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Software developer Bill Atkinson wanted to enable cell phone users to send printed postcards from their mobile devices.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c61d7d4/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Digital+presses+print+postcards+from+mobile+phoneslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fhew%2Fhew316.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Digital+presses+print+postcards+from+mobile+phoneslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fhew%2Fhew316.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621510/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738836/kg/40/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621510/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738836/kg/40/a2.img" border="0"//a

Following its successful collaboration at Ipex 2010, Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) and Czech manufacturer Komfi have extended their agreement to include the B1 Sagitta laminating system.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c61d7d3/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=IFS+takes+on+UK+agency+for+B1+laminating+systemlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fzie%2Fzie205.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=IFS+takes+on+UK+agency+for+B1+laminating+systemlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fzie%2Fzie205.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621509/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738835/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621509/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738835/a2.img" border="0"//a

A year after the launch of its Flexible Value Service Plan, Goss International said it has been praised by UK web offset printers and won new contracts.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c61d7d2/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Goss+service+plan+wins+with+major+UK+web+printerslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fgss%2Fgss297.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Goss+service+plan+wins+with+major+UK+web+printerslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fgss%2Fgss297.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621508/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738834/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621508/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738834/a2.img" border="0"//a

Tailored Solutions Label Traxx flexographic print business management software will introduce a number of new package printing features at Labelexpo Americas 2010 in Chicago, USA from 14-16 September.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c61d7d1/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Label+print+software+support+special+processeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Ftai%2Ftai136.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Label+print+software+support+special+processeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Ftai%2Ftai136.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621507/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738833/kg/40/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621507/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738833/kg/40/a2.img" border="0"//a

Denmaur Independent Papers has launched its new Amadeus Recycled paper range, which is produced by long standing supplier, Italian paper manufacturer Burgo Group.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c61d7d0/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Recycled+paper+range+with+environmental+benefitslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fdem%2Fdem112.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Recycled+paper+range+with+environmental+benefitslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fdem%2Fdem112.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621506/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738832/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621506/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738832/a2.img" border="0"//a

Label Leaders in South Africa has bought a EDM200 semi-rotary, servo-driven UV-flexo machine to to enable short-run production of generic labels requiring a change in the description of the product.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c61d7cf/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=EDM200+allows+short-run+generic+label+productionlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2From%2From113.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=EDM200+allows+short-run+generic+label+productionlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2From%2From113.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621505/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738831/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788621505/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207738831/a2.img" border="0"//a

Hulbert & Woodall Print (H&W) has switched to Fujifilm's Pro-V violet plates following its acquisition of a Screen PlateRite 2055Vi-S platesetter, purchased through UK reseller Apex Digital Graphics.

Software developer Wave2 Media Solutions has launched version 5 of its Wave2 Publishing Platform.

Digital label printers could slash their pre-press processing time by 90% or more, according to US-based software developer Tailored Solutions.

Harper has provided a custom-designed plate-sleeve storage system that can store 20-40in repeat by 100in or longer plate sleeves.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c59675c/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Harper+system+stores+20-40+x+100in+plate+sleeveslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fhpe%2Fhpe172.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Harper+system+stores+20-40+x+100in+plate+sleeveslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fhpe%2Fhpe172.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788529946/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207185756/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788529946/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207185756/a2.img" border="0"//a

Swedish printer Ekotryck Redners has purchased Vulcan Image 4U blankets from Trelleborg to stop black ink trapping to the yellow cylinder.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c59675b/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Trelleborg+offset+blanket+stops+ink+trappinglink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Ftrb%2Ftrb111.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Trelleborg+offset+blanket+stops+ink+trappinglink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Ftrb%2Ftrb111.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788529945/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207185755/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788529945/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207185755/a2.img" border="0"//a

St Ives is to invest GBP4m over the next 18 months in a new graphics and display production site, to be located near Chessington in Surrey, UK.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c59675a/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=St+Ives+-+latest+company+newslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fsiv%2Fsiv136.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=St+Ives+-+latest+company+newslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fsiv%2Fsiv136.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788529944/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207185754/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788529944/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/207185754/a2.img" border="0"//a

Editorial, of Rome, Italy, has ordered a customised Colora tower press from KBA that will give it greater flexibility in printing its titles.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe9e/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=KBA+press%27s+36+broadsheet+pages+per+impressionlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fkxz%2Fkxz691.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=KBA+press%27s+36+broadsheet+pages+per+impressionlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fkxz%2Fkxz691.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725211/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634654/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725211/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634654/a2.img" border="0"//a

OKI Printing Solutions has announced its B411 and B431 mono printers with a print engine that handles media up to 163gsm and from A6 up to 1.2m banners.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe9d/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=OKI+mono+printers+handle+non-standard+medialink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Foki%2Foki122.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=OKI+mono+printers+handle+non-standard+medialink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Foki%2Foki122.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725210/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634653/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725210/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634653/a2.img" border="0"//a

Rex Printing, a large commercial book printer, will install a Goss Community SSC press to enable the company to improve productivity in a printing facility in the Phillipines.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe9c/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Book+printer+selects+Goss+Community+SSC+presslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fgss%2Fgss296.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Book+printer+selects+Goss+Community+SSC+presslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fgss%2Fgss296.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725209/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634652/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725209/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634652/a2.img" border="0"//a

At Labelexpo Americas 2010, GSE Dispensing said it will show that automated ink logistics are not only eco-friendly but also help reduce running costs by up to 30 per cent.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe9b/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=GSE+dispensing+systems+reduce+ink+usagelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fgse%2Fgse104.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=GSE+dispensing+systems+reduce+ink+usagelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fgse%2Fgse104.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725208/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634651/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725208/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634651/a2.img" border="0"//a

Meech Static Eliminators will show its latest developments in web cleaning and static control at Labelexpo Americas 2010 from 14-16 September in Chicago, US.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe9a/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Meech+demonstrates+web+cleaning+and+static+controllink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fmch%2Fmch139.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Meech+demonstrates+web+cleaning+and+static+controllink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fmch%2Fmch139.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725207/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634650/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725207/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634650/a2.img" border="0"//a

In collaboration with a climate protection consultancy, KBA has released a carbon emissions calculator that allows printers to determine the amount of CO2 generated by production runs.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe99/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=KBA+develops+online+carbon+emissions+calculatorlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fkxz%2Fkxz690.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=KBA+develops+online+carbon+emissions+calculatorlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fkxz%2Fkxz690.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725206/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634649/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725206/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634649/a2.img" border="0"//a

GAC, a magazine and commercial insert printer in Saitama, Japan, has reduced start-up waste and increased productivity after installing Quadtech's colour-to-colour and cut-off register systems.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe98/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Quadtech+systems+reduce+start-up+waste+at+GAClink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fqua%2Fqua122.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Quadtech+systems+reduce+start-up+waste+at+GAClink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fqua%2Fqua122.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725205/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634648/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725205/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634648/a2.img" border="0"//a

Label manufacturer Flexo Print, based in Guadalajara, Mexico, is increasing its digital press capacity through the use of HP's Indigo equipment.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/416/f/6024/s/c50fe97/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=HP+digital+press+expands+Flexo+Print+capabilitieslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fhew%2Fhew315.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=HP+digital+press+expands+Flexo+Print+capabilitieslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.printingtalk.com%2Fnews%2Fhew%2Fhew315.html" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725204/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634647/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788725204/u/60/f/6024/c/416/s/206634647/a2.img" border="0"//a