News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 31 July
to Saturday 6 August 2005
DI Press Meets Need For Short-Run Colour
User Application Article The first 46 Karat Plus DI press in the UK and the first in Wales has been installed by A B Dick at Seargeants Brothers Printers in Pontypool with assistance from Welsh Assembly Government.
News from Presstek ( 5 August 2005)
Presstek's Lasertel Division Signs Defence Deal
Presstek's Lasertel division has formed an alliance to provide laser diode components and assemblies to Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems (Selex S and A S).
News from Presstek Inc ( 5 August 2005)
Presstek Promotes Key Executives As Business Grows
Presstek has announced the promotion of two key executives to expanded roles for its growing business.
News from Presstek Inc ( 5 August 2005)
Enfocus's Partnership Brings PDF To RIP Manager
Enfocus Software and Xitron have formed a partnership to provide Xiflow 2.5 customers with PDF capabilities.
News from EnFocus Software NV ( 5 August 2005)
Web To Print Software Speeds Direct Mail
Bluetree Direct believes it has made significant progress in its web to print software, Bluestream.
News from Bluetree Direct Inc ( 5 August 2005)
KBA's Rapida 105 Capitalises On Multi-Colour Move
The focus of the KBA stand at Syria's first graphic trade fair, Press Zoom, was on technological reliability rather than new advances.
News from KBA ( 5 August 2005)
KBA's Rapida 205 Press Is Engineering Benchmark
KBA has won the Printing Industries of America and Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Intertech Technology Award for its Rapida 205 superlarge sheetfed press.
News from KBA ( 5 August 2005)
Eight-Colour Packaging Press Makes Difference
Trojan Litho, a Seattle (USA) packaging and commercial printer, has purchased a size six Rapida 142 eight-colour sheetfed press with coater and hybrid UV capabilities.
News from KBA ( 5 August 2005)
Anilox Supplier Honoured By Trade Association
ACCCSA (Association of Corrugators in the Caribbean, Central and South America) has honoured global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America and three of its executives.
News from Harper Corporation of America ( 5 August 2005)
Holiday Company Signs Print Deal With OTM
UK holiday firm First Choice has firmed up its print supply arrangements, with a print management deal for BDL Print Group and a separate ticket printing contract for OTM.
News from OTM-Opus Trust Marketing ( 5 August 2005)
Folder Stops Outwork On Magazines And Catalogues
User Application Article Arrowhead Print in Alton has purchased a Shoei Star 4KL folder from Encore Machinery.
News from Encore Machinery ( 4 August 2005)
Australian Heatset-Coldset News Contract For KBA
KBA has landed a prize contract from West Australian Newspapers Holdings (WANH) in Perth for a Colora press line and semi-commercial Comet press to replace its existing Goss installations.
News from KBA ( 4 August 2005)
Static Control System Proven In Gravure Printing
The Meech Model 986 Feedback system has been installed in a number of factories for automatically controlling the problems of static and has been proven in slitting, rewinding and gravure printing. Brochure Available
News from Meech International ( 4 August 2005)
New Printer Combats Escalating Costs
Ricoh has launched a new printer to help businesses combat what is described as escalating colour print costs.
News from Ricoh UK ( 4 August 2005)
Digital Print Firm Signs For Showcase 2005 Event
Sheffield-based print house, Proco, has chosen Showcase 2005, the forum for print buyers and print related companies, to unveil its latest innovations in digital print.
News from PrintYorkshire ( 4 August 2005)
Inspection Saves Pack Printers' Time And Materials
Flexography or gravure packaging printers that need to save time and materials with improved job quality controls, now have an alternative to camera-based systems for in-line inspection of prints.
News from GretagMacbeth AG ( 4 August 2005)
3D Lenticular Software Wins Technology Award
Human Eyes has received a 2005 PIA, GATF (Printing Industries of America and Graphic Arts Technical Foundation) Intertech Technology award for its 3D software.
News from HumanEyes Technologies ( 4 August 2005)
Piezo Inkjet Press Operational In Just One Day
User Application Article Gandinnovations Jeti 3318 featuring superwide piezo inkjet technology has been installed by its first user, Moebius Color, a digital printing company in San Diego (USA).
News from Gandinnovations ( 4 August 2005)
Digital Imaging Systems Win Product Of Year Prize
Konica Minolta Business Solutions has received the 2005 Product Line of the Year award from the Buyers Laboratory Incorporated (BLI) in the United States for its Bizhub range of imaging systems. Brochure Available
News from Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK ( 4 August 2005)
Polestar's Print Dynamics Taken Up By Travel Firm
The Polestar Group continues to roll out its Print Dynamics initiative to customers, with a group from My Travel undertaking the gravure module at Polestar Sheffield.
News from Polestar ( 4 August 2005)
UK Sales Head Appointed As Data Firm Gears Up
Neil Chapman has been appointed UK sales manager of Data Translation in Basingstoke.
News from Data Translation ( 4 August 2005)
Colour Viewing Cabinets Provide Ideal Lighting
Cherlyn, a UK-based manufacturer of colour control equipment, has launched its new range of Agile Radiant Colour Viewing Cabinets, which complement the company's Pantone Formula Scales.
News from Cherlyn Electronics Ltd ( 4 August 2005)
Real Time Document Fixes With Flightcheck Software
Markzware, the developer of quality control for digital files used in the global graphic arts and printing industries has launched Flightcheck Studio for Adobe Indesign CS and CS2. Brochure Available
News from Markzware Europe ( 4 August 2005)
Global Direct Mail Consolidation Gives Best Costs
Communications and mailing company, Corporate Mailing Matters (CMM), has launched a new operating division for international mailers called Fastpost.
News from dsicmm ( 4 August 2005)
Quebecor Still Feels Pressure As Income Falls
For the second quarter 2005 Quebecor World has reported net income of $10 million from continuing operations compared to $16 million in the second quarter of last year.
News from Quebecor World ( 4 August 2005)
First On-Line Paper Specification Database
What is claimed to be the first on-line paper database, specifically developed for the design and print industries, has developed some new features in response to requests from members.
News from PaperSpecs ( 3 August 2005)
Hydraulic Guillotine At Digital Print World
The Ideal 5221-05 EP Digicut 52cm hydraulic guillotine will be one of the major attractions on Babs International's stand at Digital Print World.
News from BABS International Limited ( 3 August 2005)
World's Biggest Sheetfed Press At Print '05
At the Print 05 in Chicago, KBA and its Vermont-based US subsidiary, KBA North America Sheetfed Division, will be showcasing sheetfed offset technology and integrated workflows on stand 4045.
News from KBA ( 3 August 2005)
Quebecor's $900m, Trillion Page Directory Deal
Quebecor World and Yellow Book USA, part of the UK's Yell Group plc, yesterday announced the signing of a multi-year contract for the printing of Yellow Book's yellow pages directories.
News from Quebecor World ( 3 August 2005)
Kodak Pre-Press Systems Helps Label Market
The Kodak Graphic Communications Group (Kodak GCG) will introduce new pre-press systems for the label market at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels from September 21-24.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 3 August 2005)
BCF's CEO Joins CEPE Board
Moira McMillan, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) chief executive officer, has been appointed to the new CEPE operational board at the organisation's general assembly in Bern.
News from British Coatings Federation (BCF) ( 3 August 2005)
Workflow Boosts Proof Quality And Turn-Arounds
User Application Article Fujifilm Graphic Systems has installed Fuji Open Workflow at Ethedo Press in High Wycombe (UK) and is also supplying Brillia LH-PIE plates for the company's thermal CTP unit.
News from Fujifilm Graphic Systems ( 3 August 2005)
Danka Hires Firm To Help Boost Its Performance
Danka has chosen Indus International to improve the productivity of its field force and help the company meet customer service level agreements (SLAs) in the UK, Germany and France.
News from Infotec ( 3 August 2005)
Ex-Butler and Tanner Man Heads Screen Sales
Screen Europe has appointed Tim Taylor as European marketing manager at the company's European headquarters in The Netherlands.
News from Screen Europe ( 2 August 2005)
Labelexpo Opens Shanghai Office For Chinese Growth
Labelexpo is opening of its new office in China in the prime Xu Hui district of Shanghai.
News from Labelexpo ( 2 August 2005)
Drent Goebel Acquires Canada's Marathon
Drent Goebel has acquired Canada's RDP Marathon.
News from Drent Goebel ( 2 August 2005)
Mailing House Buys More Colour Digital Presses
Kris Prashad, managing director of OTM, has backed his view on the return on investment justification for colour digital printing by investing GBP1m in two Xerox Docucolour iGen3 digital presses.
News from OTM-Opus Trust Marketing ( 2 August 2005)
Cost Of Ink Makers' Support Must Be Recognised
Technical Background Article Ink manufacturers claim they have become the UK print industry's number one consultants.
News from British Coatings Federation (BCF) ( 1 August 2005)
Xeros Makes Second Appearance In Superbrands Book
Xerox has been selected to appear in the latest edition of Superbrands annual publication.
News from Xerox ( 1 August 2005)
Collating And Booklet Making At Print '05
Watkiss Automation is taking its collating and booklet making equipment to the Print '05 exhibition in Chicago (USA).
News from Watkiss Automation Sales Limited ( 1 August 2005)
Personalised Travel Documents Secure 3-Year Deal
User Application Article OTM, the Leicester (UK) has signed a three-year contract with holiday tour operator First Choice, for the data processing and printing of personalised travel documentation.
News from OTM-Opus Trust Marketing ( 1 August 2005)
BPIF Website Eases Understanding Of Complex VAT
The British Printing Industris Federation (BPIF) has added to the range of resources on its website with a new VAT advice page for members.
News from British Printing Industries Federation ( 1 August 2005)
64-bit Processors Speed Digital Asset Management
Technical Background Article Ahead of the launch of the new Xeus 64 server on September 5, Silicon Systems, is conducting research in to the benefits 64-bit server processing will bring to the print industry.
News from Silicon Systems ( 1 August 2005)
Extensis Disposes Of Software To Former Employees
Celartem and its company brands - Extensis and Lizardtech - have sold their Photoshop Plug-ins and QuarkXPress XTensions to independent software developer, onOne Software.
News from Extensis Products Group ( 1 August 2005)
Antipodean Manufacturing Software Rights Settled
Gemba Solutions has appointed Improvement Tools.com as its local reseller in Australia and New Zealand for OEE Impact, OEE Impact Connect and the soon to be launched Lean Impact software products.
News from Gemba Solutions ( 1 August 2005)
Apprentices Finish Training 18 Months Early
Two apprentices at Polestar Petty have become the first to complete the group's modern apprenticeship programme, qualifying 18 months earlier than expected.
News from Polestar ( 1 August 2005)
Direct Mail Firm's Plants Win Quality Standards
Moore Response Marketing (MRM), an R R Donnelley company has achieved ISO certifications for all three of its European plants.
News from Moore Response Marketing ( 1 August 2005)
Direct Mail Firm Personalises Travel Documentation
User Application Article OTM, the Leicester (UK) customer communication specialist announced today the signing of a three-year contract with tour operator First Choice.
News from OTM-Opus Trust Marketing ( 1 August 2005)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 48
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