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New Afga N95-VCF chemical free plate good for 300,000 prints and suitable for UV ink
During the World Publishing Expo 2015, 5-7 October in Hamburg, Germany, Agfa will introduce their first chem-free plate for the newspaper industry, the N94-NCF. Apart from higher run-lengths, up to 300,000 (depending on the press), the possibility of using UV inks, the high image contrast and the daylight and scratch resistance will make the N94-VCF…
Lees meerCreatieve actie Adobe Creative Cloud
Om creatieven kennis te laten maken met de nieuwste tools in Adobe Creative Cloud, is Adobe samen met UM Studios gestart met een leuke actie: My Creative Tale. Het idee is dat kinderen hun fantasie de vrije loop laten en een tekening maken dat past bij een van de hoofdstukken uit het boek Fox en…
Lees meerAdobe´s killer apps for the iPad Pro
The success of all computer devices is largely dependent on what you can do with them: spreadsheets made a success of the first PCs, internet browsers were responsible for the rise of laptops and social media apps for the success of the smartphone. In the case of the new iPad Pro it could very well…
Lees meerPantone Extended Gamut Guide: a new weapon in the fight for the biggest colour gamut
Inkjet printers and increasingly offset presses are capable of printing additional colours to Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Kelb. The combination of these extra colours to achieve full colour images is specialised work with special software, especially where it concerns spot colours. To be able to see in advance how the spot colours influence the colour…
Lees meerApple September Event: Finally a tabloid size iPad Pro
Everything was bigger and better during the September Apple Event. The room was bigger and filled with even more enthusiastic Apple fans, the new iPhones have the fastest processor ever and promises to do everything twice as fast, the new Apple TV has the same processor and can be used for fast HD games and…
Lees meerPolaroid Snap: Instant photography without ink
Polaroid photos are back with the new Snap. At a cost of 99$ the instant camera prints without ink. The 10 megapixel Snap will print a 2×3 inch (5,08×7,62cm) photos in under a minute thanks to ZINK´s Zero Ink technology. Zero Ink makes use of paper with dye crystals which react to heat. The result…
Lees meerFrom magazine to iPhone speaker
Brazilian agency JWT invented a very original campaign to draw attention to the one year anniversary of Coca Cola FM. The page with the printed advertisement in teen magazine Capricho has been cut in such a way that the magazine can be rolled up and set. Another cut has been made in which an iPhone…
Lees meerCraftsmanship on screen: the making of 20 euro note paper
It is good advertising for our industry, the video on our video page which shows how the paper for the new 20 euro note is made. Nice detail, despite all technology the final check is done by hand, by a craftsman with a loupe. Rather unfortunate is the video´s background noise, especially the beeping in…
Lees meerHDR TV: the difference between print and screen is becoming bigger again
The High Dynamic Range televisions which were announced during this week´s IFA Berlin will make the difference between print and screen bigger again. The deep blacks which can be achieved with HDR as well as the colour scheme will be impossible for standard printing. Inkjet and offset will need more than the four CMYK colours…
Lees meerDCP 2015: Discover the potential of direct-to-shape plastics decoration
Organised by ESMA in cooperation with Chameleon Business Media, the Direct Container Print is a brand new conference for all who seek to know the latest on direct screen and digital printing on containers for various market applications. It welcomes printers, packaging manufacturers and brand owners. DCP takes place on 23-24 November 2015 at the…
Lees meerYes, it´s possible: Printing on coffee froth
Using a combination of inkjet and 3D printing it is possible to decorate a cappuccino with any desired image. Prepare to see logos or adverts on your coffee. Steam CC combined digital technologies to make this possible. The video on our videos page has more information.
Lees meerThe largest European inkjet event
Inkjet Technology Update: For system developers and engineers. 50 speakers, 2 days, 2 tracks. With six weeks to go you can still book delegate space for The Inkjet Conference, the meeting place for industry and research leaders who look into the future of digital printing. The largest European inkjet event takes place in Swissôtel Neuss/Düsseldorf…
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