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The Label Collective Group invests in SEI LabelMaster
The Label Collective Group in Haaksbergen, the Netherlands, is a fast-growing company selling stickers and labels, mainly online. The company recently invested in an industrial laser die-cutting system by Italian manufacturer SEI, the LabelMaster. CEO Richard Rensen speaks freely about his ambitions and the new direction of the company. Businessman Rensen is not originally from…
Lees meerRicoh Pro L4100 first latex printer with Color-Logic™ certificate for metallic ink printing
Ricoh announced that its new Pro L4100 wide format latex printer was awarded a Color-Logic™ certificate. Color-Logic™ is a worldwide standard for metallic and decorative colour effects. With the Process Metallic Color System it is possible to achieve significant savings when printing metallic effects. the system can generate hundreds of metallic colours with only five inks…
Lees meerRoland DG released Roland PrintStudio by Caldera
Roland DG announced their new product, Roland PrintStudio (RPS) by Caldera, for Europe and North and South America. The new software package for RIP and print management offers a wide scale of state-of-the-art time-saving tools which enhance efficiency. Roland DG technology users will be able to optimise their print production processes even in the busiest…
Lees meerEizo handbook colour managemetn: tips to set up or optimise colour workflow
Colour management is the cornerstone of digital workflow for any printer. In Eizo´s handbook you can read about how to optimise or set up this workflow. Download the handbook from our downloads page via this link.
Lees meerPaul Lindström: Colour management for wide format print projects – Wild Format #2.22
In his Wild Format article Paul talks about establishing an accurate colour management system for wild format print projects. Read about everything from soft proofing on calibrated screens to trapping in the article via this link.
Lees meerBaby care brand collects data with new app
Baby care brand Zwitsal introduced the first baby names app. The new app is a kind of Tinder for baby names by which the brand cleverly collects data of the mother and the father. The app has been developed together with digital production agency iOnline. Thanks to a self-learning algorithm the baby name app is…
Lees meerRainer Kirschke: Big Data and growth opportunities
Rainer Kirschke, Business Manager Mobile Publishing at Agfa Graphic wrote a blog post about the reasons why Big Data can become more important for our industry over the next couple of years. One of the most important reasons is the fact that Big Data can be the motor for improved user engagement. Rainer does not…
Lees meerPrinting paper with UV light
Thanks to an especially developed coating it is now possible to repeatedly print paper with uv light. Chinese scientists developed the coating made from 2 types of nanoparticles, Prussian blue and titanium dioxide. By mixing the two and spraying it onto paper a blue colour appears. When the paper is exposed to uv light, the…
Lees meerLimex: “paper” made from limestone
Times Bridge Management (TBM) together with Japanese printer Toppan Printing developed an alternative for paper and plastic: Limex. The source materials for Limex are limestone and polyethylene (20%). It is supposed to be environmentally friendly because limestone is amply available (in comparison to wood) and because the production process does not require large amounts of…
Lees meerGuetzli: Google´s smart solution for reducing images
Google has developed a method to reduce images by a third. With Guetzli websites will load quicker whilst not losing any image quality, according to Google. Guetzli (cookie in Swiss) is an open source solution which is available free of charge for developers and users. For websites such as blokboek.com the “cookie” would be of great benefit…
Lees meerPDF Aktuell 107: PDF Days Europe Agenda, preview of PDF 2.0 and more PDF news
Stephan Jaeggi´s PDF newsletter no. 107 is again full of PDF news. Various items, from a rating of the PDFX-ready tools to a preview of the new PDF 2.0 version, in this unmissable newsletter which can be read via this link.
Lees meerBigger and bolder than ever before: Mimaki Europe at FESPA 2017
Mimaki Europe has two stands at FESPA: one dedicated to textiles, the other to Sign & Display, Industrial Print and 3D Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting systems, today announced that it will have its biggest presence ever at FESPA 2017 with two stands totalling 534 square…
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