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Biodegradable beer bottle
Carlsberg is in the process of developing a biodegradable beer bottle named Green Fiber Bottle. The material used will be sustainable wood or paper pulp. Another advantage will be that the bottles are much lighter than the traditional glass bottle or aluminium can. If all goes according to plan the beer will remain colder for…
Lees meerProduction Inkjet disrupting the future of the graphics industry
Production Inkjet systems will change the graphics industry forever. Over the coming five to ten years inkjet systems will be faster and cheaper than offset or laser printers. This in combination with the simple operation of such systems and the possibility to produce finished products will threaten current business models, minimise employment in the traditional…
Lees meerDocker: building cloud apps for any OS
Building and distributing apps can be done in many ways, but if, like Yelp, Ebay and Spotify, you want an app which works with any system and is distributed via the cloud to registered users Docker is one of the best solutions. Docker apps do not need an operating system, are very compact and easy…
Lees meerDirect Mail becomes interactive through clever folding technique
Last week Trish Witkowski showed a very clever ´fold of the week´ on her site Foldfactory. It was a direct mail campaign which by using a clever folding technique, shows an interactive graphic which is sure to get the readers´ attention. Do you want to know how, look at the video on our video page.
Lees meerA calling card
German design bureau Intertone in Hamburg created a Christmas card which makes a call when you open it. Intertone created the card for telecon provider O2 who used it for a special Christmas campaign. The card has an integrated sim card. After opening the card it dials a phone number which allows the recipient to…
Lees meerWill the free Windows 10 update, HoloLens and SurfaceHub be enough to restore Microsoft´s hegemony?
In its product presentation of 21 January Microsoft announced a few interesting things. The update to Windows 10 will be free for Windows 7 and 8 users, Windows 10 supports Surface touch screens up to 64 inch, SurfaceHub will allow a group of people to work on a project, and, according to Microsoft, Hololens is…
Lees meerAIIM Report Paper Wars: The battle between paper and digital
Graphics companies have been battling for years with digital media, and the paperless office seems to be growing towards reality. AIIM, the global community of information professionals researched what is really going on and if the battle can be won. In the report by Doug Miles, an industry veteran with more than 30 years experience, all…
Lees meerHistory of the Linotype Company and the History of Phototypesetting Era: two special books by Frank Romano
If you would like to surprise a colleague or yourself with a special gift have a look at the two books by Frank Romano. Retired professor of R.I.T. and print expert Romano shares in these two books not only a lot of reading pleasure but a wealth of information about how our profession embarked on…
Lees meerPremature end to Timsons´ digital press
The infamous English press builder Timsons hasn´t been able to bring his digital press to market. The new digital division of the company, established 6 months ago, has been placed into voluntary liquidation. No orders were received for the T press which was announced during the 2012 Drupa which meant that the company had to…
Lees meerStainless fabrics
The designers of Silic Shirt have developed a very special fabric which is nearly impossible to stain the fabric. The Silic Shirt is capable of diverting waterbased solutions. The solution isn´t absorbed by the fabric, but glides off. The high quality shirts are designed in cooperation with one of Vera Wang´s designers. Silic Shirt´s designers want…
Lees meerWild Format #6: Finishing large format prints
Cutting, shaping, glueing, framing and stretching of large format prints is specialist work and an important part of the production process. Nessan Cleary lists a number of possibilities and techniques in the sixth Digital Dots Wild Format Guide. This and the other Guides in the series can be downloaded from our Download page.
Lees meerUK packaging printer Springfield installs first Screen Truepress digital label press
Label and packaging printer Springfield Solutions in Hull, UK, installed Europe´s first Screen Truepress Jet L350UV. The L350UV is able to print 50 metres a minute on material with a maximum width of 322mm. Dennis Ebeltoft, Springfield´s Operation Director says that the L350UV was chosen because of its excellent cost efficiency. The press proved itself…
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