News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 9 December
to Saturday 15 December 2007
Solid Ink's Appeal Drives Colour Printer Growth
As more businesses convert from mono to colour printing Xerox is gearing up the production of its proprietary solid ink colour printers.
News from Xerox (14 December 2007)
600dpi Flatbed Accessory For Scanning Bound Books
Eastman Kodak Company has introduced an A3 flatbed accessory for its i1400 series scanner range, which is attached to the main unit by a 1.8m tethered USB cable.
News from Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (14 December 2007)
Flexo Software Fuels Pack, Label Plate Production
User Application Article The desired growth of plate production for flexible packaging and labelling was the main influence in the installation of a full EskoArtwork CDI flexographic suite for Pamarco Global Graphics.
News from EskoArtwork (14 December 2007)
Coated Paper Adds Appeal To Magazine Readers
Tailored for heatset web offset printing, M-real's new Galerie Silk coated magazine paper is claimed to differentiate publications with a paper that gives a fresh and natural appearance.
News from M-real (14 December 2007)
Digital Print Firm's Award Rewards Its Methods
The Digital Printer Company of the Year award has been won by RPM Print and Design, which was described as providing a model of doing business in the modern way in print.
News from RPM Print and Design (14 December 2007)
Suction Cups Solve Paper Feeding System Downtime
User Application Article New suction cups fitted to a Muller Martini feeding machine have eliminated repeated loss of production time at print finisher Bertex Mail in Helsingborg (Sweden).
News from PIAB (14 December 2007)
Domino's Profits Up 12% As Sales Revenue Grows
Domino Printing Sciences' annual pre-tax profits have risen by 12 per cent to GBP 31.8 million for the year ended 31 October, up from GBP28.0m in 2006.
News from Domino Printing Sciences plc (13 December 2007)
Rapida Press Prints Directly On Corrugated Board
User Application Article Running a six-colour KBA Rapida 142 coater press, Rondo Ganahl has won a 2007 Innoward silver award for its direct offset printing on corrugated board.
News from KBA (13 December 2007)
First Roland Press With Inline Coater For UK Firm
The first MAN Roland press in the UK to be fitted with the company's Inline Coater Smart unit will be installed by KEP Print Group, which has ordered a Roland 700 Hiorint six-unit B1-format machine.
News from MAN Roland GB (13 December 2007)
75% Productivity Boost From Automated Folder
User Application Article A productivity boost of 75 per cent has been achieved by Preston City Council's Print Unit in the UK after it installed an automated Horizon B2 touch-folding system. Brochure Available
News from Graphic Arts Equipment (13 December 2007)
Paper Mill Gains Eco Management Accreditation
The mill that makes Galerie Lite, Galerie Brite and Galerie Fine coated publishing papers has won Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS ) accreditation for the first time.
News from M-real (13 December 2007)
Print Image Control Now With Quality Software
Claimed to enable printers to have access to quality analyses of print during production, Heidelberg's Prinect Image Control colour measuring and control system is now being offered.
News from Heidelberg (13 December 2007)
Xerox Earns FSC Award Across 17 Countries
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification from the Rainforest Alliance's Smartwood programme has been awarded to Xerox Corporation.
News from Xerox (13 December 2007)
Pre-Press Software's Faster Pre-Flighting Function
Flightcheck v6.10, Markzware's pre-press software that manages quality control of digital files for print, or electronic distribution, has been improved and updated. Brochure Available
News from Markzware Europe (13 December 2007)
Laser Coder Integrates With Bottle Labellers
User Application Article One of Linx's scribing laser coder's a 500SL, is being used by the Heineken Brewery at Schiltigheim (Germany) to apply codes onto the labels used on its glass bottles.
News from Linx Printing Technologies (13 December 2007)
Online Workshop Tool Eases Paper And Print Buying
The Media Workshop, an online tool for paper buyers, has been launched by specialist paper supplier Media Paper Management with its interactive website.
News from Media Paper Management (13 December 2007)
Gapless Blanket Press Bound For Melbourne Printer
To ensure high levels of print quality and efficiency, AIW Printing in Melbourne (Australia) has ordered an 80-page Goss Sunday 4000 press for its printing facility.
News from Goss International (12 December 2007)
10-Tower Coldest-Heatset Press For Mid East Plant
With 10 four-high towers, two thermal air dryers, 16 reelstands and three folders, a KBA Continent hybrid coldset-heatset press line will be installed by United Printing and Publishing in Abu Dhabi.
News from KBA (12 December 2007)
Ensuring Urgent Delivery Of Retail Print Materials
User Application Article The delivery of urgent, point-of-purchase (POP) materials to customers that include UK supermarket retailer ASDA has been fulfilled by same-day courier company Citysprint.
News from CitySprint UK Ltd. (12 December 2007)
Offset Printing Blankets Range Gets Sales Boost
Trelleborg Printing Blankets' UK distributor for the Vulcan range of offset blankets, MAN Roland Consumables, has appointed Bob Whitney as national blanket technical manager.
News from Trelleborg Printing Blankets (12 December 2007)
Spray Bars Cut Waste And Raise Press Consistency
With the aim of improving waste levels and the consistency of its Solna D400 press, Furness Newspapers is to install Baldwin's World spray bars.
News from Baldwin Technology Company Inc (12 December 2007)
Heidelberg Education Centre Echoes Training Demand
After 8,000 people passed through Heidelberg's Educ@te Centre in Eppelheim (Germany) for training it has emphasised the demand for professional basic and advanced training courses in printing.
News from Heidelberg (12 December 2007)
Printer Bucks Norm - Open During Christmas Holiday
When it is believed that the majority of printers will be closed during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, UK printer Blackmore will stay open for business as usual.
News from Blackmore (12 December 2007)
E-Buying And Print Management Software Combined
E-procurement functions and the facilities provided by a print management system can now be combined in new enterprise software resulting from a new partnership between Print MIS and Print Job.
News from Print MIS Ltd (12 December 2007)
Screen And Digital Printers Forum Set To Inspire
Screen printers and digital printers could improve their performance, grow businesses and increase profits by attending FESPA's first Directors Forum in Budapest (Hungary) from February 28 - 29 2008. Brochure Available
News from FESPA (12 December 2007)
Print Buyers Conference Attendance Up By 30%
Boston Print Buyers' print buyer's conference was attended by 30 per cent more delegates than last year, whilst exhibition space, which was sold out, was double that of the previous event.
News from Boston Print Buyers (12 December 2007)
Largest Label Contract In Norway Goes To Skanem
Norway's largest label contract has been won by Skanem's in Stavanger to supply Nortura BA's complete label portfolio.
News from Skanem (12 December 2007)
Monotype Calls In Designers To Develop New Fonts
New fonts exclusive to Monotype Imaging are to be provided as a result of a new programme that will pair freelance typeface designers with Monotype's staff designers.
News from Monotype Imaging Ltd (12 December 2007)
Quark Gears Up Sales In Nordic and Benelux Regions
Christian Leander in being appointed as Quark's regional manager for the Nordic and Benelux regions has added to the company's continued strengthening of its northern Europe team.
News from Quark Inc (12 December 2007)
Heidelberg Unifies Its Consumables In Single Brand
Saphira is the new identity for all of Heidelberg's global operations in consumables as a result of grouping all its own consumables in a single product category.
News from Heidelberg (12 December 2007)
Digitally Printing Short-Run Self-Adhesive Labels
User Application Article Short-run labels are now being produced by Tamar Labels with a second HP Indigo digital press printing customised standard labels, self-adhesive labels and security labels for a range of customers.
News from Hewlett-Packard (12 December 2007)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 31
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