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Chocolate and hazelnut packaging
Nutella and Ferrero Rocher are world famous chocolate and hazelnut brands by food manufacturer Ferrero. After processing 23,000 tons of hazelnuts a year – a quarter of production worldwide – skins and nutshells remain. Why not use this organic waste to produce the packaging. That is what the Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) together with Stora Enso…
Lees meerPrinting without ink thanks to plasmonic metasurfaces
Just like pigments catch light nano perforations on special surfaces can do this too. Researchers at the Missoury University of Science and Technology have created a way to print without ink. The technology, plasmonic metasurfaces, is still in the first stages, but the results are very promising. Advantages of the technique are high fidelity, lower…
Lees meerDiscussion between iPhone and Samsung Galaxy fans ends in bloodbath
Now we´ve seen it all. In Tulsa, USA, two men got into a fight over who had the best smartphone. The owners of an iPhone and a Samsung Galaxy went at each other with glasses and beer bottles to prove their argument. According to the police alcohol played a bigger part in the fight than…
Lees meerHeidelberg – don´t forget technology!
Heidelberg became world famous for its presses which excelled in reliability and clever new technology. Heidelberg was the market leader and built a growing and loyal client base. The ´new´ Heidelberg will adopt a different strategy. With their “we care for you” campaign their focus will be on what the customer wants and on following…
Lees meerThe unique colour spectrum of Screen´s L350uv digital flexo press
The Screen L350uv combines the speed of flexo with the flexibility of digital. 50 meters a minute without start up time or plate costs. On top of that you can use standard flexo materials without having to use an expensive primer. Another advantage is that tests have proven that the CMYK inks used by Screen…
Lees meerinTouch MIT experiment with telepresence is the future of communication
Moving objects remotely is being made possible with MirrorFugue by the MIT Media Lab. It is a combination of visual and audio elements with which you can for example learn to play the piano or control a digital press. It is an interactive experience and breaks through the distance and time barriers. It is all…
Lees meerGermany book printer changes to inkjet press
Kösel in Altusried Krugzell Germany, one of the oldest book printers, intends to replace their rotation press with a new digital inkjet press next month. The reason is the flexibility it will give to adjust to the current trend of smaller editions and shorter turnaround (printing on demand). The inkjet rotation press KBA Rotajet 76…
Lees meerAdobe CC 2015: Sync & Stockphoto integration plus clever new functionality and improved efficiency in all programs
Adobe has published its 2015 version of Creative Cloud. Apart from clever functionality in programs such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator the most important additions are integrated synchronisation and stockphoto functions. Creative Sync allows you to share files, photos, fonts, vector graphics, brushes, colours, settings, metadata and stock images within all programs within Adobe CC.…
Lees meerXeikon x-800 front-end with Adobe Mercury RIP Architecture
More speed for complex orders with variable data and imposition is what the new Xeicon X-800 digital front-end promises thanks to the addition of Adobe Mercury RIP Architecture. Orders with various transparent layers and high resolution will also benefit from the new and faster front-end. According to Jeroen van Bauwel, Xeicon´s Director Product Management, the…
Lees meerDrupa 2016 articles series #01: Smarter print-to-market
Gareth Ward wrote the first article in the new Drupa 2016 expert articles series. He sums up why and how print will survive. His main conclusion is print will only survive if it´s relevant. Download his article via our downloads page.
Lees meerBibliobath: books to have a bath with
Relaxing with a book whilst having a bath is very welcome at the end of the day (bath tub mode). But a conventional book and water (steam) don´t go together. The pages will curl up and if you drop the book it is ruined. Same goes for spilling a drink on the book. Jasper Jansen…
Lees meerFespa China: met meer dan 10% groei weer een teken dat onze industrie wereldwijd groeit
Met 12.000 vierkante meter, een groei van 13%, is de derde Fespa China, 21, 22 en 23 oktober in Shanghai, een teken dat de grafische industrie wereldwijd groeit. Met als thema ‘Find Your Key To Success’ belooft de in samenwerking met de China Screen Printing and Graphic Imaging Association georganiseerde beurs voor bezoekers uit bijna…
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