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Digital Dots Wild Format Guides: all aspects of large format printing in a nutshell
Digital Dots has published a series of guides concerning all aspects of large format printing. Industry experts such as Sophie Matthews-Paul, Nessan Cleary and Paul Lindström go over subjects ranging from the very basics of this technique to practicalities such as colour calibration and finishing of large format prints. All Guides published up to now…
Lees meerNic. Oud´s journey to the digital future of printing
Last week I received, among with a small number of others, a very special piece of printing, the first book produced in Europe on the Screen Truepress Jet520HD. The book, The Journey, documents Nic. Oud´s jrouney to the digital future of printing. It looks like a successful journey and if the digital production printer is…
Lees meerPackaging Award goes to the El Drago polygonal drinks box
Strong and unique look and feel – produced inline: This is what caught the eye of judges when examining the luxurious El Drago drinks packaging, winning Sappi Europe and PrintCity the prestigious PrintStar 2014 Bronze award in the packaging category. This ambitious project was co-produced by Sappi and 15 member companies of the PrintCity Alliance…
Lees meerThe History of Apple in 3 minutes
The company that Steve Jobs built began in his parents’ Cupertino house. Watch how that modest beginning grew into world domination.
Lees meerKBA and HP, Heidelberg and Fuji: traditional offset press builders are going digital again
If there is a sign that digital is the future of printing, it is the cooperation between traditional offset press builders and digital printing systems. Offset still has a lot to offer, high production capacity, ample choice of media and low cost for larger editions, but the announcements that KBA and Heidelberg whoto build, sell…
Lees meerBourg BB3202 automates in-line production of soft and hard cover books
Never again having to wait for the actual binding of the book which was printed on-demand. This is what the Bourg BB3202 PUR-C binder promises. Immediately after printing the binder gathers the pages of books, catalogues or photobooks and produces the end result, all fully automated.The system can produce books from 100x100mm up to a maximum…
Lees meerZuta, the robot printer that walks all over your paper
Why have print heads moving when you can have the printer walk all over the paper? Two students of the Jerusalem College of Technology came up with this idea which they want to develop with the help of Kickstarter. Their invention is a combination of robot technology, miniaturisation and a compact print head. Zuta´s advantage is…
Lees meerPageWide, the future of inkjet
Last week in Barcelona HP introduced a disrupting technology that could be the future of inkjet printing. The idea seems simple enough: print heads that can be fitted together – quite like Lego blocks – to create practically any print width. But that, says François Martin, the man responsible for marketing HP printsystem world, is…
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