Telrol purchases 6 Xeikon presses

Door Rob van den Braak | 01/11/2016

Dutch label printer Telrol Group has bought no less than 6 Xeikon CX3 presses. One of the biggest orders ever for Xeikon. Telrol, one of the biggest label printers in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg), is a loyal Xeikon customer. In 2009 they bought a Xeikon 3300 and they added several Xeikon presses to the…

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Probo invests in Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press

Door Rob van den Braak | 28/10/2016

Specialist web-to-print company Probo (www.probo.nl) has entered the digital label print market with the installation of the latest Screen Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press. The investment will enable the company to expand its product portfolio and offer a faster turnaround on short-run variable jobs on a wider range of substrates. Based in Dokkum, Netherlands,…

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Apple Touch Bar versus Surface touch screen

Door Rob van den Braak | 28/10/2016

Apple finally updated their laptops. Thanks to the new processors they are, as expected, faster; the real difference, however,  is in the Touch Bar. Touch Bar is a touch sensitive OLED strip which replaces the function keys. The Touch Bar adapts itself to the app being used. Apple claims this will increase productivity. This improvement…

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Paul Lindström: Mobile Publishing White Paper

Door Rob van den Braak | 27/10/2016

Eversify asked Paul Lindström to write a white paper on multichannel publishing and the role of mobile publishing. Paul based the paper “Assessment of Eversify mobile publishing approach” on the 4 Ms of electronic publishing: Make, Manage, Measure and Monetize. These four criteria are the guidelines for the most important characteristics and functions necessary for…

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Surface Studio: a desktop computer disguised as 28″ touch screen

Door Rob van den Braak | 27/10/2016

Microsoft surprised everyone yesterday. No new range of Surface laptops, but a real grown-up desktop computer with a 28″ Surface screen. The Surface Studio will, according to Microsoft, help you become the most productive and the most creative person. And indeed it is a brilliant solution, the combination of touch screen and a powerful Surface…

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IDC MarketScape names Ricoh a leader in worldwide high-speed inkjet press market

Door Rob van den Braak | 27/10/2016

In the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide High-Speed Inkjet Press 2016 Vendor Assessment, September 2016, highlighted Ricoh’s strengths for success in the web press market. Pinpointed was its broad product portfolio and support for a wide range of solutions and applications. Ricoh’s service-led approach levers its expertise, experience and training. The global provider of market intelligence credits Ricoh’s leadership…

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Big Data will push maintenance cost down

Door Rob van den Braak | 25/10/2016

As already announced at drupa, Heidelberg intends to use Big Data to improve its customer service. Thanks to Big Data from more than 10,000 machines and 15,000 Prinect workflow users the company will be better able to estimate when preventative maintenance is necessary. The Big Data will also give Heidelberg a valuable resource for information…

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KLM´s media app replaces paper during flights

Door Rob van den Braak | 20/10/2016

Boarding a flight and picking up a newspaper will soon be a thing of the past. KLM recently offered passengers the KLM media app. This app offers passengers access to a number of international papers via their smartphone or tablet. The number of papers accessible depends on travel class and Flying Blue level. To make…

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International Print Day 19 October

Door Rob van den Braak | 14/10/2016

19 October is International Print Day, #IPD16, a 24-hour event about Print mainly via social media. The theme is #PrintSmart. At 9pm GMT (23.00 in the Netherlands) Twitter will do a #PrintChat. The organisation encourages everyone involved with print to participate. IPD is an initiative by Deborah Corn from Print Media Centr. Last Year #IPD15…

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