News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 24 April
to Saturday 30 April 2005
85 Printing Units In Single Algerian Order
Tonic Emballage, the largest printing company in Africa, near Algiers, is to install the longest medium-format press ever installed by KBA, a Rapida 105 with 15 printing, coating and drying towers.
News from KBA (29 April 2005)
90m Sheets On Single Press At Moscow Printer
User Application Article Moscow printer Extra Print has secured a special record - by printing 90 million sheets on its Heidelberg Printmaster QM 46-2 press.
News from Heidelberg (29 April 2005)
1,000th Printmaster Unit To Tackle Brochure Work
The Forstner printshop in Oberviechtach (Germany) will receive the 1,000th printing unit for the Heidelberg Printmaster PM 52 B3 press.
News from Heidelberg (29 April 2005)
Cartonboard Press Highlights Chinese Print Trend
Cenpak Packaging Industry Group, part of SCA Packaging Asia has pressed the button on a 15,000 sheets per hour (sph) KBA Rapida 142 press at its Suzhou plant in China.
News from KBA (29 April 2005)
Benchmarking Performance With Printing Peers
The BAPC has introduced a new initiative that allows print and graphic design businesses to raise their productivity and profitability by comparing the performance of their operations.
News from British Association for Print and Communication (29 April 2005)
Better Quality And Efficiency With New Laser
Domino Printing Sciences has added the DSL1 Pharma laser to its portfolio of scribing lasers, which it will be highlighting at the Interpack exhibition.
News from Domino Printing Sciences plc (28 April 2005)
Web Cleaning Kit Under Spotlight At Newstec
Information on all newspaper related products from Baldwin Technology can be collected from its stand during the Newstec exhibition in Brighton (UK).
News from Baldwin Technology Company Inc (28 April 2005)
Partnership Boosts Packaging Inkjet Development
Xaar has extended its relationship with Imaging Technology International Corporation (ITI) as a preferred integration partner for inkjet applications.
News from Xaar (28 April 2005)
Web Cleaning System Makes Impact In Germany
User Application Article The need to maintain print quality, especially when handling short runs, has led to German web offset house Sattler Media Press buying a Baldwin Impact blanket cleaning system.
News from Baldwin Technology Company Inc (28 April 2005)
Polestar Extends Repro Supply Network To India
Complementing its pre-press system development and strategy, the Polestar Group has chosen Express KCS in india as its offshore reprographics partner.
News from Polestar (28 April 2005)
Meeting The Needs Of Compact Presses
Recent advances in the design of printing presses and paper machines have extended the range of rotating unions, which are described in a new catalogue available from Deublin.
News from Deublin (28 April 2005)
Variable Data Election Material In Just 72 Hours
User Application Article Howard Hunt Group, the UK print and direct mail company, was chosen to print the Conservative Party's first campaign communication and ensured its delivery within 72 hours.
News from Howard Hunt Group (28 April 2005)
Machine Safety Conference Examines Control Systems
Elite Control Systems Limited is sponsoring the Machine Safety and Functional Safety Conference at Warwick University on May 11.
News from Elite Control Systems (28 April 2005)
Retail Media Firm Boosts Pre-Press Operations
Retail media specialist Bezier has boosted its pre-press capabilities after investing in Esko Graphics' Deskpack and Backstage software.
News from Bezier (28 April 2005)
New Pre-Press Manager At Dynagram
Dynagram has appointed Tracey-Lee Batsford as general manager for its pre-press solutions business unit.
News from Dynagram (28 April 2005)
Increasing Digital Print Quality With Savings
One Vision Software has introduced the next generation of its software for commercial and digital printing.
News from OneVision Software (28 April 2005)
Automating Production Rescheduling Software In DM
Technical Background Article Production planning addresses the central questions of economics - what to produce, how to produce, where to produce and how much to produce - within the context of mail processing plants.
News from Giraffe Production Systems (28 April 2005)
Conference Examines Future Of Workflows
Xinet has announced the first annual, independent Xinet Users Group conference to be held May 4 in New York City.
News from Xinet, Inc. (28 April 2005)
Software Simplifies Macintosh Management
Colyer Computing has secured a deal to become the sole distributor for Casper, a new suite of administration software designed to streamline and simplify Apple Macintosh operating systems.
News from Colyer Group (28 April 2005)
Combination Press Gets First UK Installation
Triflex Productions has purchased a new Drent Goebel VSOP offset printing press.
News from Drent Goebel (28 April 2005)
Seminars Detail Packaging Digital File Handling
Following its two-day seminar in Belgium to launch PA:CT - certified PDF for the packaging market - Artwork Systems is to stage two one-day events in the UK.
News from Artwork Systems (27 April 2005)
Yorkshire Print Seminars Target Buyers And Sellers
Print Yorkshire is to stage a series of forums for buyers and sellers of print across the UK region next month.
News from PrintYorkshire (27 April 2005)
In-Line Flexo Machine The Most Advanced
Advanced Engineering Systems (AES) has formed two alliances to design and develop the Hiflex 650 series of flexographic printing machines.
News from Advanced Engineering Systems Pty Ltd (27 April 2005)
How EU Chemicals Policy Will Effect Screen Market
Autotype International will be presenting a seminar at the FESPA exhibition outlining the proposed changes to the EU Chemicals Policy. Brochure Available
News from MacDermid Autotype (27 April 2005)
Windows Printing RIP Shows Its Paces
A live demonstration of next generation printing in Microsoft Windows, code-named Longhorn, was presented yesterday at WinHEC, the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference.
News from Global Graphics Software Ltd (27 April 2005)
Global Graphics Focuses On Windows Print Project
Global Graphics is providing consultancy and proof of concept development services to Microsoft to help deliver new printing and electronic documents systems for new XML-based document technology.
News from Global Graphics Software Ltd (27 April 2005)
KBA's New Process Control And Drying Systems
KBA announced a new standard, Printsecure, for statistical process control at the second of its hybrid user meetings at the company's sheetfed facility in Radebeul (Germany).
News from KBA (27 April 2005)
Hybrid Print Consumables Need Accrediation
Technical Background Article At the second of its hybrid user meetings at KBA's sheetfed facility in Radebeul (Germany) expanded on developments in hybrid printing technology.
News from KBA (27 April 2005)
Wyndeham Wins TV-Listings Magazine Contract
The Wyndeham Press Group has announced that Wyndeham Argent has been awarded the pre-press contract for TV Easy, the new weekly magazine from IPC tx, the TV listings division of IPC Media.
News from Wyndeham Press Group plc (27 April 2005)
Heidelberg Profit Up But 100m Euro Savings To Come
Heidelberg's sales have increased by three per cent to 3.2 billion Euros, with incoming orders up by eight per cent to 3.5 billion Euros.
News from Heidelberg (26 April 2005)
North East Sales Post At Independent
Mike Laycock has been appointed senior inside sales executive at UK firm Independent Paper
News from Independent Paper plc (26 April 2005)
Publisher Improves Cheque Tracking
User Application Article One of the world's leading academic publishers is among the first companies to sign up for a product designed to efficiently track cheques and cash paid in to the bank.
News from Checkprint Ltd (26 April 2005)
Seminar Explains Export Strategy Development
In recognition, of the increasing number of companies looking to expand in to the export market, Picon will be hosting a seminar entitled 'Planning your Export Strategy'.
News from Picon (26 April 2005)
POP Firm's Digitally Personalised Marketing
Retail media specialist, Bezier, has installed a Xerox iGen3 digital press as part of a GBP 600,000 investment for its Poole (UK) site.
News from Bezier (26 April 2005)
Northprint Draws 20% More Visitors Than 03
As the doors closed on the last day of UK's Northprint 2005 exhibition, the 125 exhibitors were said to be in buoyant mood as the show delivered 4,200 visitors.
News from Northprint (26 April 2005)
Xerox's Colour System Sales Up - Total Sales Slide
Xerox, in announcing its first quarter results, has reported that whilst revenue from colour products was up by 15 per cent, total revenue declined by one per cent.
News from Xerox (26 April 2005)
Mid-East And Africa Deal For Variable Data Product
Globalis International and Objectif Lune have begun a strategic alliance to add Arabic and Persian support to Planetpress Suite and to market E-form Solution in the Middle East and Africa.
News from Objectif Lune (26 April 2005)
Plate Baking Oven's Low Running Costs
Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has announced the European launch of the KPG Quickbake Oven, designed for its DITP Gold Printing Plates used in heatset web and other long run applications.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (26 April 2005)
Sun's Remote Control Ink Supply For Gravure Site
User Application Article Sun Chemical has teamed with Polestar to implement a round the clock, computer controlled ink supply programme for the new 25-acre greenfield Polestar gravure printing facility in Sheffield (UK).
News from Sun Chemical Europe (25 April 2005)
Sixth Perfector Press In Six Years At Buxton
Buxton Press (UK), is installing an additional eight colour KBA Rapida 105 Universal sheet fed press in July, bringing its purchases from KBA to six long perfecting presses in six years.
News from KBA (25 April 2005)
Fast Turn-Round Demands Prompt Multi-Press Upgrade
User Application Article Mohn Media in Gutersloh, Germany, has pressed the button on three customised KBA Rapidas, a new-generation Rapida 105 six-colour coater.
News from KBA (25 April 2005)
Digital Press Prompts Variable Data Market Move
User Application Article Drukkerij Deko, a traditional offset printer, has installed a Kodak Nexpress 2100 digital colour press.
News from NexPress Solutions (25 April 2005)
Cheque Print Firm's Innovation Earns Queen's Award
Checkprint has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise after developing a range of software for cheque handling.
News from Checkprint Ltd (25 April 2005)
Paper Promo Hits Right Notes
Independent Paper has ensured that its flagship coated product hits all the right notes by signing up seven young musicians to feature in a brochure promoting the range.
News from Independent Paper plc (25 April 2005)
Digital Shift For Fast Personalised Print
User Application Article Colyer Printing Systems, a division of The Colyer Group, has sold a Xerox Docucolor 8000 digital colour press to London-based commercial printers Edwin Buckley and Co in a deal worth GBP 250,000.
News from Colyer Group (25 April 2005)
Computerised Folder Brings All Finishing In-House
User Application Article An MB CAS 38 fully computerised folder from Encore Machinery has transformed print finishing at Kopyrite in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire (UK).
News from Encore Machinery (25 April 2005)
Squeezing Every Bit Of Efficiency With New MIS
User Application Article As Capital Print and Display prepares for the arrival of a new sheet-fed press in May, the London (UK) large-format specialist has completed the upgrade of its management information system (MIS).
News from Optimus (25 April 2005)
Digital Smart Factory Forum Confirmed
Arrangements are now complete for the 2005 R and E Council of NAPL Digital Smart Factory Forum, to be held at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort in Miami, Florida (USA) from June 15-17.
News from Research and Engineering Council of NAPL (25 April 2005)
New Komori Perfector Steps In To Capacity Breach
Andy Brown, the managing director at CP Offset, faced a challenge with the retirement of one of his most experienced minders, who represented 20 per cent of the firm's capacity. Brochure Available
News from Komori UK (25 April 2005)
MIS Automates High Volume Repro In Six Minutes
User Application Article The installation of an Odystar system at the print management division of Oce Business Services has transformed the way in which the company handles print on behalf of its clients.
News from Artwork Systems (25 April 2005)
Allowing Consumers To Smell Brand Identity
Flint Ink has launched new Rub'nSmell scented inks to extend the enticing scents of products to consumers to drive brand sales at the point-of-purchase.
News from Flint Ink (25 April 2005)
Closing The Loopholes In Print Data Security
Print data is something of a grey area in IT security.
News from ThinPrint (25 April 2005)
World's First On-Can Hi-Res, Colour Inkjet Print
Jetrion LLC and Crown Holdings have introduced what they described as a breakthrough in high quality printing for metal packaging.
News from Jetrion (25 April 2005)
Allowing Consumers To Smell Brand Identity
Flint Ink has launched new Rub'nSmell scented inks to extend the enticing scents of products to consumers to drive brand sales at the point-of-purchase.
News from Flint Ink (25 April 2005)
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