News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 16 September
to Saturday 22 September 2007
Demand And Costs Force Magazine Papers Price Rise
Market demand and more expensive production have led to M-real Publishing deciding to increase the price of coated magazine reels in the UK by five per cent from October 22.
News from M-real (21 September 2007)
Paper Merchant Wins Forestry Accreditations
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) accreditation have been awarded to Independent Paper, a UK independent paper merchant.
News from Independent Paper plc (21 September 2007)
Speedmaster Prints Both Sides Of Sheet At IGAS 07
Simultaneous printing on both sides of a sheet will be displayed by Heidelberg will be displaying the Speedmaster SM 52 10-colour press at the IGAS 2007 exhibition in Tokyo (Japan).
News from Heidelberg (21 September 2007)
Label Printers Software Tracks Packaging Waste
The Label Traxx version 5.1 print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters will make its debut at the Labelexpo Europe exhibition.
News from Labelexpo (21 September 2007)
New Xerox Reseller Boosts Sales In Scotland
Concept Group, a UK document services company has been selected as a reseller of Xerox digital production systems.
News from Xerox (21 September 2007)
Quark News And Magazine Workflow Software At Ifra
The latest update of Quark Publishing System (QPS 7) will be on show at this year's Ifra Expo and conference in Vienna from October 8 - 11.
News from Quark Inc (21 September 2007)
Carbon Neutral Status Secured By Howard Hunt Group
The status of being a provider of carbon neutral printing has been granted to Howard Hunt Group after changing internal systems and offsetting unavoidable CO2.
News from Howard Hunt Group (20 September 2007)
Wide Format Printers Produce Botanical Photo's
User Application Article Photographic prints and Giclee canvas wraps by botanical photographer Clive Nichols have been produced using a combination of Epson Stylus Pro printers with Epson Ultrachrome Ink.
News from Epson UK Ltd (20 September 2007)
Flexible Drop On Demand Print For Plastic Cards
Fast, cost-efficient numbering, personalisation, graphics and verified security code printing on to plastic cards will be demonstrated by Domino at the Cartes 2007 exhibition.
News from Domino Printing Sciences plc (20 September 2007)
Colour Control's Produces Consistent Print Quality
User Application Article To save paper during start-ups, reduce waste and maintain consistent quality during print runs, a Quadtech Colour Control System has been installed by Vestjysk Rotation in Vinderup (Denmark).
News from QuadTech (20 September 2007)
New South African Operation For Gandinnovations
Increased service and support for South African users of Gandinnovations' Jeti printers following the opening of a new office in Midrand.
News from Gandinnovations (20 September 2007)
New Speedmaster Assembly Hall Opens At Heidelberg
Almost equivalent to five football fields Heidelberg's new assembly hall at Wiesloch-Walldorf (Germany) will assemble the company's Speedmaster XL 145 and Speedmaster XL 162 large-format presses.
News from Heidelberg (20 September 2007)
Waste Water Savings Of GBP507m Available In UK
The financial equivalent of 40 bottles of champagne is being poured away out of company's profits down the drain through wasted water every minute. Brochure Available
News from Envirowise (20 September 2007)
Small Character Printer's Efficient Shut-Downs
The Imaje 9040S system has been added to the company's 9000 range of small character printers.
News from Imaje UK (20 September 2007)
Pallet For Speedmaster Presses Has Added Strength
A pallet specifically for the Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 and XL 105 presses has been developed by Jeco Plastics in conjunction with the German press manufacturer.
News from Jeco Plastics (20 September 2007)
Print 'University' Discusses Management Methods
Cape Town (South Africa) will be the host city for the eighth Summer University to be staged by German press manufacturer Heidelberg to be aimed at printing industry management.
News from Heidelberg (20 September 2007)
Violet CTP Systems Go On Show In Japan
ECRM will demonstrate the claimed production value and reliability of violet CTP for commercial and digital printers during the IGAS 2007 tradeshow in Tokyo (Japan) from September 21 - 27.
News from ECRM (19 September 2007)
Colour Scanners Still Have Buoyant Market
The number of worldwide installations of professional colour scanners is still growing even though the digital revolution has been firmly established for some time.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (19 September 2007)
Xerox's Toner Production Now Meets Colour Growth
The first emulsion aggregation toner - EA Toner - plant in the USA has been opened by Xerox and is now filling 20 miles of pipe and stainless steel tanks with billions of particles for its EA toner.
News from Xerox (19 September 2007)
Flatbed Printer Meets Promo Print Demands
User Application Article Screen has provided an Inca Spyder 150 flatbed printer to respond to a demand for high quality, short-run promotional material for retail clients operating in the FMCG sector.
News from Screen Europe (19 September 2007)
Ricoh Inkjet Printers Pick Up Test Awards
Ricoh printers have been included in a list of spring and summer 2007 'pick awards', following testing over two months by Buyers Laboratory (BLI).
News from Ricoh UK (19 September 2007)
Fast Komori Presses Spearhead Printer's Growth
Paarl Print has three new Komori Lithrone presses, one eight-colour Perfector and two six-colour presses with coaters, supplied by Kemtek Imaging Systems.
News from Paarl Media Holdings (19 September 2007)
Metallic Colour System Success With US Printer
User Application Article MetalFX's metallic colour system using the G7 colour guidelines has provide a success for commercial printer Integrity Graphics in Windsor, Conneticut (USA).
News from MetalFX Technology (19 September 2007)
Rotoflex Appoints New Sales Manager
Ralph Beier has been appointed as sales manager for Europe by Rotoflex Technology.
News from Rotoflex Tooling (19 September 2007)
Paper Society Steps Out For Hospice Charity
The Birmingham Paper Trade Social Society in the UK said it has broken new ground with its first annual quiz night held at the Birmingham City Football Club.
News from Birmingham Paper Trade Social Society (19 September 2007)
New Toner Cartridges For Konica Minolta Systems
Katun Performance toner cartridge for use in Konica Minolta Bizhub 200 and 250 digital copier-printers is now available.
News from Katun UK Ltd (19 September 2007)
KBA's Rapida Presses Secure Strong Indian Market
German press manufacturer KBA has claimed that during the past two years there has been an increase in sales of its presses to India.
News from KBA (18 September 2007)
Prinect Workflow Systems With Digital Integration
Updated versions of Heidelberg's Prinect workflow systems with archiving functions, enhanced integration and being efficient with PDF files were unveiled during Graph Expo.
News from Heidelberg (18 September 2007)
Heidelberg CTP System Modernises US Print Shop
With the objective of replacing, modernising and updating its CTP operation, Western Graphics of St Paul, Minnesota (USA) has installed the 1,500th Suprasetter CTP platesetter provided by Heidelberg.
News from Heidelberg (18 September 2007)
Narrow Web Print Inspection Checks Every Label
The Labelexpo Europe show will see EyeC exhibit its Proofrunner, in-line print inspection system for the first time in hall 6, on stand 6J35.
News from Labelexpo (18 September 2007)
UK Firm's Flexo Printing Systems Sales Success
Four KDO label printing systems have been ordered by a Danish label printer, which will be installed at a new GBP1 million production line at a factory near Copenhagen.
News from K2 International Trading Ltd (18 September 2007)
QuarkXPress 7 Supports New Pantone Goe System
The new Pantone Goe system, claimed to be the first completely new colour specification system for the graphic arts industry, will be supported by Quark.
News from Quark Inc (18 September 2007)
Variable Data Software Drives Print Production RIP
User Application Article One of HP's Indigo 5500 presses at Linney Group's Quadrant Offset Printing will use XMPie technology to provide variable data output to drive the production stream RIP and to output PDFs.
News from Positive Focus (18 September 2007)
New UV Inks Run At Twice Speed Of Conventional UV
Claimed to print at more than twice the web speed of conventional ultra violet (UV) inks on newspaper presses, Sun Chemical will show its new Uniweb Sunray inks to a during Ifra in Vienna (Austria).
News from Sun Chemical Europe (18 September 2007)
Automatic Error Message Prompts Press Service
Operators running Heidelberg presses can now send an error message generated by the press to the responsible Heidelberg service organisation to respond at the touch of a button.
News from Heidelberg (18 September 2007)
Versamark Inkjet Printers' 90 Billion Impressions
Kodak has claimed that its Versamark printing systems will top 90 billion mono and colour A4 impressions this year, which is the 40th anniversary of its continuous inkjet printing technology.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (18 September 2007)
30% Turnover Boost With Thermal CTP System
User Application Article An increase in turnover by 30 per cent is being realised by Hunts Litho with a new Screen Platerite 4300S thermal CTP system.
News from Screen Europe (17 September 2007)
Label Firm Revamps Repro To Digital Systems
User Application Article BP Labels in Cardiff (Wales) has re-vamped its repro department by installing an EskoArtwork Cyrel Digital Imager (CDI) and a Spark 2530 flexo platesetter.
News from EskoArtwork (17 September 2007)
Trialling Colour Management Online With Print Jobs
Colour management and proofing systems can be trialled via the internet as GMG's Colorserver can be tested so user can understand its benefits.
News from GMG GmbH and Co. KG (17 September 2007)
Extra Speed And Features Favours Man Roland Press
User Application Article One of MAN Roland's Roland 500 press is to be installed by Wimbledon, Lonndon (UK) Aquatint BSC to replace for its existing Komori B2 machine and an older two-colour press.
News from MAN Roland GB (17 September 2007)
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