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Heidelberg again making a profit
For the first time in ten years Heidelberg has made a profit. In the first half year of 2017 the market leader in printers reported a revenue of 1.05 billion Euro. This is less than the first half year of 2016 – 1.07B€ -, but that was a drupa year. Thanks to reorganisations Heidelberg was…
Lees meerXitron´s Raster Blaster Pro and B3 Network Interface means ripping without a PC
Up to now ripping computer to plate needed a dedicated PC. With the introduction of Raster Blaster Pro and the innovative B3 Network Interface this is no longer the case. Any network connected device, including smartphones and tables, can manage the ripping proces. It works for older CTP equipment as well thanks to the Xitron…
Lees meerPrinting two colours at the same time with nanopixels
Scientists at the University of Glasgow (Scotland) have found a way to print two colours in one single pixel. And very detailed as well, up to 100,000 dots per inch. This offers new possibilities for security printing (anti-counterfeit) for for example money or expensive whiskey, but also for data storage. This new print technology uses…
Lees meerAI sharpens images when scaling images
Artificial Intelligence is being used by EnhancedNet to make TV images sharper. This technology can also be used to sharpen images which are being scaled, by looking at the relation between the pixels. Using AI software the images is greatly enhanced. See the example below or read the article on fastcodesign via this link.
Lees meerCheaper water-based electrochromic inks bring smart print a step closer
Georgia Tech has developed a water-based electrochromic ink which can replace the expensive and environmentally damaging inks used now. These can be used for printed wiring, transistors, solar cells, LEDs and biosensors. These new inks are not only cheaper and easier to process, but smartprint is a step closer. In the future a book, brochure,…
Lees meerMimaki on InPrint Munich with industrial printers
Mimaki will exhibit during InPrint 2017, the fair for industrial print technology. The tradefair takes places between 14 and 17 November in hall A6 of the Munich Trade Fair Center in Germany. Mimaki´s stand is number 214. Visitors will find a wide range of industrial class print and cutting solutions. The company will also bring…
Lees meerWorld record human QR code
Put 2520 students with an umbrella in the right spot and they form the biggest human QR code. Students in Zhengzou, China, completed a world record to draw attention to a new app which intends to improve safety for students by cycling together.
Lees meerLaurel Brunners Verdigris Blog: Sustainable Business Models
Bankers are not generally thought of as committed tree huggers, but where money is concerned anything is possible. So it is with JPMorgan Chase, a multinational banking monster that is the biggest bank in the USA and the sixth biggest worldwide. It has assets of some US$2.5 trillion including many in property and from a…
Lees meerRicoh announces V20000 compact highspeed inkjet production printer
During The Art of The New event, November 21 to 23 at Ricoh´s Customer Experience Centre in Telford, UK, Ricoh will introduce the new V20000 continuous feed inkjet platform. The new production printer prints 75 meters per minute with 600×600 dip and has a very small footprint. Read more about this new printer in the…
Lees meerCimpress reorganising Vistaprint
Cimpress announced a big reorganisation for internet printer Vistaprint. At the beginning of the year Cimpress decentralised its organisation and 3,000 employees were allocated to Vistaprint. This will be minimised in 2018, but it is not clear yet how many jobs will be lost in Venlo. The reorganisation will cost between $15 and $17 million…
Lees meerPDF Aktuell 112: PDFX-ready Online Tools, loss of quality after color conversion in Acrobat and more…….
Stephan Jaeggi´s PDF Aktuell pays attention to a year of PDFX-ready tools, how loss of quality because of colour conversion in Acrobat can be prevented and tips for printing PDF/VCR variable data in real time. Read the full PDF Aktuell newsletter via this link.
Lees meerNix Mini Color Sensor magically transforms your smartphone into a spectrophotometer
It seems a smart solution, the Nix Mini Color Sensor. Using a micro USB cable you connect your Apple or Android smartphone to the sensor. And with the accompanying app you can translate the colour which appears on the screen into HEX, sRGB, SMYK, CIELAB, LD(lab) or LRV-values. The practical value of the Nix, which…
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