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Creative direct mail Christmas tree
The creative team of Nic Oud Direct Mail, Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands – the first buyer of Screen´s high quality Truepress Jet 520HD – has once again shown innovative ways of using the press. A great example is their own Christmas card. The card is sent as a one-piece-mailer, but when opened it folds out to…
Lees meerSuccesful test with personalized wrapping paper
The British printer Cestrian has done a successful test with personalized Christmas wrapping paper. 200 out of 35,000 potential clients ordered wrapping paper which they could design themselves and upload to the print system via the web. A sheet of 1072x720mm 90 gram silk paper was printed on the Inca Onset printer. This test was…
Lees meerSCREEN to unveil new Truepress Jet features at FESPA 2016
Screen Europe will use next year’s FESPA show, Amsterdam, 8th – 11th March 2016, to unveil further developments to its Truepress Jet 3200UV flatbed printer. While the exhibition will be the first public out for the enhancements, the new upgraded printer is available now and can be seen in action at Screen’s demonstration facilities in…
Lees meerComplicated Christmas card
The annual Christmas card by cardboard manufacturer Iggesund is always a technological feat. This year British Santoro Graphics designed the 3D card with Scandinavian motifs such as wolves, trees and even the underwater world. The card is made from Invercote sulfphur paperboard, is delivered flat and is breathtaking when opened.
Lees meerThe Making of the Agfa Graphics Calendar 2016
Agfa traditionally produces a yearly calendar for their relations, this year the theme is Print meets Digital. It is another unique calendar. On the video on our videos page you can see how the calendar was produced.
Lees meerMaterial innovation: the surprising possibilities of packaging materials
In a growth market called packaging use of materials and design play an important part. Materials expert Andrew H Dent and brand strategist Leslie Sherr wrote a 250 page book about what is important in the choice of materials. The book is filled with cases and real life experiences. It is for sale for 29,85US$…
Lees meerProduction Inkjet matures with the 280cm wide HP PageWide Web Press
At the beginning of December KBA and HP showed that production inkjet has grown up. Over 2 years KBA and HP together developed the T1100S which is a huge inkjet rotation press with a width of 280cm and a maximum speed of 183 meters per minute. The T1100S was developed for the digital printing of…
Lees meerDrupa: Digitisation also creates opportunities for the print industry
What is the impact of the internet on print? The 2nd Drupa Global Insights report, based on research amongst 741 managers from the drupa expert panel, has the answers. The objective in the report is to identify how digital technology is both changing the demand for print but also allowing fresh print applications to create…
Lees meerThe most advanced eBook ever?
Lost My Name, a London start-up, has published an ebook for children full of new technology and probably the most advanced ebook ever. Their first book The Little Boy/Girl who Lost His/Her Name is followed by The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home. This book is personalized with the name and other variables, and creates based on…
Lees meerComputer sealed into magazine cover
For the occasion of the 40th edition of the UK MagPi magazine a complete pocket computer came free with the magazine. A small one though, the Raspberry Pi Zero. It is a very small computer, the Raspberry Pi Zero. Its modest dimensions, 31x65x5,4mm, make the mini mother board no less relevant. On the contrary, the…
Lees meerLED drying conquers Europe: First Speedmaster XL 106 LED Perfecter installed in Germany
High quality prints from the new Speedmaster XL 106 LED at Hofmann Druk Offset systems with LED drying are becoming more popular. Because of the short make ready times, high quality prints and energy efficiency because of the LED lamps many printers are deciding to replace their old systems with LED versions. Hofman Druck in Nürnberg,…
Lees meerNew 20 Euro note technological masterpiece
The new 20 Euro note is made with new printing technology. The current 20 Euro note is the most used, but is often forged. Currently 55% of counterfeit notes is a 20 Euro note. Plenty of reason to do something about it with a new and colourful note. The old notes will remain valid, but…
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