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Sunday 29 May
to Saturday 4 June 2005

Print Yorkshire Appoints Senior Executive

Print Yorkshire, the partnership to bring buyers and sellers of print and packaging print together in Yorkshire and Humber in the UK, has appointed a senior executive to manage the initiative.

News from PrintYorkshire ( 3 June 2005)

Easier Plate Processing With New Flexo Imager

Esko-Graphics has launched its Cyrel Digital Imager (CDI) Spark II, the next generation of the company's flexo imager, that is now available.

News from EskoArtwork ( 3 June 2005)

Screen And Wide Format Show's Strong Attendance

The first two days of FESPA 2005 show promising signs of fulfilling the organisers' ambition of making the show the most successful to date in terms of visitor attendance.  Brochure Available 

News from FESPA ( 3 June 2005)

Dainippon Screen Acquires Inca In GBP 30m Deal

Dainippon Screen yesterday acquired Inca Digital Printers, the specialist wide-format digital inkjet printer manufacturer, in an agreement totaling GBP 30 million (43.8m Euros).

News from Screen Europe ( 3 June 2005)

Screen Industry Now Prepares For FESPA 2007

FESPA has announced that its next exhibition aimed at the global screen printing and digital imaging marketplace will take place in Berlin (Germany) in 2007, from June 5-9.  Brochure Available 

News from FESPA ( 3 June 2005)

FESPA Launches Digital Print Europe Show For 2006

FESPA, the exhibition for the screen and digital large format industries has announced the launch of the FESPA Digital Printing Europe 2006.  Brochure Available 

News from FESPA ( 3 June 2005)

Colour Change Technology Wins Anti-Forgery Award

Sherwood Technology has been awarded the accolade of 'Outstanding Achievement in Anti-Forgery Technologies' at the sixth Product and Image Security Convention (PISEC) in Vienna (Austria).

News from DataLase ( 3 June 2005)

70ppm Press Aimed At New Digital Markets Entrants

Xerox is strengthening its digital colour printing portfolio with the new Docucolor 7000 digital press, which gives Xerox customers an option in the 70-page-per-minute speed segment, said the company.

News from Xerox ( 3 June 2005)

In-Line Coater For Digital Press Improves Finishes

The Epic Cti-635, from Epic International, is a new in-line coater attached to the Xerox iGen3 110 digital press to give documents a glossy or matte finish, improving their appearance and durability.

News from Xerox ( 3 June 2005)

Colour Guide Shows How Solids Reproduce In CMYK

Pantone has launched the colour bridge Euro guide that shows how solid colours from the Pantone Matching System reproduce in CMYK on coated paper in a side-by-side comparison.

News from Pantone UK ( 3 June 2005)

French Newspaper House Orders Six-Wide Commander

The French newspaper La Provence, owned by the Hachette Group, will be printed on a six-wide Commander 6/2 press line from Koenig and Bauer from the latter part of 2006.

News from KBA ( 3 June 2005)

PrintIT! Attracts Another GBP 10,000 Sponsorship

Turning Point Technologies (TPT) has joined the growing list of official PrintIT! Sponsors by donating GBP 10,000 worth of sponsorship support.

News from Turning Point ( 2 June 2005)

Collaboration Marries Colour Management With RIP

Perfectproof and XRite have announced a strategic partnership, integrating X-Rite's colour management tools with the Proofmaster range of RIP software.

News from PerfectProof Europe NV ( 2 June 2005)

Label-Within-Label Embodies Print Flexibility

Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe has claimed to have added another dimension to the function of the self-adhesive laminate.

News from Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe ( 2 June 2005)

Winning Top Award Boosts Kall Kwik Business

Since winning the Franchisee of the Year category at last year's first-ever Startups Awards, Cornhill Kall Kwik Centre in the City of London, is reporting wider awareness of its services.

News from Kall Kwik ( 2 June 2005)

Two More Firms Back PrintIT! - GBP 20,000 Support

A further GBP 20,000 worth of sponsorship support has been donated to PrintIT!, the UK industry-wide educational initiative aimed at attracting youth in to the industry.

News from Print IT! ( 2 June 2005)

Picon's British Pavilion Success At China Print

Picon members that attended the China Print 2005 exhibition in Bejing have hailed it a success in progressing their presence and export opportunities in the Chinese market.

News from Picon ( 2 June 2005)

Thermal CTP Complements Press Investments

New Jarrold Printing (NJP) has invested in two fully-automatic Luscher Xpose 180 VLF CTP devices supplied by UK distributor Turning Point Technologies (TPT).

News from Turning Point ( 2 June 2005)

Fastest Flatbed Inkjet Printer At FESPA

Visitors to the Sericol stand (B1530) at FESPA will be able to see demonstrations of what is claimed to be the world's fastest flatbed inkjet printer - the Columbia Turbo from Inca Digital Printers.

News from Inca Digital Printers ( 2 June 2005)

Double Queen's Award Boost For Inca

Inca Digital Printers has won two Queen's Awards for Enterprise, acknowledging its achievements in innovation and also in International Trade.

News from Inca Digital Printers ( 2 June 2005)

World First Mid-Priced Flatbed At FESPA

Visitors to the Sericol stand during FESPA will see a world first, with the launch by Inca Digital Printers of the Spyder 320, aimed at the mid-priced market.

News from Inca Digital Printers ( 2 June 2005)

30,000 Visitors Expected As FESPA Opens Doors

The biggest FESPA exhibition has begun with an official opening ceremony hosted by current FESPA president Ricardo Rodriguez Delgado and FESPA president elect Hellmuth Frey.  Brochure Available 

News from FESPA ( 2 June 2005)

Loading And Unloading System Speeds Flatbeds

Inca Digital Printers has launched a semi automated loading and unloading system for its Columbia and Columbia Turbo flatbed printers.

News from Inca Digital Printers ( 2 June 2005)

GBP 0.25m Orders For Finishing Kit From Open House

Duplo's south east UK open house produced GBP 250,000 of orders.

News from Duplo International ( 2 June 2005)

Print Controllers' Digital Connections On Show

EFI will be demonstrating a selection of products at Expografica 2005 in conjunction with OEM partners Canon, Xerox and Italian reseller, Lead.

News from EFI ( 2 June 2005)

World's Longest Sheetfed Press At Australian Firm

 User Application Article  What has been claimed to be the world's most highly specified and longest sheetfed printing press has just been installed at Australian packaging printer Anzpac Services.

News from KBA ( 2 June 2005)

Show Debut For KBA Division Produces Orders

KBA-Grafitec's participation at the Embax Print 2005 trade fair in Brno 2005 fulfilled the company's expectations.

News from KBA ( 2 June 2005)

Valuable Packaging Orders For KBA At China Print

German press manufacturer KBA has reported valuable orders and strong interest from its presence at China Print.

News from KBA ( 2 June 2005)

UV Fluorescent Inks Defeats Counterfeiters

Linx Printing Technologies has expanded its range of UV-fluorescent inks with the introduction of Linx Clear security ink 3160.

News from Linx Printing Technologies ( 1 June 2005)

Coding With Pigmented Ink For Transparent Lids

 User Application Article  The Van Vliet Candy Company in Alphen aan den Rijn (Netherlands) needed to find a new printing system to code on to the transparent lids of its Smorredrop sweet jars.

News from Linx Printing Technologies ( 1 June 2005)

High Opacity Ink Avoid Using Multiple Printers

Linx Printing Technologies has expanded its range of high contrast pigmented inks with the introduction of High-Opacity Grey ink 1310 for use with the Linx 6800 Spectrum printer.

News from Linx Printing Technologies ( 1 June 2005)

Multiple Face Case Printing From Single Controller

Linx Printing Technologies has launched the next generation of its outer case coder, the IJ600 twinhead option printer that enables multiple carton face printing from a single control unit.

News from Linx Printing Technologies ( 1 June 2005)

New Linx MD Focuses On Continued Investment

Linx Printing Technologies has announced the appointment of Henk van Duijnhoven as managing director and Tony Stafford as group finance director.

News from Linx Printing Technologies ( 1 June 2005)

Full Range Of Business Print At New Premises

Prontaprint Wrexham (UK) has moved to new premises at Millwood House on Wrexham Industrial Estate.

News from Prontaprint ( 1 June 2005)

Presstek Chiefs Address New York Conference

Presstek's Edward J Marino and Moosa E Moosa are to present at SG Cowen's 33rd Annual Technology Conference on June 2 in New York.

News from Presstek Inc (31 May 2005)

Komori Sponsorship Boosts Printer's Racing Record

Joe Fulbrook, managing director at Maidenhead Printing in the UK, has just caused a major surprise in the motor racing world by winning the Volkswagen Racing Cup.  Brochure Available 

News from Komori UK (30 May 2005)

UK Travel Brochure Contract Goes To Stibo Graphic

 User Application Article  With over 70 brochure titles ranging from 16 pages to 500-plus, the Vacation Rental Group (VRG), knew that when looking for a printing supplier it needed an experienced company.

News from Stibo Graphic (30 May 2005)

Streamlining Font And Digital Asset Management

 User Application Article  Extensis' Portfolio and Suitcase are being used by marketing communication agency MAD Creative to handle its font and digital asset management workflow.

News from Extensis Products Group (30 May 2005)

Hard Proofing Workflow Matches All Specifications

Quickcut and EFI have announced Assureproof to provide a hardcopy proofing workflow that can be verified against publisher specifications throughout the production process.

News from Adstream (30 May 2005)

1,000th Violet CTP Cut Press Downtime And Waste

Fujifilm's 1,000th violet CTP system has just rolled off the production line, three years since it's launch at Ipex 2002.

News from Fujifilm Graphic Systems (30 May 2005)

Getting To Grips With Real Time Operational Data

Gemba Solutions has launched OEE Impact Connect that is claimed to get to grips with real time OEE, downtime, product performance and shift performance data.

News from Gemba Solutions (30 May 2005)

Predictable Colour Between Proof And Print

Quickcut has introduced Quickcut ICC 2.0, an enhanced version of its colour management software that integrates the Adobe Colour Engine to enable predictable colour from proofs to the printed piece.

News from Adstream (30 May 2005)

New Guide Outlines Data Protection Essentials

Many small and medium-sized businesses have recently fallen foul of notification 'scams', according to BSI.

News from BSI British Standards (30 May 2005)

80% Less Data Traffic With New Print Server

The new Thinprint Remote Desktop Suite will create 80 per cent less data traffic and four to five times faster printouts than the next best print server it is claimed by Thinprint.

News from ThinPrint (30 May 2005)

Retail Media Firm's Supermarket Trolley Deal

ASDA has appointed retail media specialist Bezier to print and implement advertisements on its 65,000 trollies.

News from Bezier (30 May 2005)

Finding New Ways Of Managing Newspaper Content

Picdar has launched Version 2 of its Media Mogul jSuite content management at Newstec to help publishers change how they handle copy, images and pages to publish newspapers, magazines and websites.

News from Picdar (30 May 2005)

RIPing and Printing And Better Colour Control

Topaz RIP is designed to meet the demands of the graphic and signage market and is claimed to be completely different to other available RIPs, claimed Siliconcrag.

News from SiliconCrag (30 May 2005)

Machinery Accidents Make Up 17% Of All Injuries

According to the HSE, the UK Health and Safety Executive, 202 machinery accidents were reported as having occurred in the UK printing and publishing industries in 2003-2004.

News from Elite Control Systems (30 May 2005)

Seminars Help Maximise PDF Operations

Enfocus Software is to stage a series of seminars, called 'Enhancing Your PDF Workflow'. Enfocus is hosting the free seminars in key cities throughout the USA beginning on June 15.

News from EnFocus Software NV (30 May 2005)

Real Time Collaboration Software Price Cuts

Allied Images, suppliers of large format scanning systems, has announced new lower pricing for Cimmetry Systems' Autovue software product line.

News from Allied Images (30 May 2005)

Growth Prompts MD To Search For His Apprentice

The managing director of a Midlands (UK) security label printer is looking for its own 'apprentice' after a record set of sales figures for 2004-2005.

News from Mercian Labels (30 May 2005)

Total number of news releases published during the week: 51

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