Protecmedia will attend the most important trade fair in the press sector, the IFRA Expo, to be held this year in the German city of Hamburg from 4-6 October. The focus of this year’s edition will undoubtedly be on the new digital channels, such as tablets and smartphones, which have definitively exploded onto the market, and the need to adapt to the new situation existing in the sector. For all of these reasons, Protecmedia will present its ideas and solutions under the theme ‘More… with less’, a clear reference to the fact that the products that it offers to editors enable them to be present in all media but without having to increase their structural costs; in short, efficiency and productivity in a multimedia scenario.
FOSTER CITY, California -- September 1, 2010 -- EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today was the first to introduce a digital inkjet label printing system with full LED UV curing technology for printing on flexible packaging materials.
Lier, Belgium, September 1, 2010 – Xeikon is introducing the Xeikon 3000 Series, its expanded range of four dedicated digital label presses, at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago (14-16 September). With a prominent presence at the show in Booth 6135, Hall F, Xeikon will demonstrate its innovative and industry-leading digital label technology, together with its substrate, workflow and finishing partners.
BARCELONA, Spain, 01 September 2010 – HP announced today that generation druck GmbH, of Wettstetten, Germany, has invested in an HP Designjet Z6100 Printer, an HP Designjet L25500 Printer and an HP Scitex LX800 Printer to develop an environmentally aware sign and display printing service.
1st September 2010- Inca Digital, a manufacturer of large format inkjet printing technology, has appointed Dr Nigel Sherman as its first Business Development Manager.
Mortsel (Belgium), September 1, 2010 – 9 a.m. CET Agfa Graphics and Shenzhen Brothers inform that the joint venture Agfa Graphics Asia, announced at the beginning of this year, has gone live on September 1, 2010. The joint venture, combining both companies’ Greater China and ASEAN activities, will fully draw on the infrastructure, technology, manufacturing and distribution strength of its founding companies. 
August 31st, 2010 – FFEI will demonstrate the latest version of RealPro 3D-Packager, a visualization tool that is specifically designed to streamline packaging design and development. By producing an interactive 3D visual which simulates all aspects of the structural and visual design, RealPro 3D-Packager dramatically improves product time-to-market, minimizes dependence on physical packaging mock ups and reduces development costs.
Tuebingen (August 31, 2010) - GMG, a leading developer and supplier of high-end color management software solutions, has announced that Micha Moses has taken up his duties as Vice President Strategic Alliances at GMG with immediate effect. Moses will be responsible for specifically strengthening and expanding the company's strategic partnerships with the main global players of the graphic arts industry and other potential strategic partners.
Berlin, 31 August 2010 – DirectSmile will be participating in the first Dscoop Asia conference, held in Korea on 7th and 8th September 2010, supporting the event as a Gold Sponsor, ahead of exhibiting at the 17th KIPES (Korea International Printing Machinery & Equipment Show), 8-10th September 2010.
Grand Rapids, MI, August 30, 2010 – X-Rite (NASDAQ: XRIT), Incorporated, the world leader in color management and measurement technologies, today announced that it will be exhibiting at Photokina, the world’s leading fair for photography and imaging. Taking place in Cologne, Germany, Photokina is scheduled for 21 through 26 September, 2010, at KölnMesse. X-Rite will be located in Hall 4.1, Stand I021 - I029, at the show.
Lier, Belgium, August 27, 2010 – Punch Graphix, holding company of the Xeikon and basysPrint brands, published its mid-year financial report today with considerably strong revenue and profit growth for both its equipment and consumable business.
Ghent (Belgium), August 27, 2010 – EskoArtwork (
The BAPC is thrilled to announce that Jeff Hayzlett from the USA has agreed to speak at the 2010 conference. Jeff, a change agent, thought leader and sometimes cowboy is a renowned Marketing expert and is Kodak’s former Chief Marketing Officer.
August 24, 2010 – Gent, Belgium – Enfocus is pleased to announce a brand-new consultancy service in the UK and Ireland. The Certified Solution Integrator programme provides a higher level of support and expertise to resellers and customers in integrating Enfocus Switch-based automation within prepress, print and publishing production workflows.
Printers seeking the throughput advantages needed to remain competitive in today’s global marketplace, can now use Spartanics Finecut Laser Die Cutting Systems (
Systems and Materials News
- Fujifilm and Duplo team up with booklet maker
- Dialogue Touch app enables mobile project approval
- Eskoartwork highlights 3D packaging design tools
- Managed print service improves budget control
- Imposition system's greater efficiency and savings
- New stacker and software for wide format printer
- Fujifilm colour control system at Viscom Paris
- Large format inkjet prints 50mm thick substrates
- Inkjet imprinting system wins PIA award
- Fujifilm increases small-format options at SDC
General Prepress News
- Grapho Media completes Fujifilm pre-press investment
- HighWater CTP appoints MD Sizer
- Print Quest buys Star Proof to showcase Kodak platesetter
- Fraser Hamilton invests in an Agfa Avalon N4 platesetter
- Roland and GMG focus on low-cost mock-ups
- Single Source streamlines file control with a Stingray 63 purchase
- Agfa first half-earnings rebound following 2009 cost-cutting exercise
- Wright Printing Services doubles capacity with Fujifilm CTP
- Printwell buys first dual-loading Heidelberg Suprasetter CTP system in Scotland
- Printer with latex inks streamlines workflow
Workflow News
- Bookmarksoft releases Bookmark Docs 1.2
- Ubiquitous PDF: Crochet a Yoshi
- Mitsubishi Imaging Introduces the Next Generation of DigiPlate with Processless DigiPlate PDP-VL at Graph Expo
- Adobe releases patch for Reader and Acrobat
- Ubiquitous PDF: Walk in with two PDFs, walk out with a book
- Proview PDF Editor 1.2 released