News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 7 March
to Saturday 13 March 2004
Supermarkets' Practice Code Available At BPIF
The Supermarket Code of Practice that came into force on 17 March 2002 is not working, says the OFT in its report on the review of the code.
News from BPIF (12 March 2004)
Polestar Chief Hibbert Joins BPIF Board
Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert will be joining the board of the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) as non-executive director following the departure of Chris Pavlosky from the board
News from BPIF (12 March 2004)
Esko's New B2 Plastsetter At Drupa
Esko-Graphics will launch an entry-level B2 platesetter, the Platedriver-Compact at Drupa 2004.
News from EskoArtwork (12 March 2004)
Goss To Take Heidelberg Web Press Division
Heidelberg and Goss International have reached an agreement on major issues for the intended transfer of the Heidelberg web offset division to Goss International.
News from Heidelberg (12 March 2004)
Heidelberg Leads Way With Afghanistan First
Heidelberg is the first printing industry manufacturer to offer products and services direct in Afghanistan through the opening of a new training centre for printers and pre-press operators in Kabul,
News from Heidelberg (12 March 2004)
Kodak Develops Taste For Heidelberg Digital Deal
Heidelberg is handing over its digital division to Eastman Kodak.
News from Heidelberg (12 March 2004)
Heidelberg Academy Colourful Seminars
Workflow competence is the topic of a new series of seminars at Heidelberg's Print Media Academy in Heidelberg, April 26-30, 2004.
News from Heidelberg (12 March 2004)
New Trade Relations Head At Heidelberg
Detlev Dierkes has been appointed head of the trade relations department at Heidelberg with immediate effect.
News from Heidelberg (12 March 2004)
Printing.com Grows Franchises
Franchising will generate almost 30% of Printing.com's quoted print work in the current financial year, and should grow to half the firm's revenue by 2005.
News from Printing.com (12 March 2004)
Scitex Drupa Vision See New Products And Prices
Scitex Vision is taking Chinese competition seriously by reducing hardware prices.
News from Scitex Vision Europe (12 March 2004)
Komori Perfecting Its Drupa Presence
Komori will be highlighting perfecting presses at Drupa, and will also launch a new 32pp web and entry-level A2/B2 press on the European market. Brochure Available
News from Komori UK (12 March 2004)
Kodak Versamark Ink Jet Option For Web Offset Work
Kodak Versamark claims its new ink-jet presses, which will be highlighted at Drupa 2004, will provide a viable alternative for some web-offset work.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (12 March 2004)
Global Licences Jaws PDF For Publishing Tool
Global Graphics Software has licensed its PDF technology to PDF software component provider Appligent for the forthcoming release of an electronic document generation and personalisation product.
News from Global Graphics Software Ltd (11 March 2004)
A3 Seals Acquisition To Double Its Size
After 35 years of trading, Farnham (UK)-based A3 Design and Print Limited has added new pages to its portfolio by buying the local operation of Commercial Press plc.
News from A3 Design And Print (10 March 2004)
Autotype No Mugs As Tough Screen Tests Passed
User Application Article Stoke-on-Trent (UK) based Emery Colours, designers and producers of high volume transfer prints, is using Capillex CP from Autotype on its fully automated print systems for the production of transfers Brochure Available
News from MacDermid Autotype (10 March 2004)
Direct Mail Specialist Targets Web Markets
User Application Article Bridge Communications has taken delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster SM102-10PS with the first Feeder Plus incorporating Cutstar reel to sheet system.
News from Bridge Communications (10 March 2004)
News International Reduces Web Breaks
User Application Article The replacement of unreliable analogue drives on newspaper reel stands at News International with Mentor II DC drives from Control Techniques has reduced web breaks. Brochure Available
News from Control Techniques (10 March 2004)
Stationery Production Accelerated By New System
Remote Publisher is a data-base-supported software system for Internet-based print work production.
News from Digital Information Ltd (10 March 2004)
New System Eradicates Manual Double Sided Proofs
The eradication of manual assembly of double-sided print proofs has been promised with the introduction of the new Preproofer 120 system from Digital Information.
News from Digital Information Ltd (10 March 2004)
New Ink Zone Presetting Breaks Barriers
In their digital proof CIP3 option, some printing machine suppliers only support ink zone presetting for single-sided jobs.
News from Digital Information Ltd (10 March 2004)
Digital Information Plots Future of Colour Proofs
The recurrent problem of incorrect proofs after the data has been ripped and imaging on film or plate is complete can be resolved with new technology from Digital Information, claimed the Swiss-based
News from Digital Information Ltd (10 March 2004)
New Presses And Ancillaries At Drupa 2004
Heidelberg has announced two new presses ahead of Drupa, the B3 Printmaster PM52 and the new generation B1 Speedmaster with a new feeder on the SM102 and feeder and delivery on the CD102.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Digital Data Major Issue At Drupa Says Heidelberg
Heidelberg is predicting that digital data transfer and GIP 4 will be areas of paramount interest at Drupa 2004.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Shortcut To Better Folding For Short Run Press
User Application Article Short Run Press Limited in Exeter is buying a third folder to supplement other Stahl's from Heidelberg used in its book production facility.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Fastest Finger First For Fingerprints' Printmaster
User Application Article Fingerprints is taking delivery of a Printmaster QM 46 this week to complement its Quickmaster DI and to handle a fifth colour offline as well as a range of single colour and two-colour spot work.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Adverset Takes Bow With CTP And Speedmaster
User Application Article Adverset has moved premises and invested in a front to back production package from Heidelberg, partially funded through a consumables deal.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Heidelberg Claims Spare Parts Delivery Record
Heidelberg has increased its same day spare parts availability and despatch from 90% to 95% and has kept its number one position in serving more customers in more places faster than any competitor.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
GTO IS First New Press In 25 Years
User Application Article The first Heidelberg and the first press bought new in 25 years of business is how Beccles company Bidnall Press hails the Heidelberg GTO two-colour that has just arrived.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
New Speedmaster At Core Of Growth For Apple Litho
User Application Article Apple Litho is to take delivery of a Speedmaster CD74-4LX following its success with CD press technology over the past two years.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
DM Finisher Opts For Heidelberg Flexomailer
User Application Article Avalon Trade Finishers will take delivery of a TD94 Flexomailer to replace a three year-old Hunkeler system.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Heidelberg Spearheads Coating Move For Javelin
User Application Article Javelin Printing in Kirkby, Merseyside (UK) has just taken delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 6LYLX press with anilox coating and the new Drupa 2004 specification Preset plus feeder.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Heidelberg Guillotine For Cornish Book Producer
User Application Article A Heidelberg Polar 66 guillotine will be delivered to a Cornish (UK) printing operation housed in a converted barn bought from Prince Charles.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
Speedmaster Heralds B2 Market Attack For Masons
User Application Article Masons Print Group is re-organising its factory layout to maximise workflow efficiency, adding an extra shift in the bindery and taking delivery of a new press and guillotine system from Heidelberg.
News from Heidelberg (10 March 2004)
KBA Comet Goes In At Turkish Newspaper Plant
User Application Article Another of KBA's popular two-across, two-around Comets will come on stream in mid-year at the Istanbul production plant of Turkish newspaper publishing house Feza Gazetecilik.
News from KBA (10 March 2004)
City Printing Goes To Town With Xerox Digital
User Application Article London's City Printing has invested ?115,000 with Litho Supplies to install a Xerox Docucolor 5252, making it the first DC5252 to be installed in the London area by Litho Supplies.
News from Litho Supplies (UK) Ltd (10 March 2004)
Litho Supplies Toasts Its Top 23 Achievers
Litho Supplies has set a new company record in bringing together 23 of its best performing sales people for a special achievers club celebrator dinner.
News from Litho Supplies (UK) Ltd (10 March 2004)
M-real Appoints Horne's As UK Stockist
M-real has appointed the Robert Home Group as exclusive UK stockist of Tauro, M-real's strongest uncoated paper brand.
News from M-real (10 March 2004)
Scapa's New Tape Appeals To Flexo Printers
Flexo printers looking for premium quality in block print can now use Scapa's Exafit Y944 a 550micron (20-thou) hard adhesive-tape designed specifically for solid colour printing on filmic and paper.
News from Scapa Tapes (10 March 2004)
Ink Pumping System Keeps Beer Mats On Tap
User Application Article Quarmby, a manufacturer of drip mats (beer mats) has installed a Technotrans ink pumping system, recommended by its inks supplier Flint Inks.
News from Technotrans Graphics (10 March 2004)
Premier Appoints New Southampton Manager
Premier Paper 'has appointed Chris Bevington as general manager of its Southampton branch.
News from Premier Paper (10 March 2004)
Footprint Floor Graphics Rise To Occasion
User Application Article The Footprint floor graphics system from Autotype International has been used in large sections to cover an extensive 410 square metres of floor space, as part of an exhibition. Brochure Available
News from MacDermid Autotype ( 9 March 2004)
Artsystems Maps Out UK For Large Format Scans
Procaptura has named Artsystems as the exclusive UK distributor for its Kartoscan range of large format flatbed scanners.
News from Artsystems Limited ( 9 March 2004)
Digital Information's New Testforms At Drupa
Digital Information will be presenting its 8Files testform for monitoring the strengths and weaknesses in the workflow and printing.
News from Digital Information Ltd ( 9 March 2004)
Disc Producer Turns To Dalim Twist Workflow
User Application Article Dalim Software and its main French distributor Folio Groupe have deployed a workflow management system tailored to the specific production needs of MPO France.
News from Dalim Software ( 9 March 2004)
New Speedmaster To Answer Demand For Rapid Print
User Application Article The Colour Quest Group in Hemel Hempstead (UK) is taking a third Speedmaster SM74-5 five-colour press to ensure it can provide the rapid response that its market requires.
News from Heidelberg ( 9 March 2004)
Heidelberg Emphasise Finsihing At Drupa
Heidelberg will be highlighting a number of finishing products at Drupa 2004 in May.
News from Heidelberg ( 9 March 2004)
Heidelberg's Consumables Success Mirrored At Drupa
Consumables sales have become growing business for Heidelberg, generating global sales of 195m Euros in 2003.
News from Heidelberg ( 9 March 2004)
Media Group Installs New KBA Managment Info System
User Application Article German media group Universal in Munich (Germany) has converted to digital networking.
News from KBA ( 9 March 2004)
Technotrans' New Developments at Drupa 2004
Technotrans will unveil new filtration systems, a new generation of ink line cartridge system and developments in sheetfed dampening and inking technology at Drupa in May.
News from Technotrans Graphics ( 9 March 2004)
KPG Data Management Seminars Support Exastore
Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) will be holding a series of data storage management seminars to launch its exclusive graphics distribution of Exastore scalable storage system.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 9 March 2004)
Contract Quality Proofs From Matchprint
User Application Article Electrocolour, the prepress arm of Hill Shorter Group based in West Bromwich (UK) has installed a Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) Matchprint Inkjet RIP driving an Epson Stylus Pro 9600 printer.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 9 March 2004)
KPG Streamlines Volume Data Management
A new solution to the growing challenges of reliable access to increasing quantities of digital data is now available from Kodak Polychrome Graphics with the UK launch of Exanet's scalable storage sys
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 9 March 2004)
KPG Acquires Mitsubishi Plate Business
Kodak Polychrome Graphics has completed the acquisition of the plate business in Japan of MCC Group (Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Media.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 9 March 2004)
News Monitor Improves Platemaking
News Monitor controls every element of the Newsetter system and enables the user to have full command of the platemaking operation.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 9 March 2004)
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