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Agfa Graphics wins three Product of the Year awards
Agfa Graphics has won three Product of the Year Awards during the SGIA Expo 2015 in Atlanta, USA. It was a first “Triple Crown” for the Jeti Tauro, a superfast UV hybrid wide format printer, the Jeti Mira, a double bed industrial printer, and the Anapurna M2540i FB, the six colour UV printer for step-and-repeat…
Lees meerEFI Acquires Shuttleworth Business Systems
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) announced today the acquisition of Shuttleworth Business Systems Ltd (Shuttleworth), a privately held print software provider headquartered in Kettering, UK. While financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, it is not expected to be material to EFI’s Q4 or full year 2015 results. EFI™ is the global market leader…
Lees meerCardboard Virtual Reality glasses
The New York Times will give out one million carton virtual reality glasses to their readers. The readers can use it to watch a virtual reality film called The Displaced. The film is about children in war zones, and is seriously newsworthy. According to the NY Times virtual reality is ideally suited to involve the…
Lees meerTEXTILE PRINT HEROES CONVERGE AT FESPA TEXTILE 2016
FESPA Fabric rebrands to reflect fast-expanding, multi-application textile sector FESPA Textile, formerly FESPA Fabric, will open its doors alongside FESPA Digital 2016, at the RAI Amsterdam from 8-11 March 2016. Occupying a dedicated hall of 7,342 m2, with textile equipment and applications on display throughout many wider areas of the FESPA Digital show. Visitors will…
Lees meerQuality control in digital textile printing
One of the fastest growing markets in digital printing is textile printing. Also in this segment quality control is essential for cost control and customer satisfaction. Journalist Rob Fletcher wrote an article for Fespa about the ins and outs of quality control for this specific print technology and how Fespa Digital 2016 will tackle this…
Lees meerAgfa Graphics at InPrint: New UV ink formulas and complete industrial workflows
Agfa Graphics will show computer to plate and Apogee as well as other top products during the InPrint, the industrial print show which will be held in Munich, Germany 10-12 November, 2015. Years of investment in research have produced an impressive range of UV and waterbased inks. Inks which can be used seamlessly with their…
Lees meerHow wearables will change the workplace
Wearable mini computers such as smart watches, smart rings, and smart clothes will change the workplace. Wearables will improve the way we get information about production processes, planning, customers and the status of the machinery we use for our jobs. Printers, presses and peripherals will be able to communicate with the operator, management or the…
Lees meerKomori at Drupa with Landa inkjet press
Komori will show its B1-format (70x100cm) inkjet press equipped with Landa technology during the Drupa 2016. They had previously announced the introduction of a new inkjet press and the cooperation between Komori and Landa had also been announced. So, now we know the new product will definitely be introduced during Drupa. The frame and sheetfeeder…
Lees meerLatest Screen Truepress ´unbelievably productive´
With their Truepress Jet L350UV Screen offers the alternative for conventional label production. Quality, speed and flexibility make this label inkjet press a top of the range digital label press. At least, that is what a satisfied Screen customer says. ‘I’ve just enjoyed a real highlight in my 40-plus years in the label printing industry,’ says…
Lees meerRicoh shows change during Drupa
At the world´s largest print show Drupa, Ricoh will exhibit a range of new products targeted at changing business in the print industry. New chances and greater efficiency are central to the presentations which will cover the whole workflow rather than individual products. We have worked with print service providers to help them transform their…
Lees meerAiiM free webinar: how to organise, find and manage digital information
AiiM, the global community of information professionals, sponsored by HP will do a free webinar on 29 October about the organisation and management of digital information. Issues such as clean-up of records, backups and dissemination of information will be discussed in the webinar. Participation is free, register via this link.
Lees meerImage Test Lab: A ´new´ way to test print quality in presses and printers
Henry Freedman, publisher of Technology Watch, has, together with Peter Crean and Peter Dundas, started a new service to test the print quality of presses and printers. For US$470 you will get a digital file to use for making prints on the paper of your choice. These prints are tested by ITL for total color,…
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