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PRINTINGTALK
The Independent Weekly Product Information Guide
for Professionals in the Printing and Allied Industries
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Issue 38: 07 March 2005
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2032 product announcements and technical articles on our
website http://www.printingtalk.com/ - all fully searchable
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In this issue:
* Editor's Message
* Our Top new
products selection
[1] New Printhead Offers 80% Productivity
Boost
[2] New Press And Thermal Platesetter At Northprint
[3] Latest Thermal Laminating At Northprint
[4] Management
Information Is Hot Topic At PIRA Show
[5] New Platesetters Debut
At Northprint
[6] Colour Copy Software
[7] New Version Of
Software Streamlines Inventory
[8] Waterless Short-Run Press's
First Showing At Show
[9] B2 Perfecting Spica Spotlighted At Open
House
[10] Support Package For Yorkshire Printers
* Other
industry news
* New technical articles and case studies
*
Other featured product news
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Ian Mayor, Editor, writes:
Some good news was
announced in the last few days by the organiser of
the UK's
Northprint exhibition to be staged next month in Harrogate.
It
relates to the significant improvement in facilities to be provided
for visitors to the show. There will be seminars, an advice
centre
run by the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF)
and
discussion forums - all very much features of top-line
exhibitions in
today's market and I'm personally delighted that
Northprint is being
brought in to line with expectations in that
way. However, whilst in
a far more prosaic way but, to my mind
perhaps even more importantly,
IIR has arranged for the provision
of shuttle buses to and from
Harrogate railway station and from
the Great Yorkshire Showground just
outside the town centre,
where there will be substantial car parking.
Anyone who
knows Harrogate well through visiting previous Northprints
will
know of the extreme difficulty in parking, even though there is a
large car park just a short walk from the exhibition halls. But
like
other towns that have their charm rooted in an historic and
attractive
environment, ease of movement combined with a high
volume of traffic
make visiting events that are designed to boost
an industry and
spin-off desirable extra cash in to the local
economy a very
unappealing proposition. So, full marks to IIR
for addressing the
matter and I hope the new services and
facilities contribute to the
show's success and supplement the
recent investments that have been
made in the exhibition
facilities in Harrogate.
I can make the last comment with
some heartfelt emotions as I pay my
local taxes to Harrogate -
perhaps exhibition organisers might
consider tackling more
permanent issues that might make a difference
in the area. But
then again, that might just be asking a little too
much!
I hope you find this issue of our weekly newsletter useful. In
addition to the new products, news and ideas featured here, there
are
hundreds more on our website and dozens more being added
daily, so do
take a look if you can.
Alternatively,
the full stories behind all the summaries and headlines
in this
newsletter can be retrieved by email alone: see details below.
In the meantime, if you have any suggestions as to how we
might make
the site or the newsletter better, email me
directly.
Best wishes
Ian Mayor, Editor
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OUR TOP NEW PRODUCT SELECTION
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[1] NEW PRINTHEAD OFFERS 80% PRODUCTIVITY BOOST
(Xaar, 04 Mar 2005)
Xaar's new XJ500/180 CM printhead for
the coding and marking industry,
is now available. The
XJ500/180 CM is claimed to offer an 80 per
cent increase in
productivity over the standard XJ500/180, providing
coding and
marking printers with the opportunity to upgrade the Xaar
printheads in their existing machines to allow users to achieve
new
and faster applications, said Xaar. The printhead is said to
enable a
high native print resolution of 180 dots per inch (dpi).
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/xar/xar122.html
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[2] NEW PRESS AND THERMAL PLATESETTER AT NORTHPRINT
(Litho
Supplies, 03 Mar 2005)
Litho Supplies, with its largest
ever stand - M440 - at the UK
Northprint exhibition will present
firsts from Agfa and KBA. An
agreement has just been signed with
KBA to distribute the B3 short-run
Genius 52 press, which will be
running Toray waterless plates. Agfa
will introduce the
Xcalibur 45 B1 thermal platesetter imaging Azura
chemical-free
plates. .
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/lth/lth105.html
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[3] LATEST THERMAL LAMINATING AT NORTHPRINT
(GBC Films
Group, 04 Mar 2005)
GBC Films Group Europe will use
Northprint 2005 to exhibit some of its
latest thermal laminating
systems for commercial on-demand and wide
format finishing at the
Harrogate (UK) show. GBC will demonstrate -
on stand M468 - the
newly introduced thermal OPP specialty film range.
The company's
Delta and Delta Junior short-run laminating systems will
also be
demonstrated. The concept of the Delta range is based on the
ability to change stock, size and film quickly said GBC. The
Delta
is said to be compact and fully automated, operating at
claimed speeds
of up to 20 metres per minute.
* Read
more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/gbc/gbc110.html
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[4] MANAGEMENT INFORMATION IS HOT TOPIC AT PIRA SHOW
(Optimus, 04 Mar 2005)
Gareth Roberts, managing director
at Bishops Printers in Portsmouth,
will be one of the key
speakers at a seminar on the effective use of
MIS systems at the
PIRA MIS 2005 show in Birmingham (UK) - March 8-10.
It is part of
a series of seminars to be conducted at the show, which
are free
for visitors to attend with no pre-booking required.
Attendees at
the presentation, held at 10.15am on March 8 will hear
Roberts, a
long standing customer of Optimus, explain from his
experience
how to utilise management information systems.
* Read
more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/opi/opi100.html
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blank email to mailto:opi1[-email removed-]rintingtalk.com
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[5] NEW PLATESETTERS DEBUT AT NORTHPRINT
(Screen Europe, 03
Mar 2005)
Screen's production systems will be out in force
at Northprint from
April 19-21, shown by Litho Supplies, Apex
Digital Graphics, Graphic
Arts Equipment (GAE) and The Dennison
Group. Two new Screen violet
platesetters make their UK debut
at the show on the Apex Digital
Graphics stand - C344 - where the
B2 Platerite 2055Vi CTP system,
driven by Trueflow 3, the latest
version of Screen's workflow, will be
on show.
*
Read more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/din/din141.html
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[6] COLOUR COPY SOFTWARE
(SCP Software GmbH, 03 Mar
2005)
Colorado 7.1, the new version of SCP's large-format
colour copy
software, is now available. The product may be
switched into a
three-button mode for Vidar and Contex scanners,
offering a simplified
scanning, copying and printing workflow and
thus significantly
enhancing ease of use, claimed SCP. In
addition, Colorado 7.1 also
supports the Colortrac series and
Smart-LF scanner models 4080M, 4080C
and 4080E. Print
quality enhancement is now possible by manually
adjusting the
printer's grey balance (linearisation).
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/scp/scp107.html
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[7] NEW VERSION OF SOFTWARE STREAMLINES INVENTORY
(EFI, 04
Mar 2005)
EFI is now distributing an enhanced Printersite
Fulfillment - version
2. Available for the Hagen OA, Logic SQL
and PSI print management
systems, the new Printersite Fulfillment
module is said to help
printers streamline inventory management
and offer value-added online
fulfilment ordering services to
customers. New features have been
added to version 2.0 of the
software - including managerial or buyer
approvals, display and
selection of quantity price breaks, a new file
upload function
for graphics and customer-supplied database files and
the ability
to batch download versioned PDFs to streamline print on
demand
production.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/efi/efi157.html
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[8] WATERLESS SHORT-RUN PRESS'S FIRST SHOWING AT SHOW
(KBA, 03 Mar 2005)
KBA has chosen Northprint 2005 for the
UK launch of the Genius 52
press. The company will demonstrate
the UV version of the Genius, a
B3 waterless, short-run offset
press that is claimed to be capable of
high quality printing on
paper board, plastics and acetates up to 800
microns. KBA UK
and Litho Supplies have also announced that they
have entered in
to a partnership which sees Litho Supplies as the
exclusive agent
in the United Kingdom for the Genius 52. .
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/kxz/kxz270.html
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[9] B2 PERFECTING SPICA SPOTLIGHTED AT OPEN HOUSE
(Komori
UK, 04 Mar 2005)
Komori UK will be showcasing the latest in
its B2 perfecting
technology at its open house in Leeds, March
8-9. Visitors will be
able to see the Spica 429P four-colour
perfector and 10-colour
Lithrone L1028P long perfector, for the
first time in the UK showroom.
"The increasing need to perfect
has led to a significant rise in
interest in these two presses.
The compact Spica is aimed at those
entering the high-quality
four-colour market for the first time, or
those moving up from B3
to B2," said Komori UK head of marketing
Philip Dunn.
* Read more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/kom/kom132.html
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[10] SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR YORKSHIRE PRINTERS
(PrintYorkshire, 07 Mar 2005)
Printers from Yorkshire and
Humber (UK) have welcomed a package of
practical and financial
help from Print Yorkshire to help them adopt
lean methods of
manufacturing. Print Yorkshire has formed a
partnership with
independent industry forum, Vision in Print (ViP) and
the
Yorkshire and Humber Manufacturing Advisory Service (YH-MAS) to
help printers learn the methods, which will radically improve
efficiency and thereby profitability by eliminating waste in
every
area of production said the organisation. Sheffield-based
printer,
Northend, has already started down the route of lean
manufacturing,
which is the term used to describe how companies
like Toyota work. It
is a role model for many manufacturers that
wish to emulate Toyota's
level of quality and costs.
* Read more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/prn/prn104.html
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This week's industry news
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MORE TO SHOW AND IMPROVED FACILITIES AT NORTHPRINT
(Northprint 2005, 04 Mar 2005)
Northprint 2005 continues to
attract new exhibitors with Beil, CMC
Equipment, Leeds College of
Technology, ML Systems and Ryegold as the
latest companies to
book space at the show.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/nth/nth102.html
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DANISH DEAL MAKES UK FIRM BIGGEST IN SCANDINAVIA
(HH
Associates, 04 Mar 2005)
The UK independent print management
company HH Associates has acquired
the Copenhagen-based print
broker Joergen Havemann and Partners, now
HH Danmark Cph.
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Read more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/hha/hha104.html
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POLESTAR BUYS ON-WEB COLOUR
SYSTEM FOR COLCHESTER
(Polestar, 04 Mar 2005)
GMI, a
developer and supplier of automated closed loop colour control
systems, has sold its fourth Colorquick on-web spectrophotometer
measurement tool to The Polestar Group.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/pta/pta175.html
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TALL MOVES IN ON ESTATE AGENCY
(Tall Group, 04 Mar 2005)
Your Move, one of the UK's largest estate agencies, and E Surv
chartered surveyors has signed up the Tall Group to provide an end
to
end print service.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/tlg/tlg107.html
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PICON GROWTH CONTINUES AS MIS SPECIALIST JOINS
(Picon, 04 Mar
2005)
MIS supplier Optimus has become the latest company to join
Picon,
bringing the number of new members to 15 in the last six
months alone
said the UK trade organisation.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/piw/piw113.html
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NORTHPRINT SALES MANAGER'S PROMOTION
(Northprint 2005, 04 Mar
2005)
IIR Exhibitions has appointed Gordon Kirk as event manager
for the
Northprint 2005 exhibition.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/nth/nth101.html
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DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT PRONTAPRINT
(Prontaprint, 04 Mar 2005)
It is double celebration time for Prontaprint Gloucester (UK) as
the
centre celebrates 25 years in business and 25 years' service
from the
centre's production manager, Gary Evans.
* Read
more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/pzh/pzh106.html
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QUICK PRINTER'S CALENDAR'S WRY LOOK AT OFFICE LIFE
(Kall
Kwik, 03 Mar 2005)
'Office Life', the entry from Kall Kwik UK for
the 2005 National
Business Calendar Awards in the UK, received a
highly commended
certificate at the official ceremony in
London.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/kal/kal107.html
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PACKAGING INK INTEGRATION STANDARDISES PRODUCTS
(Siegwerk
Druckfarben and Co, 07 Mar 2005)
After the integration of the US
packaging ink manufacturer Color
Converting in the Siegwerk
Group, the company said it is offering its
customers good quality
identical products and services.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/sgw/sgw100.html
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HEADING SALES FOR GOVERNMENT MARKETS
(Fuji Hunt (UK) Ltd, 07
Mar 2005)
Appointed to the sales force at Fuji Hunt Digital
Solutions is Trevor
Drake (58) who has joined the company as
sales manager for Government
markets.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/fuh/fuh107.html
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ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL QUALITY AWARD FOR GMC
(GMC Software
Technology, 04 Mar 2005)
Digital printing software business, GMC
Software Technology, had added
worldwide ISO 9001:2000
certification to its list of international
quality standards.
* Read more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/gso/gso103.html
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New Technical Articles and Case Studies
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MOVE TO CTP YIELDS 130% INCREASE IN PRODUCTION
(AB
Dick UK, 04 Mar 2005)
Since Kestrel Press installed a Presstek
Dimension platesetter from A
B Dick, it has enjoyed a 130 per
cent increase in plate production
compared with same three month
period last year.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/abd/abd116.html
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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HANDLES 700 ORDERS A DAY
(Optichrome Computer
Systems, 04 Mar 2005)
Following the latest enhancement to its
Optimus 2020 MIS system,
customers of Paragon Group UK are
placing over 700 print orders a day
over the internet, cutting
costs and speeding turn-around.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/oic/oic102.html
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LOGISTICS SYSTEM STREAMLINES REEL PREPARATION
(KBA, 04 Mar
2005)
Brussels-based Rossel Printing Company (RPC), whose titles
include Le
Soir, has ordered a reel logistics system for the nine
reel-stands
that will feed to a KBA Commander.
* Read more:
http://www.printingtalk.com/news/kxz/kxz271.html
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BRAZILIAN PRINTER CAPITALISES ON PACKAGING GROWTH
(KBA, 07 Mar
2005)
Packaging printing in Brazil is going from strength to
strength,
according to German press manufacturer KBA.
* Read
more: http://www.printingtalk.com/news/kxz/kxz272.html
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