PDF system. The system does not only ensure optimal print quality, but also checks the print based on the 300 dpi PDF received from the client. The Rapida 106 is a seven colour offset…
Lees meerApple ProMotion: stutterfree moving images and image manipulation
Just like the Apple retina screens have set the norm for screen resolution ProMotion will bring the benchmark for moving images to great heights. With a refresh rate of 120Hz moving images will be so fast that any stutter effect will disappear. ProMotion is important not only for image reproduction, but also for image manipulation…
Lees meerXaar 5501: a new printhead for water-based inks
Manufacturers of production inkjet systems will be able to use the new Xaar 5501 printhead to enable water-based inks for their systems. The new lightweight and compact Xaar 5501 printhead with 5544 nozzles and an output resolution of 1,200 dpi is suitable for a wide variety of environmentally friendly water-based inks, but also for low…
Lees meerRobots will take over millions of jobs, but also create millions of jobs
An unstoppable trend is the use of robots for work that is now being done by humans. According to research, such as by Forrester, this will impact nearly 30 million jobs over the coming 10 years. The good news is that robotics will also create millions of jobs. Forrester predicts about 15 million jobs. These…
Lees meer200 years of KBA: the history of our industry
This year KBA will celebrate that fact that Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer started their first print press manufacturing plant in 1817. The history of KBA is also the history of our industry. The first cilinder press which left the plant in Oberzeil was the start of the industrialisation of the graphic industry which resulted in the…
Lees meerBiggest Apple news located under the hood
The new iMac Pro and the Homepod may be stealing the show, but the biggest Apple news is located under the hood. Things that are relatively simple such as a file manager, drag and drop, and a full size digital keyboard for the new iPad Pro do not appear spectacular, but make the tablet a…
Lees meerA cheat sheet for all social media image sizes
If you need to make an image for social media publishing you will find that each platform has its own preferences for image sizes. Thanks to Spredfast´s cheat sheet you no longer have to search for them. The cheat sheet can be downloaded via this link to our downloads page.
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