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De Groot in the Netherlands: Eight-colour KBA Rapida 106 replaces 2 machines
Anton De Groot, managing director of the print company of the same name, is extremely satisfied with the investment in an eight-colour KBA Rapida 106 with simultaneous plate changing for his production facility in the picturesque Dutch village of Goudriaan. “It seems as if the printers here are walking around with a smile on their…
Lees meerPaul Lindström: How to improve print quality of wide format printers – Wild Format #2.23
Print quality of wide format printers is not only influenced by things such as printheads, ink quality and output resolution. In this Wild Format article, Paul Lindström talks about the importance of the surface on which the printer stands, the importance of print settings adjustments per substrate and the human factor, or skills, and how…
Lees meerEnglish version of German MedienStandard Druck available online now
Bundesverband Druck und Media has made the English version of its “MediaStandard 2016 – Technical Guidelines for Data, proof and Production Run Printing” available online. The publication gives clear directions and tips for the cooperation between print client, designer and producer. The directions are based on the international ISO-12647 norm and the CIEDE2000 for the…
Lees meerFujifilm reports increase in sales of its Onset X flatbed.
Fujifilm today announces that during the course of 2016, an unprecedented number of European printers from the UK to Poland, and from Spain to Croatia, transformed their businesses by investing in the ultimate industrial flatbed, the Onset X. The flatbed printer is a product of the cooperation between Fujifilm and inca Digital and is increasingly…
Lees meerCanon Colorado 1640: the first roll-to-roll large format printer with Canon UVGel print technology
For print shops that need a high production capacity Canon introduced the Océ Colorado 1640. It is the first roll-to-roll printer with the new Canon UVgel print technology. It delivers excellent print quality on various media as well as high production. Read more about the new production printer in the press release below. PRESS…
Lees meerWerosys: unique completely automated label converting with lego-line system
Cost pressures and the rising demand for increasingly shorter delivery times obliges label converters to automate more and more. There is a number of solutions, but the approach by four year old Werosys is unique. Not only is the system, developed by Andy Thomas, modular, it has been designed with the computer as the basis…
Lees meerThe Dutch cherish their local papers
Nearly 90% of Dutch people read their local door-to-door newspaper. These papers are free for everyone and distributed through the letterbox. Especially older citizens who live in more rural areas think it important. Also people in the lower classes read their local newspapers as it is the most important source of local news for them.…
Lees meerAgfa Graphics launches new Asanti 3.0 workflow software for sign & display producers
With the launch of Asanti 3.0 – the latest version of Agfa Graphics’ automated production hub and workflow tool for sign & display printers – Agfa offers wide-format printers new functionalities, more integration possibilities and added automation. Combining these novelties with Agfa’s signature color management solution, automatic pre-flighting and the new intuitive GUI, Asanti 3.0…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Blog: the next generation of label printers
Label printing is a growth market. Nearly all suppliers of digital printers offer an efficient solution. But there will be competition when it concerns labels for fruit and veg. It is now possible to use laser technology tested in the Netherlands to burn a label directly onto an apple or tomato. Laurel Brunner´s Verdigris blog…
Lees meerEverything a print shop needs
SPRINTIS meets all customer needs in the area of printing and advertising, from binding screws to marketing material accessories. You can find for example magnets, binding screws, eyelets or self-adhesive pockets in the in the well-laid-out online shop. The range of more than 3,000 products is perfected by the made to order or custom printed versions that are available for…
Lees meerQX 2017: Lay out, photo editing, drawing and digital publishing in one program
Quark announced a new version of its Xpress, named QX 2017. Quark crosses the borders of what has always been primarily a design program. QX 2017 will include much improved layout models, but also Photoshop and Illustrator features. On top of that QX 2017 promises to allow for digital publishing with responsive HTML5 as well…
Lees meerSonja Angerer: Hitting the 3rd Dimension – Wild Format #2.21
3D printing is increasingly more applicable. For print shops 3D printing offers new opportunities, as print expert Sonja Angerer describes in part 21 of the Wild Format series. Read her overview of the opportunities and how to make the most of them on our articles page.
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