News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 4 February
to Saturday 10 February 2007
UPM Awards Paper Award To Finnish Supplier
At the Paperworld exhibition in Frankfurt (Germany) UPM has rewarded the Finnish office supplier Oy Lindell AB with its Office paper brand award for 2007.
News from UPM-Kymmene Corporation ( 8 February 2007)
Violet CTP Provides Quality To B2 Printer
User Application Article Claremon, a B2 commercial printer based in Bradford (UK) has installed a Luxel V-6 B2 violet CTP platesetter from Fujifilm.
News from Fujifilm Graphic Systems ( 8 February 2007)
World's Biggest Barcode Proves New Technology
Thirsk (UK) firm GSM Graphic Arts is hoping that its GBP0.25 million investment will help put it firmly in the record books - for the world's biggest sequentially numbered barcode.
News from GSM Graphic Arts Ltd ( 8 February 2007)
Dispensing System Boosts Ink Productivity By 30%
User Application Article German label converter Romer Etikett is the first customer to install the Solaris Colorsat new ink dispensing system developed in a partnership between Sun Chemical and GSE Dispensing.
News from Sun Chemical Europe ( 8 February 2007)
3D Lenticular Software Aimed At Designers
Humaneyes' 3D technology, already available in products made for photographers and printers, is now engineered specifically for the professional design marketplace with the release of new Creative3D.
News from HumanEyes Technologies ( 8 February 2007)
Durable Synthetic Paper Ideal For Beach Guide
User Application Article The Beachcomber's Companion, created by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the USA (WHOI), is an educational guide for the trips to the beach.
News from Yupo Corporation America ( 8 February 2007)
Large Format Digital And Screen Print PDF Spec's
The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) has announced four new GWG Specifications addressing two additional markets - large format digital printing and screen printing.
News from Ghent PDF Workgroup ( 8 February 2007)
Press Wipes Are Virtually Indestructible
Hydro-Dynamic Products is marketing what it claimed to be virtually indestructible press wipes, whilst offering to pick them up for correct disposal once they are soiled and discarded.
News from Hydro-Dynamic Products ( 8 February 2007)
High Res Scanners For Large Format Imaging
Colortrac, the designer of large format scanners and scanning software, has announced the latest addition to its range of scanners, the SmartLF Gx 25 series.
News from Allied Images ( 8 February 2007)
Digital Print System Handles Complex Workflows
Building on more than a decade of mono digital printing, Fuji Xerox has introduced what it has claimed to be the fastest, most productive engine in its Nuvera range.
News from Fuji Xerox Australia ( 8 February 2007)
Wyndeham's Newly Structured Board Complete
The Wyndeham Press Group has announced details of its new main board, which follows the announcement of the group's new ownership structure earlier this month.
News from Wyndeham Press Group plc ( 8 February 2007)
Paper Company's Expansion In India Moves On
Garnett Papers has inaugurated an additional paper machine (PM2) and new office complex at its Vapi, Gujarat, facility in India.
News from Garnett Papers UK ( 8 February 2007)
New Workflow System Handles All CTP Applications
Compose System will demonstrate Express Workflow 3.0 for the first time in Spain during Graphispag 2007.
News from Compose System (Europe) ( 7 February 2007)
Laminating Films For Wide Format Print Finishing
At Graphispag 2007GBC Commercial Laminating Solutions Group will showcase new films and its latest thermal laminating systems for commercial, high speed, on-demand and wide-format finishing.
News from GBC Commercial Laminating Solutions Group ( 7 February 2007)
RIP Software And Violet Metal CTP's New Reseller
RIPit Imaging Systems and Kelly Paper have signed a reseller agreement where Kelly Paper will add RIPit's OpenRIP Symphony software RIPs, as well as its Speedsetter Violet Metal CTP systems.
News from RIPit ( 7 February 2007)
Bookletmakers On Show At New Showroom's Event
Duplo International has invested more than GBP20,000 in a new purpose built, 1,100 square foot showroom, following increasing sales in the northern England region.
News from Duplo International ( 7 February 2007)
Screen Print, Wide Format Image Awards Entry Opens
Entry to the FESPA 2007 premier awards competition, which recognises excellence in screen printing and wide-format digital imaging, is now open. Brochure Available
News from FESPA ( 7 February 2007)
Epson Poster Boards With High Colour Gamut
Epson is launching A3+ and A2 Enhanced Matte Poster Board sheets for shop front, exhibition graphics and point of purchase (POP) displays.
News from Epson UK Ltd ( 7 February 2007)
Publishing Expo Sees Workflow Highlights
Gradual Software said it will have a strong presence at Publishing Expo from February 14 -15 in London (UK).
News from Gradual Software ( 7 February 2007)
Roadshows Highlight Adobe Creative Suite
The forthcoming DCP Systems spring photographic and Giclee fine art roadshows will feature Adobe expert Guy Gowan who is lined up to demonstrate the latest tips and tricks on the Adobe Creative Suite.
News from DCP Systems ( 7 February 2007)
Strapping Part Of Massive News International Plan
In the biggest individual order in its history, Mosca is supplying 114 specialist newspaper strapping machines to Ferag.
News from Mosca Direct ( 7 February 2007)
In-Store Display Firm's New Retail Research Tool
A new on-line forum for shoppers has been launched by in-store marketing and displays producer Bezier to provide insight in to what makes consumers tick.
News from Bezier ( 7 February 2007)
Digital Printing On-Line Forum Launches
PIA/GATF members have a new platform from which to speak their minds as the printing association unveils Let's Talk Print, a new online community resource for everything related to print.
News from PIA/GATF ( 7 February 2007)
Software Updates For Photoshop And QuarkXPress
DCP Systems has introduced three new software updates from the Onone portfolio for Windows and Macintosh platforms.
News from DCP Systems ( 7 February 2007)
Ilford's Omnijet Inkjet Paper And Film Exclusive
Ilford, which develops and manufactures photo quality media for inkjet printing and photographic processes, has signed an exclusive agreement with Omnijet UK.
News from Ilford Imaging Switzerland GmbH ( 7 February 2007)
Unified Workflow Will Maximise Printers' Business
Technical Background Article Print now has to compete in this very crowded and aggressive market-place, with radio, SMS, blogs, TV and the mass of new web opportunities that Google and others are going to throw at us.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 6 February 2007)
KBA's US Sales Success Led By 41-Inch Press
KBA North America increased sales in 2006 for its Rapida 105 41-inch sheetfed press, which helped to propel it to double-digit growth in sheetfed offset presses during the year.
News from KBA North America ( 6 February 2007)
65 A4 Prints A Minute From Konica Minolta System
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has launched its new compact Bizhub PRO C6500 to the reprographic sector where speed, quality, and versatility are high requirements, said the company. Brochure Available
News from Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK ( 6 February 2007)
UPM's Paper Sample Books Compare Results
UPM has launched a new sample book for rotogravure, heatset web offset and coldset web offset printing for 2007.
News from UPM-Kymmene Corporation ( 6 February 2007)
Project Management Software With Asset Management
Silicon Systems will participate at the Publishing Expo where it will introduce its new interactive project management system, Flowmation, to the publishing industry.
News from Silicon Systems ( 6 February 2007)
Outsourced Print Provider's Sale Provides Boost
Affinity Express's management team, in partnership with Live It Solutions, has acquired 100 per cent of the Delaware-incorporated company.
News from Affinity Express ( 6 February 2007)
500 Sales For Digital Printing And Proofing System
Sales of Canon UK's digital colour printing and proofing engine, the Imagepress C1, have met early expectations with more than 500 orders since customer deliveries began in last November.
News from Canon Europe ( 6 February 2007)
Esko's New Sales And Marketing Boss Moves In
Esko has appointed Guy Van Puyvelde as senior vice-president of sales and marketing, reporting to Carsten Knudsen, the company's chief executive officer.
News from EskoArtwork ( 6 February 2007)
Paper Sales Up By 30% Reach EUR10 Billion
Paper company UPM's sales have exceeded EUR 10 billion, with operating profit for 2006 up by 30 per cent.
News from UPM-Kymmene Corporation ( 6 February 2007)
Proofing Software Now For Power PC And Intel Macs
Perfectproof's Proofmaster v3.1 is now available as a universal application and is fully native for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
News from PerfectProof Europe NV ( 6 February 2007)
Software Distributor Heads Press Calibration Push
GMG has appointed Prepress IT as a new dealer in Ireland.
News from GMG GmbH and Co. KG ( 6 February 2007)
Photo Proof And Colour Proof System's Award
Proofmaster has been declared overall winner in two extensive product tests organised by Germany's' Macup Magazine.
News from PerfectProof Europe NV ( 6 February 2007)
Polestar Wins Auto Industry Guide 3-Year Deal
Polestar Wheatons has won a new three-year contract from Glass's Information Services, publishers of the industry standard motoring guides for vehicle values in the UK.
News from Polestar ( 6 February 2007)
Renault Grants EUR12m Print Deal To Charterhouse
Independent print management company Charterhouse has been awarded two print contracts by Renault Europe.
News from Charterhouse ( 6 February 2007)
Flexo Seminars Now Open To Students Too
Anilox and coating roll supplier Harper Corporation of America has added an enhanced programme offering to its complimentary Walkingseminar.
News from Harper Corporation of America ( 6 February 2007)
Checkprint's Software Helps Oxford University
Oxford University has improved its financial efficiency by installing a new software system that is claimed to reduce the need to manually record cheque details.
News from Checkprint Ltd ( 6 February 2007)
500 Feet A Minute Digital Presses' Low Page Cost
Delphax Technologies is revealing its next-generation digital press, the CR2200, as well as the new CR1000 and 1500 systems at the Hunkeler Innovation Days industry showcase in Switzerland.
News from Delphax Technologies Limited ( 6 February 2007)
On-Press Control Systems Distributor For UK
WRH Marketing UK has been appointed the exclusive UK and Ireland sales agent for the newspaper sector by Grafikontrol, the Italian producer of on-press control systems.
News from WRH Marketing UK ( 6 February 2007)
Komori's European Pioneer Retires In March
Komori UK's chairman, Martin Rickards, has decided to retire on the completion of Komori's current financial year at the end of March. Brochure Available
News from Komori UK ( 6 February 2007)
Baldwin Blanket Cleaning System For South Africa
South African newspaper The Natal Witness has ordered a Baldwin Impact Global blanket cleaning system for its six-tower KBA Comet press.
News from Baldwin Technology Company Inc ( 6 February 2007)
Canon Continues Support For UK Print Education
Canon UK has confirmed its support in the second year of the PrintIT! initiative, which is raising the profile of the graphic arts industry in schools across the UK.
News from Canon Europe ( 6 February 2007)
Adare Appoints New Man For Global Growth
Adare has announced a key senior appointment to its executive team, with Alistair Cane joining as executive director for strategic solutions.
News from Adare ( 6 February 2007)
Newspaper Integrates Quark In To Editorial System
User Application Article Metro International, the international newspaper group has chosen to integrate QuarkXPress Server 7 in to its editorial system.
News from Quark Inc ( 6 February 2007)
Digital Press System Gives Greater Colour Accuracy
User Application Article HP has announced the availability of its Indigo Production Stream Server version 1.1, Powered by Creo.
News from Hewlett-Packard ( 6 February 2007)
Pre-Press Quality System Links With Quark Server
Quark has announced that Markzware is the latest partner to create on-demand creative systems based on QuarkXPress Server 7. Brochure Available
News from Markzware Europe ( 6 February 2007)
Print Management Firm Gears Up Procurement
Charterhouse, the UK's fifth largest print management company, has appointed David Fincham as procurement strategy director.
News from Charterhouse ( 6 February 2007)
Goss Sells Uniliner Press To Ukraine News Printer
Ukrpolygraphmedia, based in Kiev (Ukraine) has invested in a new shaftless Goss Uniliner press comprising heatset and coldset towers for the production of magazines and newspapers.
News from Goss International ( 6 February 2007)
CAD Plotting Link With Canon Systems For Speed
The combination of Canon IPF plotters and CAD Station is claimed to be 300 per cent faster than any competitor at 75 per cent of the price of competitors.
News from Ratio Entwicklungen GmbH ( 6 February 2007)
Automated Imposition For Digital Printers
Ultimate Technographics will be exhibiting at DSCOP, the HP Indigo user group event in Tampa, Florida (USA) to demonstrate how automation can make HP Indigo users more profitable.
News from Ultimate Technographics ( 6 February 2007)
DI Presses Take Centre Stage At Northprint 07
Presstek will demonstrate a range of systems and services at the UK's Northprint exhibition from April 24-27 April at the Harrogate Exhibition Centre - stand M480.
News from Northprint ( 6 February 2007)
Mail Response Static Whilst Variable Print Grows
Technical Background Article A research report from GI Direct has revealed that despite a major upturn in the usage of variable colour, response rates from direct mail utilising variable colour remain consistent.
News from GI Direct ( 5 February 2007)
Pre-Press Systems Firm Appoints New Distributor
Markzware has appointed Comline as its new full service distributor in Germany and Austria. Brochure Available
News from Markzware Europe ( 5 February 2007)
Xerox Leads GBP400m UK Government Print Contract
The UK Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that a contract to provide it with print and associated services should be awarded to ION, a group led by Xerox.
News from Xerox ( 5 February 2007)
New Imposition Software With Optimised PDF Option
Ultimate Technographicas has released its Impostrip Ondemand Digital 5.2 imposition software with the optimized PDF option.
News from Ultimate Technographics ( 5 February 2007)
UPM Looks For Alternatives As M-real Bid Fails
UPM said it would still discuss alternatives to its bid for M-real Corporation, following the latter company's rejection of UPM's EUR500 million offer.
News from UPM-Kymmene Corporation ( 5 February 2007)
Superwide Inkjet Print Expansion For Leeds Firm
User Application Article Leeds (UK) digital printing company Quarmby Colour Studio has expanded its superwide format printing capability, with the addition of a Vutek QS2000 UV-curing, superwide format inkjet printer.
News from EFI ( 5 February 2007)
Label Producer Shares Knowledge With Its Blog
Chesterfield (UK) label, nameplate and decal manufacturer, MTM Products, has launched itself in to the world of internet blogs with both feet this week.
News from MTM Products Limited ( 5 February 2007)
Print Workflow Workshops Prove Successful
The Artwork Systems workshop on Nexus workflows, which the company held at its new Redditch UK) technology centre last week, proved to be a hit with delegates.
News from Artwork Systems ( 5 February 2007)
Fujifilm Sweden Sells Screen CTP Platesetters
Screen Europe has appointed Fujifilm Sweden as its new distributor in Sweden.
News from Screen Europe ( 5 February 2007)
New Polywrapper For Printers On Show At Northprint
Northprint will be a good opportunity for visitors to see the new KAS polywrapper in action.
News from Northprint ( 5 February 2007)
DI Presses And Chemistry-Free CTP At US Show
Presstek will be featuring its portfolio of digital offset printing systems from March 2 - 4 at The Graphics of the Americas trade show in Miami, Florida (USA).
News from Presstek Inc ( 5 February 2007)
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