MIDSOMER NORTON − July 2, 2009 – To further build on its market leading position in the inkjet business, Sun Chemical, the world’s leading producer of inks and pigments, and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have announced the creation of a new single, co-ordinated global structure for the inkjet market under the name SunJet®. This new, unified approach will be showcased at the SunJet products booth, 031-033, Hall 1, at the Shanghai International AD & Sign Technology and Equipment Exhibition from July 7 to July 11.
Mortsel, Belgium, July 3, 2009 -- Decom announced today that through :Apogee Media they have managed to shorten publication time and further simplify the communication chain with their clients. :Apogee Media is the innovative content management and editorial workflow solution that Agfa Graphics launched at Drupa 2008.
Screen announces the immediate availability of Metrix SE, an advanced job planning and imposition module for users of Trueflow SE, Screen's leading PDF workflow system. Metrix SE ("Screen Edition") is a specially adapted version of LithoTechnics' award-winning Metrix product that features enhanced JDF connectivity with Trueflow SE.
The global economic crisis has magnified the challenges facing newspapers everywhere, but some companies are better positioned than others to rebound once the crisis ends. They will be sharing their approaches at the ³Managing the Crisis² global conference, to be held at the Frontline Media Club in London on 28 and 29 September next.
As of 1 August 2009, Steve Dunwell will be Managing Director of manroland Australasia. He says: “In order to meet the challenges faced by the industry in a dynamic and sustainable manner, manroland Australasia will strengthen its focus on the market, customers, and service, enabling us to respond even faster and more efficiently.”
Market research completed by the PPA (the UK Periodical Publishers Association) after the recent 37th FIPP World Magazine Congress in London, has shown that the Value Added Printing techniques demonstrated by PrintCity Alliance members within the innovative & interactive FIPP09 printed Congress programme had created a noticeable impact:
Venlo, The Netherlands, 30 June 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today introduced an innovative wide format software package, Océ Repro Desk Studio. This software is specifically aimed at print job creation, previewing and submission to multiple printers, including integrated job tracking and accounting functions.
Pewaukee, Wisconsin—June 2009—The Institute for Graphics and Imaging (IGI)—an education and training organization funded by and dedicated to the printing and graphic arts industry—has announced two seminars dealing with online marketing and social media marketing. The seminars will be held on consecutive days—July 29 and 30, 2009, at the IGI facility in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
FOSTER CITY, CA -- June 30, 2009 -- EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced entry into a manufacturing agreement with Nazdar®, wherein Nazdar will produce EFI’s VUTEk and Inkware solvent inks, which are renowned for their phenomenal color quality, fantastic durability and superior printer performance. Nazdar is a longtime partner of EFI who distributes VUTEk® printers and inks to the North American screenprint market.
LONDON, England, 30 June 2009 – HP announced today that ProCo, of Sheffield, has installed the first HP SmartStream Director end-to-end-workflow solution in the UK.
Tübingen (30.06.2009) - GMG, Entwickler und Anbieter von Highend-Farbmanagement- und Prooflösungen, stellt zahlreiche neue Proof-Profile für die Papiere GMG ProofPaper semimatte, GMG ProofPaper semimatte light und GMG ProofPaper gloss 250 im PaC.Space zur Verfügung. Die Profile im GMG-Standard sind erhältlich für die Druckerserien Epson Stylus Pro x800, x880 und x900 sowie für HP Designjet Z3200. Neue GMG ProofControl-Standards stehen ebenfalls zum Download bereit.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, June 29th, 2009 – Spandex, the pioneering one-stop supplier of complete and innovative solutions to the digital printing and sign making industries worldwide, has expanded its ImagePerfect™ range of media with new environmentally-friendly, 100 percent PVC-free materials.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 29—A new strategic alliance between Kodak and Arden Software brings 3D prototyping and structural design solutions to the packaging market. The two companies offer a broad range of products and solutions for brand owners as well as package printers and converters. Arden’s IMPACT structural design applications integrate seamlessly with Kodak’s PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow to facilitate the packaging production workflow from product design through to print production.
Washington, DC (June 26, 2009) - The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced that the JDF Interoperability Matrix (the "Matrix") has topped over 500 pairings. The Matrix shows what integrations via JDF are available between vendors of graphic arts systems and is organized to show the relationship between those systems that organize and send work to other devices and those devices that consume the JDF and conduct work accordingly.
The World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the leading international associations for print and digital news publishing, have merged into a new organisation, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
Madico Graphic Films, a leading UK supplier of specialist pressure-sensitive coated film products for graphic applications, has expanded its portfolio of optically clear finishing media with the addition of new defect-free over-laminating films and double-sided mounting adhesives. As with all Madico substrates, the new product ranges benefit from clean-room manufacture – a key differentiator over some other products on the market – which ensures superior cleanliness and consistency to achieve optimum image vibrancy in graphic/signage applications.
The publishing group Rhein Main (Verlagsgruppe Rhein Main - VRM) will install Protecmedia’s multi-channel editorial system Milenium Cross Media in January 2010. After completing the preparatory specification phase, the implementation of version 6.5 has now been put in motion.
