News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 25 February
to Saturday 3 March 2007
Violet Platesetter Offers Chemistry-Free Working
ECRM is exhibiting its CTP imaging technology on four different stands at the Graphics of the Americas tradeshow (March 2 - 5, 2007 at the Miami Beach Convention Centre).
News from ECRM ( 2 March 2007)
Xante Buys Two Companies To Extend Product Range
Xante is in the process of acquiring, in separate transactions, RIPit Imaging Systems (Sacramento, CA) and Exxtra Imaging Systems of Hauppauge, New York (USA).
News from Xante Corporation ( 2 March 2007)
System Cuts VOC Emissions In The Pressroom
A pressroom alcohol reduction system designed specifically to reduce atmosphere polluting VOC emissions has been launched by consumables manufacturer Hydro-Dynamic Products (HDP).
News from Hydro-Dynamic Products ( 1 March 2007)
Norwegian News Group Upgrades 1,000 Quark Licenses
User Application Article A-Pressen, one of Norway's largest and most influential media groups, has made a commitment to Quark by upgrading 1,000 licenses of QuarkXPress 7.
News from Quark Inc ( 1 March 2007)
Digital Variable Data Print Boosts DM Response 72%
User Application Article A cumulative 72 per cent boost to direct mail response for Readers Digest has justified an extensive test project in to the viability of variable data digital printing with Kodak.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group ( 1 March 2007)
New Exhibition For Large Format Printing
JB Marketing and Consultancy has launched The LFP Show, which is claimed to be the first UK conference and exhibition dedicated to the large format printing industry.
News from J B Marketing and Consultancy Limited ( 1 March 2007)
Plate Mounting Machine For Corrugated Carton Board
Systec Converting has introduced a new plates mounting machine for the corrugated carton board industry The machine is equipped with a proof drum, for dry proof on paper.
News from Sys Tec Converting ( 1 March 2007)
McNaughton Printing Competition Draws 800 Entrants
The McNaughton Review competition and review for the printing and design industries this year features nearly 800 entries with a total of 1,700 entrants.
News from The James McNaughton Group ( 1 March 2007)
UPM Doubles RFID Production Capacity In Finland
UPM Raflatac, a manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays, is doubling the RFID tag and inlay production capacity at its Jyvaskyla production plant in Finland.
News from UPM-Kymmene Corporation ( 1 March 2007)
New Awards For Large Format Printing
The categories for the LFP Show awards to be staged during, the first UK conference and exhibition for the large format printing industry, have been announced.
News from J B Marketing and Consultancy Limited ( 1 March 2007)
Digital Photo Printing Goes On Show At Exhibition
Atech, the distributor of the large format photographic ZBE Chromira has announced the success of its presence at the Focus on Imaging exhibition.
News from Atech Ltd ( 1 March 2007)
30 Finishing System Suppliers Appear At Northprint
With less than two months to go until Northprint 07 (Harrogate, April 24 - 26) there are already over 30 suppliers set to display finishing equipment at the show.
News from Northprint ( 1 March 2007)
5-Colour Lithrone Press In Lean Manufacturing Push
User Application Article Manchester (UK) Jarvis Print has installed a five-colour Komori Lithrone S 29 press as part of its plans for lean manufacturing. Brochure Available
News from Komori UK ( 1 March 2007)
Print Management Firm Is One Of Best Companies
Charterhouse, an independent print management company, has achieved 'star status' at this year's 'best companies' awards, affiliated with the Sunday Times' 100 best companies to work for.
News from Charterhouse ( 1 March 2007)
Integrated Goss And Ferag Systems On Show In USA
Goss International will emphasise technology and ideas that are creating opportunities for print media at the Nexpo 2007 trade show from April 21 - 24 in Orlando, Florida (USA).
News from Goss International ( 1 March 2007)
2 Million Copies Of HP Printer Driver Downloaded
More than two million copies of HP's Universal Print Driver have been downloaded from the company, allowing users and IT departments to realise time-saving and productivity benefits.
News from Hewlett-Packard ( 1 March 2007)
OTM Bids For Environmental Award
Leicester Green Life Awards body has invited OTM back for another year because of its environmental commitment.
News from OTM-Opus Trust Marketing ( 1 March 2007)
Space Flight Polymer Adapted To Form Printing Ink
The UK's first Centre for Industrial Collaboration in Digital Print has won two awards for innovation in printable ink technology.
News from Leeds University Digital CIC ( 1 March 2007)
Press Firm's Magazine Focuses On Web-To-Print
KBA Report 29, the latest, 64-page issue of Koenig and Bauer's corporate magazine, offers a global view of successful business models for print providers.
News from KBA ( 1 March 2007)
Print Management System Firm Links With Itek
Outsourced Projects has announced that it is forming a business partnership with Itek Colour Graphics.
News from Outsourced Projects (28 February 2007)
Strong Polish Press Sales Reflected At Poligrafia
KBA will be exhibiting in hall 5, on stand 77 at the Poligrafia show in Poznan (Poland) from March 27 - 30.
News from KBA (28 February 2007)
UV Flatbed Printer Produces At Screen Print Prices
User Application Article Merritt Graphics has begun 2007 by purchasing the Jeti 3150 UV True flatbed printer to give more versatility to its production printers and to capitalise on a strong market.
News from Gandinnovations (28 February 2007)
Gapless 64pp Web Press's Fast Make-Readies
Family-owned commercial printing firm Imprimerie Pollina has invested in a new Goss Sunday 4000 64-page press for increased productivity and faster make-readies.
News from Goss International (28 February 2007)
Printer's Re-Brand Follows GBP2m Investments
Cedar Colour has celebrated the beginning of 2007 with a re-branding that has completed a programme of investment.
News from Cedar Colour Limited (28 February 2007)
Coatings Company's New CEO Aims For Growth
Joe Lupone has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Intelicoat, a manufacturer of coated papers, films and speciality substrates.
News from InteliCoat Technologies (28 February 2007)
Improving Digital Printing Marketing At Northprint
Xerox Premier Partner, Express Print Solutions (EPS) is using Northprint 2007 to introduce its printing the future programme to the graphic arts market in the UK.
News from Express Print Solutions (28 February 2007)
Label Industry Global Awards Nominations Released
The nominees for this year's Label Industry Global Awards have been announced.
News from Label Industry Global Awards (28 February 2007)
Large Format Presses Cut Medium Format Quality Gap
Technical Background Article KBA North America has claimed to be continuing to hold its global position as the leader in large format (LF) presses.
News from KBA North America (28 February 2007)
Companies Show Pre-Press Software At US Show
Xitron's products will be showcased on a number of company stands during Graphics of the Americas in Miami Beach (USA) from March 2 - 4.
News from Xitron (27 February 2007)
Packaging Firm's 7-Colour UV Press Gives Options
User Application Article Parlor City Paper Box, a Binghamton, New York (USA) paperboard packaging company, is expanding its customer base and reducing make-ready times after the smooth installation of its second KBA press.
News from KBA North America (27 February 2007)
Label Printer Brings Education And Industry Closer
Metal and plastic label and nameplates printer GSM Graphic Arts is hoping to stimulate interest in manufacturing amongst students through an initiative bringing education and industry together.
News from GSM Graphic Arts Ltd (27 February 2007)
University's Digital Printing Provides Savings
User Application Article The Open University has introduced Oce digital printing systems and software that will benefit its own 4,800 campus and regional staff, as well as students worldwide.
News from Oce Printing Systems (27 February 2007)
Buying Pressroom Consumables Online Using Ebay
Hydro-Dynamic Products has opened the first Ebay shop dedicated to the online sale of pressroom consumables.
News from Hydro-Dynamic Products (27 February 2007)
Print Software And Hardware Firms Amalgamate
Newcastle Computer Systems plc (NCS) yesterday confirmed its acquisition of Turning Point Technologies (TPT), a subsidiary of the international pre-media services group TAG Worldwide.
News from Turning Point (27 February 2007)
Personalised Printing For Greetings Cards Online
Prints Made Easy.com, the online printing services provider, has released an online tool for consumers to design and print personalised greeting cards, for free.
News from PrintsMadeEasy.com (27 February 2007)
Print And Apply Coding Systems' Label Flexibility
Domino Printing Sciences has launched the M-Series, a new range of print and apply technologies, enabling the company to provide a complete range of coding systems.
News from Domino Printing Sciences plc (27 February 2007)
Reliable Inkjet Printers' Appeal To Pharma Firm
User Application Article Maintenance free and reliable operation are the key factors that have made the Wolke M600 thermal transfer inkjet printer the coder of choice at Smith and Nephew's advanced wound management factory.
News from Sunala (27 February 2007)
On-Press Splicing Improvement Cuts Waste
User Application Article Seeking higher splice performance and reliability, Atlantic Press, in Bedford Park, Illinois (USA) has retrofitted a Goss C550 press with a new Goss Contiweb FD flying paster.
News from Goss International (27 February 2007)
UPM Agrees Sale Of Wrappings And Materials Firm
UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of the Walki Wisa Group, part of UPM's converting division.
News from UPM-Kymmene Corporation (27 February 2007)
Programme Supports Printers Converting To Digital
Canon Europe has announced the roll-out of a set of business development support tools, the Essential Business Builder Programme to help digital printing companies handle clients more effectively.
News from Canon Europe (27 February 2007)
Pharmaceutical Company Buys Text Verification Tool
Gilead Sciences is the latest pharmaceutical company to choose the Text Verification Tool (TVT) from Schlafender Hase to ensure texts are correct in regulatory and packaging documentation.
News from DVS Quality Solutions (27 February 2007)
Company Appointed As Filemaker Developer
Outsourced Projects has become a recognised Filemaker developer and has joined the Filemaker solutions alliance, a group of Filemaker Pro developers and systems providers.
News from Outsourced Projects (27 February 2007)
New Driver For HP Label And Pack Digital Presses
Artwork Systems has introduced a driver for HP's industrial digital printing presses that has been specifically tuned to drive the former Indigo machines.
News from Artwork Systems (26 February 2007)
Screen Printing FiIms Firm Combats Counterfeiters
MacDermid Autotype has claimed to have become the first manufacturer of screen printing films, direct emulsions and associated chemistry to introduce product packaging to combat counterfeiting. Brochure Available
News from MacDermid Autotype (26 February 2007)
Adare WIns GBP5m Insurance Print Contract
Adare has won a new GBP5 million contract with NFU Mutual (NFUM).
News from Adare (26 February 2007)
HP Indigo Success Reflects Digital Print's Growth
HP today announced that it set new industry records in digital printing in 2006, with an acceleration in its Indigo digital press business.
News from Hewlett-Packard (26 February 2007)
Lenticular Image Software At Graphics Of Americas
Humaneyes Technologies will showcase the newest developments in lenticular technology at Graphics of the Americas (GOA)/Xplor 2007, at the Miami Beach Convention Centre (USA) from March 2-4.
News from HumanEyes Technologies (26 February 2007)
Sun's World First With Vegetable Oil Metallic Inks
Sun Chemical has introduced what is claimed to be the world's first vegetable oil-based sheetfed offset metallic inks that are completely mineral oil-free.
News from Sun Chemical Europe (26 February 2007)
Paper Merchant Gains Forest Care Certification
Denmaur Papers, an independent UK paper merchanting group has successfully attained Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
News from Denmaur Papers Plc (26 February 2007)
Font Management For Windows Vista Available
Extensis has launched Suitcase for Windows' Professional Font Management for workgroups and single-users running Windows Vista, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
News from Extensis Products Group (26 February 2007)
Paper Group Logistics Improves 'Green' Credentials
GM2 Logistics, the distribution company formed by The James McNaughton Group, has undertaken environmental improvements to its national distribution network through the last six years.
News from The James McNaughton Group (26 February 2007)
New RIP Supports Apple Mac-Intel Hardware
Fusion Systems International has released version 7.2 of the Fusion RIP for Mac OS X, which supports Apple's Mac-Intel hardware, as well as PowerPC hardware.
News from Fusion Systems International (26 February 2007)
Digital Offset Presses At Polish Print Show
Presstek will demonstrate its range of systems and services at Poligrafia from March 27 - 30 in Poland.
News from Presstek Inc (26 February 2007)
Simplifying Sheet Feed And Alignment On-Press
Technical Background Article KBA's no-sidelay Sensoric Infeed System (SIS) is claimed to simplify the feeding and aligning the sheet in a sheetfed offset press, a process complicated by the high running speeds involved.
News from KBA (26 February 2007)
Presstek's Results Boost And Outlook For Growth
Presstek has reported fourth quarter and full year results for 2006 with consolidated revenue for the year of US$265.7 million, compared to US$259.1 million in 2005.
News from Presstek Inc (26 February 2007)
Software Improves Printer's Colour Mamagement
User Application Article Integrated design, image and data agency EC2i has installed GMG's colour conversion software Colorserver to enhance its colour management provision for a range of clients.
News from GMG GmbH and Co. KG (26 February 2007)
University Link To Develop Ultraviolet Lithography
Powerlase, manufacturers of nanosecond Q-switched, diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers, has formed a research collaboration with the University College Dublin (UCD).
News from Powerlase (26 February 2007)
RIP Renderer Supports Windows Vista Projects
With the launch of Microsoft Windows Vista, Software Imaging has announced the availability of production-ready Printmagic XPS technology for software and driver developers of Windows Vista projects.
News from Software Imaging (26 February 2007)
Workflow System's Improved Speed And Languages
The ACC HSH Group will be amongst the exhibitors at the International Fair of Printing Machines, Materials and Services - Poligrafia - from Match 27 - 30 of March in Poznan (Poland).
News from ACCHSH (26 February 2007)
PDF Software Is Acrobat 8 And Intel Mac Compatible
Enfocus has upgraded its PDF quality management systems for graphic arts to be Adobe Acrobat 8 and Intel Mac (Universal Binary) compatible.
News from EnFocus Software NV (26 February 2007)
QuarkXPress Technical Support In French And German
Quark has announced the introduction of free technical support for customers working in French and German.
News from Quark Inc (26 February 2007)
Biggest Press's Speed Helps Win New Print Business
User Application Article KBA North America has installed and commissioned a Rapida 205 81-inch seven-colour press, plus coater at the National Print Group in the USA.
News from KBA North America (26 February 2007)
Digital Media, Workflow, Asset Management At Show
Vio exhibited its web portals to reduce materials handing costs, improve customer relationships, extend deadlines and increase sales during Publishing Expo 2007.
News from Vio Worldwide Ltd (26 February 2007)
Larger Output Digital Printers Loyalty Offer
User Application Article Owners of any A3 and above Epson inkjet A3 printer will receive a loyalty discount of up to GBP700 when buying a new Stylus Pro series printer until March 16.
News from Epson UK Ltd (26 February 2007)
Shop Floor Data From Web And Sheetfed Presses
User Application Article Dickinson Press a book manufacturer in Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA) has selected Prism's QTMS IQ network shop floor data capture system (SFDC) to provide real-time information.
News from Prism Europe (26 February 2007)
Workflow System Includes CIP3 Ink Keying Data
User Application Article As part of a project to improve quality in the pressroom, the Tooele Transcript Bulletin, in Tooele, Utah (USA) upgraded its Fusion Systems' workflow system to generate CIP3 ink keying data.
News from Fusion Systems International (26 February 2007)
Masterclasses Highlight At Digital Expo 2007
Free-to-attend printing for profit masterclasses will be a new feature at this year's Digital Expo from May 1-3 May at the UK's National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
News from Digital Expo (26 February 2007)
Software Highlight At Graphics Of Americas
Graphics of the Americas-Xplor, the second largest US-based annual international graphic communications exhibition and conference, has announced that software and technology will take a major role.
News from Xplor International (26 February 2007)
Wide Format inkjet Printers Attract Attention
Augend Technologies has launched wide-format inkjet printers that are now available through a network of distributors in 20 countries.
News from Augend Technologies (26 February 2007)
Folder Suitable For High Speed Digital Printers
For the first time worldwide, Lasermax Roll Systems will show its newly available LX590 Folder in-line bulk fan folding system for high-speed digital printers at the Oce Open House in Poing, Germany.
News from Lasermax Roll Systems (26 February 2007)
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