Packaging and Converting ESSENTIALS

Entrepreneur’s Custom App Turns into a Global Business with HP Indigo

Admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:35 +0000

Challenge

Bill Atkinson needed a way to print high-quality postcards cost-effectively to turn his idea for a postcard app into reality

Solution

After careful research, he chose HP Indigo digital technology, including the HP Indigo press 5500, for its affordability, high quality and scalability

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Metso to supply chemi-mechanical pulping line to Chenzhou Yunong Paper in China

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:52:15 +0000

(HUGIN/THOMSON REUTERS) Metso will supply a new bleached chemi-mechanical pulping (CTMPc) line to Chenzhou Yunong Paper Co. Ltd in Hunan province, China. The line will have a capacity of 500 tonnes a day and is to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2011. The order value is below EUR 10 million. The order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology’s Q2 orders received.

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New UV Curable ink scores points at Ad & Sign Show

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:49:51 +0000

INX Digital International officials approached the recent 17^th annual Shanghai International Ad & Sign Technology Equipment Exhibition with much optimism as digital printing displays growth globally. The company previewed the new LED-INX®, a UV-Curable pigmented inkjet ink that made a very favorable impression on the large crowd who attended the July7-10 show.

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Printing Industries of America Joins the Affordable Mail Alliance as they Call on Postal Regulatory Commission to Dismiss Postal Service Rate Hike Request

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:44:23 +0000

The Affordable Mail Alliance (AMA) has called on the Postal Regulatory Commission to dismiss the Postal Service’s rate hike proposal filed on July 6, 2010. AMA’s motion argues that the rate hike violates the cost controls Congress put into law to protect consumers and that the Postal Service needs to cut costs and modernize rather than raise rates an average of ten times the rate of inflation. Given the potential precedent-setting nature of the exigency rate case, Printing Industries of America has joined with the AMA to block this rate increase.

“Allowing the Postal Service to raise prices above the Consumer Price Index in this case would nullify the single most important safeguard for mailers and the public in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA),” AMA argues in its motion. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), an author of the 2006 law, has already said the proposed increases do not qualify for an exception under the standards established by Congress.

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SGIA Expo Zones Offer Innovative Imaging Possibilities

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:41:22 +0000

* No-spin Zones on the Expo floor connect imagers with industry experts

Discover the latest specialty imaging trends and technologies at the Expert Advice Zones during the 2010 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, October 13–15). Tailored to the diverse SGIA community, these sales-free Zones provide imagers with a hands-on educational experience unlike any other.

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Poligráfica Becomes First Certified ColorLogic Printer in Ecuador

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:37:19 +0000

Color-Logic has announced that Poligráfica, a major commercial and package printer in Ecuador , has been qualified as the first certified Color-Logic printer in the country. Announcing the qualification, Color-Logic Sales and Marketing Director Mark Geeves said: “Poligráfica has demonstrated their prowess in printing with the Color-Logic system, and we are pleased to recognize and recommend them as a certified Color-Logic printer.

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“Driven to Excel” – Avery Graphics® Films Claim Pole Position WIth Sponsorship of Leading European GT4 Racing Driver

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:32:24 +0000

One of Europe’s top-rated GT4 sports car racing drivers, Danny van Dongen, is this year being sponsored by Avery Dennison. His GT4 Corvette – wrapped in Avery Graphics® 900 and 800 series films — will carry the Avery Dennison logo for seven European GT4 race days this year.

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Epson Releases Sustainability Report 2010

Admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:50:36 +0000

Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”, TSE: 6724) today released its Sustainability Report 2010, detailing the business, environmental and CSR initiatives undertaken by the Epson Group in fiscal 2009 (April 2009 – March 2010) as it works toward becoming a truly sustainable enterprise. For the second year, the Sustainability Report will be released in digital form only on the corporate website.

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For the packaging industry, piINLINE™ boosts productivity, cuts energy costs and improves the environment

Admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:39:01 +0000

piINLINE™ is Piab’s new range of inline vacuum ejectors based on COAX® technology. The products are well-suited for the packaging industry, where vacuum ejectors are required with good vacuum flows to enable reliable gripping, lifting and moving of objects.

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Abbeyhine Gains Advantage With Rollem Order

Admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:32:33 +0000

Bury St. Edmund printer AbbeyHine intends to speed up the turnaround of many jobs produced at the site with the delivery in August of an Advantage finishing system from Sheffield manufacturer Rollem. The Suffolk printer currently outsources work that requires creasing, but this was introducing a delay that was becoming unacceptable.

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Leading Greek signage company invests in Grapo Technologies wide format UV flatbed printer

Admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:38:44 +0000

* Grapo Printer opens up creative signage and advertising opportunities at affordable price

Grapo Technologies, a manufacturer of wide format printers based in the Czech Republic, is proud to announce that Georgiadis Colorsign, a leading Greek signage company, last week installed the Manta, the company’s large format UV flatbed printer. With the ability to print on almost any type of material, the Manta paves the way for a whole new range of innovative signage and advertising in the Greek market.

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Lake Image Systems to Demonstrate Discovery PQ Print Quality Inspection Solution at Labelexpo Americas 2010

Admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:34:31 +0000

Lake Image Systems, the worldwide leader in vision control and verification systems, has announced the first North American showing of its new Discovery PQ print quality inspection solution, in booth 5620 at Labelexpo Americas 2010 in Chicago, September 14-16.

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Durst Becomes SGIA Platinum Sponsor for the Third Time

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:41:54 +0000

* SGIA & Durst US partnership in 2011 strengthens imaging industry

The specialty imaging community is already planning the 2011 SGIA Expo (New Orleans, October 19-21), which will showcase the broadest range of innovative technologies and applications in the industry. Durst Image Technology US LLC (Durst US), a leading manufacturer of professional wide- and grand-format digital imaging solutions, has partnered again with SGIA as a platinum sponsor.

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CtrlLayers for CS5 – easy layer management for creatives

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:36:16 +0000

CtrlPublishing, a leading developer of Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy plug-ins as well as advanced workflow solutions, today released its utility CtrlLayers 1.1 for InDesign CS5.

Managing InDesign Layers

CtrlLayers is a plug-in for InDesign users who require an easy solution for extending functionality when working with layers. Art directors and graphic designers can, for example, at an early stage in a project export a layer to a new document allowing copywriters and translators the chance to start their work. At a later stage, they can easily import that layer without worrying about how it will effect the overall layout. This comes in quite handy when you are dealing with different languages or even personalized versions of a document.
With the release of CtrlLayers 1.1 CtrlPublishing also introduces a Scripting API Reference guide for users that want to further enhance CtrlLayers with scripts for automation.

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RotOcean prints daily newspapers on Reunion Island using the KODAK VERSAMARK VL4200 Printing System

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:29:04 +0000

Reunion Island is for the first time to receive daily newspapers on the same day they are published thanks to RotOcéan’s investment in KODAK technology. The printing house, which is based on the French island of Reunion, will print local, national and international newspapers using a KODAK VERSAMARK VL4200 Printing System.

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Palintest Tests The Water With Isopak

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:19:46 +0000

Testing water for potentially harmful chemical substances is an exact science which requires highly accurate products manufactured by top quality equipment – which is why a UK-based world leader in water analysis technology turned to Isopak Ltd for a new tablet press machine.

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European Bioplastics has a new Head of Communications Kristy-Barbara Lange will be responsible for media and press relations

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:14:52 +0000

On 1 July Kristy-Barbara Lange took over the position as Head of Communications at European Bioplastics – the association representing the interests of the European bioplastics industry. Lange will be responsible for press and media relations and report to Managing Director Hasso von Pogrell.

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No-Mess Label Replacement With Large Character Printer

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:12:22 +0000

Coding and marking solutions provider Linx Printing Technologies believes that its latest product launch, the Linx IJ200 Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) printer, will provide smaller manufacturers with a cost-effective alternative to the labelling of secondary packaging.

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SDC Reprographics expands customer offering with integrated digital solution from Fujifilm

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:01:31 +0000

SDC Reprographics Ltd, a digital printing firm based in Sutton, Surrey, has invested in a Xerox DocuColor™ 7002 digital printer and Duplo Digital System 445 booklet maker, both from Fujifilm. This investment, the second with Fujifilm in the last 12 months (after the installation of a Fujifilm Acuity Advance HD2545 in January 2010), will allow SDC Print to offer its customers a larger variety of small format options, including A5, A4 and A3 booklets, leaflets and flyers, in shorter turnaround times.

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Warners Invests In Ten-Colour Roland 700 Perfector

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:55:24 +0000

Warners Midlands Plc, the Lincolnshire-based magazine, brochure and catalogue printing specialist, has invested in a ten-colour ROLAND 700 HiPrint perfecting press which is due for installation and commissioning in July 2010.

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