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Scodix: Digital relief, varnish and foil enhancement
One of the drupa surprises was Scodix which showed its digital polymere print technique which they call Digital Enhancement. The Scodix B2+ presses, 720x520xmm, were used to print amazing examples of relief, high gloss varnish and foil applications. Scodix Sense is inkjet technology using patented polymere and has a speed of 1,200 sheets per hour.…
Lees meerOde to the barcode
The barcode, the simple code of black lines printed onto packaging, is still necessary. With the rise of the online shopper the barcode continues to be as important. Even more so says blogge Onno Rompa at Dutchcowboys.nl. Retailers in the Netherlands use the GS1 barcode to identify products. According to Rompa online retailers also use the…
Lees meerAdobe PDF Print Engine 4.0: faster because or parallel processing improved spot color handling
Adobe released version 4 of its PDF Print Engine. The improvements are mainly in the speed thanks to parallel processing for multiple core computers. Spot color handling has also improved. 127 color channels can be specified and used in different designated areas. The improved handling of patterns and masks are a great improvement for packaging…
Lees meerKBA RotaJET L-Series passes deinking test with flying colours
The world’s first inkjet web printing system with a web width of over 30in (76.2cm), the RotaJET L-Series from Koenig & Bauer (KBA), has been officially certified by the International Association of the Deinking Industry (INGEDE). Test prints with newly developed inks which were used to print on coated stock at this year’s Drupa and…
Lees meerCanon Voyager: seven colour B2+ format inkjet press
The presentation of the Canon Voyager can be described as a sleeping giant. A gigantic inkjet printer which proves that Canon can, if they want, build an large format inkjet sheet press. The Voyager is a prototype of a 3,000 sheets an hour press which is targeted to the print service provider market for small…
Lees meerThe life of H. Joseph Gerber: biography of the man who built the first CtP image setter
In The Inventor´s Dilemma David Gerber describes how his father did not only invent CtP, but also built the first image setter. This changed our industry profoundly. They are part of the more than 60 patents in the areas of plotting, printing, digitizing, computer graphics, screen print, stenciling an billboard printing. Joseph Gerber started his…
Lees meerMega XXL printer
Staudigl printers in Donauwörth, Germany, have installed a super large format printer this month. It is a class 8 Roland 900 XXL. The sheets for this printer are 131×187 cm big. The printer will use it for large format work such as posters. Staudigl has many clients for smaller quantities. This press is highly automated…
Lees meerMore than 3,000 visitors at Gmund Paper drupa stand still believe in paper
Gmund Paper showed at the Drupa 2016 a full spectrum of print products: beginning in the morning when a consumer reaches for a tube of toothpaste or unpacks a new bottle of shower gel, continuing at lunchtime with the daily changing digitally printed menu, and ending with the printed label on a bottle in the…
Lees meerEmpack Brussels 2016 lifts packaging industry to higher level
On 21 & 22 September the 15th edition of the Empack trade show will take place at Brussels Expo. The place to be for all players in the packaging industry where supply and demand meet in an informal setting. The place where visitors and exhibitors can explore first-hand the latest trends and technologies. And this…
Lees meerApple WWDC 2016: A surprise after all – a file system which is faster, safer and suitable for any device
Going through the mountains of announcements and introductions of the Apple World Wide Developers Conference we did find a surprise. APFS, the new filing systems to store all your files safely and encrypted. The new APFS will also be faster because it is optimised for SSD storage media which will be increasingly used in the future.…
Lees meerHighcon Digital Finishing drupa 2016 a resounding success
Drupa 2016 was a major triumph for Highcon, with a staggering number of visitors and widespread interest which resulted in business success that will transform the company, founded only 6 years ago, by adding a record $42m of orders taken during the show. With 30 machines installed in 15 countries to date, Highcon is on…
Lees meerThe making of the Blokboek Drupa Magazine
How do you transform web content into a responsive online magazine suitable for any computer platform? That was our challenge when we wanted to make a digital magazine for drupa 2016. The search for a simple and affordable solution took us to the Netherlands where we found Instant Magazine, a Software As A Service…
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