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Krones gives keynote speech at Direct Container Print
Krones, the world’s leading packaging and bottling machine manufacturer will open the first Direct Container Print conference as the keynote presenter. Further 20 presentations will follow during the brand new event which takes place on 23-24 November at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany. Florian Lauterbach will introduce Krones Decotype “the future of…
Lees meerDrupa Expert Aricle #4: Finishing as the protagonist
With the challenging title “Crossing the finish line” the well-known journalist and consultant Cary Sherburne wrote the fourth Drupa Expert article about the role of finishing in the production process. She quite rightly compares finishing with the role of Cinderella. Finishing is the final piece both in cost and the production process with short turn-arounds.…
Lees meerThe IJC 2015 40% up on 2014 and plans even bigger for 2016
With 285 new visitors and almost 400 participants in total, The Inkjet Conference 2015 has by far broken the record of the last year’s edition. But it is not all about quantity, as the quality and content of 49 presentations have been widely commented as “inspirational” and “stimulating”. Two days and two tracks of technical…
Lees meerColouring book you would have wanted, too
Disney has produced the colouring book of your dreams. That is, dreams when you were five years old. The coloured animals coming to life in 3D! Disney Research has developed a colouring book with Augmented Reality which lets you colour in 3D. Because the image itself has been used by Disney as an overlay and…
Lees meerMessage in a bottle: how labels and bottles give an impulse to production inkjet possibilities
Rob Haak, journalist and inkjet consultant, wrote a white paper for Afga about the newest developments in production inkjet. According to Haak these are stimulated by market segments such as labels and PET bottles. Both segments profit from the advantages of inkjet: variable data and efficiency – even for smaller quantities. Inkjet production printing profits…
Lees meerApple´s new 21.5 inch iMac: 4K resolution for an extra 400US$
Apple has added a new top model to its iMac range. The new model has a 21.5 inch screen with 4K resolution which gives a super sharp image also in close-up, thanks to the 10 million pixels. Ideal for Photoshoppers. An Intel Core i5-5675R process with a speed of 31 GHz, a standard 8GB memory…
Lees meerBusiness card with weed
A drug dealer in Manchester, UK, very creatively designed a business card. The card has a small bag of weed for you to try before you buy. The man, known as Jay, has been distributing his card in various places. The card has his phone number, so that people can call him if they like…
Lees meerThe Inkjet Conference 2015 Big Success
The 2015 edition of The Inkjet Conference was a big success. There were 390 participants form 25 countries, a growth of 40% which shows how popular this technology is. The participants saw dozens of presentations on 7 and 8 October in Düsseldorf, Germany, ranging from subjects such as standardised measuring of inkjet drops to technology…
Lees meerTwitter update
Twitter domineerde afgelopen weekend het nieuws. Op de eerste plaats omdat de nieuwe CEO Jack Dorsey voornemens zou zijn een groot aantal werknemers te ontslaan – volgens Emerce vooral programmeurs. Volgens de marketingspecialist werken er 4.100 mensen bij Twitter, tweemaal zoveel als in 2013. Op de tweede plaats was er een positievere ontwikkeling, althans vanuit commercieel…
Lees meerSurface Book, a laptop which will give a new impulse to e-reading
Take the best ideas from Google, Apple and HP and you get the Microsoft Surface Book. A 13.5 inch laptop which can be converted to a tablet, just like the HP Slate. Just like the Apple MacBook Pro the Surface Book has a perfect screen and a 12-hour battery (oh, and a logo on the…
Lees meerWebsite Roland Profile Center launched
Roland DG has started its Profile Center (www.rolandprofilecenter.eu). A free online service for customers with easy access to media profiles for Roland eco solvent printers and printer/cutters. After the successful launch of Roland Profile Center USA customers in the EU, Norway and Switzerland can now register for this very handy service. They can enjoy the…
Lees meerKomori 6-up inkjet press finally in beta
Komori´s 23×29 inch (70,1×88,382 cm) Impremia IS29 will get a chance to prove itself now that SG360°, a faithful Komori user specialised in direct marketing, will test it out. the Impremia IS29 is a 6-up format inkjet sheet press printing with UV ink on normal paper and has a speed of 3,000 prints per hour. SG360°…
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