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Kodak unveils flagship sheetfed press: Nexfinity
Kodak announced the Spring 2018 availability of the KODAK Nexfinity Digital Press. Kodak said the $885,000 press is designed for lower running costs, higher speed and higher imaging quality. It is targeted at high-volume printers that focus on direct mail, marketing collateral, short-run publishing, short-run labels and tags, retail signage and POS. Press release: Kodak…
Lees meerJoos is taking over high security press
Joos Print in Belgium has seized a chance by acquiring an advanced rotation press from the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). Print and communication company Group Joos is well-known for its direct mail expertise and can now offer security printing as well. The rotation press acquired was made by Müller Martini and is equipped with…
Lees meerHP makes 3D printing in full colour possible for SMEs
HP brings 3D printing within reach with the extension of its Jet Fusion portfolio, also for SMEs. It can print 3D parts in full colour. The new Jet Fusion 500/300 series 3D printers has been added to the HP´s Jet Fusion 3D print portfolio range. 3D print technology for printing parts in colour and black/white.…
Lees meerVia Libris: Smartbook with a Arduino Mini Pro computer and sensors to take reader to the treasures of our world
The VIA LIBRIS is a paperback-sized treasure book. It leads its user to a predetermined location, using a special compass dial and by giving COLD, WARM, or HOT clues. At the treasure location, a gift card pops out of a hidden slot in the book. It’s a great surprise for the gift card recipient. A…
Lees meerAgfa Graphics the latest update of its design and assembly software for high-security printing
Agfa Graphics released Fortuna 11 – the latest update of its design and assembly software for high-security printing. Providing a way to skillfully safeguard counterfeit-sensitive documents, this version focuses on enhanced user-friendliness, productivity and creative freedom. “It’s the first step towards a completely revised user experience,” reveals Andy Grant, Global Head of Software at Agfa…
Lees meerSlowly but surely Europa is getting a fair competition with the global tech giants
It doesn´t go as fast as we´d like, but Germany and France will finally take measures to change the European tax laws that make it such a paradise for Google. Apple, Facebook and the like. And it´s about time. It is not only unfair competition for digital entrepreneurs, but we are missing millions of tax…
Lees meerLifePrint: bringing photos to life with AR
LifePrint Augmented Reality Photos allows you to change a photo into a moving image. It is a little bit like Harry Potter photos that move. It works as follows: take a frame (photo) of a video. Send it to the wireless LifePrint, a small photo printer. Via the augmented reality Hyperphoto software app on your…
Lees meerGRAMMIE: the normal Instagrammer on paper
The first instagram marketing magazine in the Netherlands. That is GRAMMIE. Online marketeer Amber van Leeuwen, operating under the name ´the social good girl´ was missing stories in magazines about the ´Instagrammer next door.´ She wanted to give them a platform born out of passion, knowledge and joy. It is always the same Instagrammers who…
Lees meerMimaki USA Installs First 3DUJ-553 Photorealistic 3D Printer in the Americas at Pictographics Las Vegas
Craig Miller, President and CEO of Pictographics, with the Mimaki 3DUJ-553 3D printer The Mimaki 3DUJ-553 printer offers an unprecedented printing experience with a number of enhancements to produce objects with high definition, fine detail and in full color up to 20 inches wide by 20 inches deep and 12 inches high. It is a…
Lees meerHigh-end book printer invests in the UK’s fifth Jet Press 720S
Fujifilm announces that London-based Push Print has become the latest company in the UK to invest in Fujifilm’s flagship B2 inkjet press. The machine will be installed in March and will enable the company to produce short runs and samples at the same exceptional level of quality it has been delivering to its customers for…
Lees meerWild Format 3 – 2: Laurel Brunner – ISO standards for wide format printing
In the 2nd edition of the 3rd series Wild Format publications by Digital Dots Laurel Brunner talks about the great strides which can be made with ISO 9001 Quality Management System. It gives wide format printers an internationally accepted norm, but it also gives them a blueprint for what their production workflow could look like.…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner Blog: Life-cycle analysis and its influence on cost price
Life-cycle analyses push up the cost price of print. Luckily companies such as Kodak and HP are working hard to meet ISO 14025 standards as part of their Environmental Product Declarations. Read Laurel Brunner´s Verdigris blog about what this means, especially in relation to upcoming countries such as China. Read the blog via this link…
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