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Atlantic Zeiser to present advanced printing innovations for the coding of packaging and labels at FACHPACK 2010

Atlantic Zeiser to present advanced printing innovations for the coding  of packaging and labels at FACHPACK 2010

Atlantic Zeiser will showcase its integrated end-to-end DIGILINE™ Single Product solution at FACHPACK in Nuremberg : 28-30 September 2010. Demonstrating versatile possibilities for high resolution industrial digital printing of variable data on absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces including 3D packaging, Atlantic Zeiser will present in Hall 9, Stand 256.

DeltaHage optimises prepress and efficiency with Enfocus PowerSwitch

DeltaHage optimises prepress and efficiency with Enfocus PowerSwitch

July 2010 - Ghent (Belgium) - The Hague-based printer DeltaHage recently expanded its printing capacity with the installation of a new KBA eight-colour press. To optimise its prepress workflow, the company opted for Enfocus PowerSwitch.

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

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

Brno / Olomouc, Czech Republic, 26 July 2010 – 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.

Straubinger Tagblatt / Landshuter Zeitung automates prepress and boosts capacity with two KODAK GENERATION NEWS Systems

Straubinger Tagblatt / Landshuter Zeitung automates prepress and boosts capacity with two KODAK GENERATION NEWS Systems

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 20—German newspaper and media group Straubinger Tagblatt / Landshuter Zeitung has automated its prepress operation and increased production capacity by installing two KODAK GENERATION NEWS Systems at its newspaper printing center. The fully automatic thermal platesetters complete the lower Bavaria-based company’s transition from conventional negative imaging with film to computer-to-plate.

Creative Alliance to Bring High Expert Value to Professional Photographers at photokina

Creative Alliance to Bring High Expert Value to Professional Photographers at photokina

Cologne, Germany, 20 July 2010. The Creative Alliance, an alliance of six high-profile companies focused on the professional photography market, is partnering with photokina and Koelnmesse to present educational sessions daily during photokina 2010. The world’s leading fair for photography and imaging is being held in Cologne, Germany, from 21st to 26th September 2010.

PRATI to introduce the VEGAplus BOOKLET system for off-line production of booklet labels at Labelexpo Americas 2010

PRATI to introduce the VEGAplus BOOKLET system for off-line  production of booklet labels at Labelexpo Americas 2010

Marradi, July 12, 2010 – PRATI introduces its VEGAplus BOOKLET converting line on Stand 717, Hall A, at Labelexpo Americas 2010, which takes place in Chicago, September 14-16.

Niggemeyer invests in Fujifilm Uvistar

Niggemeyer invests in Fujifilm Uvistar

Niggemeyer Bildproduktion, one of Germany's largest and most successful large format print suppliers, signed an order for a five metre Fujifilm Uvistar superwide format printer at FESPA 2010. The device will not only be used to satisfy a growing demand for indoor and outdoor graphics, but as an inherent part of the company's service offering and will also be utilised to print fine art and fabrics.

KODAK MAGNUS 400 III Platesetter Raises the Stakes in the 4-up CTP Market

KODAK MAGNUS 400 III Platesetter Raises the Stakes in the 4-up CTP Market

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 7—Commercial printers, offset packaging printers, and publishers of all sizes looking to add outstanding productivity, quality, flexibility, and ease of use to their operations have a brand new 4-up CTP option—the KODAK MAGNUS 400 III Platesetter. The MAGNUS 400 III Platesetter builds on the success of its predecessor and takes production capabilities to the next level with a streamlined user interface, simpler serviceability, and a reduced environmental impact.

Golden Cup Printing Co. Installs 12 X-Rite IntelliTrax Systems Largest Deployment of IntelliTrax Systems in Greater China

Golden Cup Printing Co. Installs 12 X-Rite IntelliTrax Systems Largest Deployment of IntelliTrax Systems in Greater China

HONG KONG, China, July 1 2010 – X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, today announced that Golden Cup Printing Co., Ltd., a Hong Kong based global provider of printing services has installed twelve new IntelliTrax press-side automated color management scanning systems in their state-of-the-art printing facility in Dongguan to maximize their productivity and profitability during make-ready and production.

Specialist Dutch label printer Hofprint Etiketten invests in PRATI VEGAplus

Specialist Dutch label printer Hofprint Etiketten invests in PRATI VEGAplus

Marradi, July 1 2010 – PRATI, the Italian-based manufacturer of self-adhesive label print-finishing machines, is proud to announce that Hofprint Etiketten, a specialist Dutch label printer, recently installed the VEGAplus LF330, its top-line die-cutting label finishing machine, suitable for a range of printing and non-printing applications.

Falth & Hassler streamline production processes through integration of Fujifilm XMF Workflow and HIFLEX MIS

Falth & Hassler streamline production processes through integration of Fujifilm XMF Workflow and HIFLEX MIS

Fälth & Hässler AB produces large, high quality full-colour books and full colour magazines, as well as specialising in the excellent reproduction of colour images on uncoated paper. Based in Varnamo, Sweden, the company prides itself on is ongoing investment in cutting edge technology that has streamlined the printing process from start to finish.

Atlantic Zeiser Brings Innovation and New Business Opportunities to Industrial Digital Printing at FESPA

Atlantic Zeiser Brings Innovation and New Business Opportunities to Industrial Digital Printing at FESPA

Munich, Germany, 23 June 2010 - Atlantic Zeiser Group, a leading innovator and technology supplier for digital narrow-format packaging and direct product printing processes, is to demonstrate its DIGILINE™ portfolio of innovative modular end-to-end system solutions at FESPA. On display will be the DIGILINE™ Single Product 210 with a full-color GAMMA 70P UV print module, as well as a conveyer system featuring the OMEGA™ 70HD print module, which is ideal for very short runs of direct product printing.

Fujifilm showcases its widest range of UV technology solutions ever at FESPA 2010

Fujifilm showcases its widest range of UV technology solutions ever at FESPA 2010

Fujifilm is showcasing its widest range of screen and inkjet solutions for producing wide and super-wide format print at FESPA 2010, Hall B1 Stand 220. The combination of an impressive line-up of printers (all fuelled by Fujifilm’s award-winning Uvijet inks) together with its new Pro-File system to standardise colour on screen and inkjet production, and the euromedia range provides a ‘must-see’ stand for visitors to the show.

Druckwerkstatt Ehgart & Albohn in Fernwald Enters New Markets with Presstek 52DI

Druckwerkstatt Ehgart & Albohn in Fernwald Enters New Markets with Presstek 52DI

Mühlheim am Main – 22 June 2010 – Presstek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries today announced that German print service provider Druckwerkstatt Ehgart & Albohn GmbH has bolstered its production capacity and boosted print quality by investing in a Presstek 52DI digital offset press. Delivered in early April, the press was in daily production operation within one week.

Fujifilm launches Acuity Advance HS X2 printer at FESPA 2010

Fujifilm launches Acuity Advance HS X2 printer at FESPA 2010

Fujifilm is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Acuity Advance HS X2 wide format UV inkjet printer, the latest development in the highly successful Acuity HS series, at FESPA 2010 (Hall B1, Stand 220). Meeting the demands for a cost effective, high quality printer with great productivity, it is the ideal device for printers who produce POP and exhibition graphics.

GRAPO TECHNOLOGIES TO DISPLAY NEXT GENERATION PRINTING TECHNOLOGY AT FESPA 2010

GRAPO TECHNOLOGIES TO DISPLAY NEXT GENERATION PRINTING TECHNOLOGY AT FESPA 2010

Olomouc, Czech Republic, June 22, 2010 – Grapo Technologies, a manufacturer of wide format hybrid and flatbed UV printers based in the Czech Republic, is demonstrating innovative printing technology at FESPA 2010, being held June 22-26 in Munich. Gemini from Grapo Technologies is a brand-new next generation printer featuring unique technology with new variety of possibilities for the development of new printed applications in the sign and display graphics market.

New User-Friendly, Easy-Peel Film from Spandex set to Increase Large Format Printing Opportunities for Customers

New User-Friendly, Easy-Peel Film from Spandex set to Increase Large Format Printing Opportunities for Customers

Brussels, Belgium – June 21st 2010 – Spandex has extended its growing ImagePerfect™ range with the addition of an innovative and extremely easy-to-use self-adhesive vinyl which, thanks to advanced low tack adhesion levels, offers effortless repositionability and removability in a host of large format branding and promotional projects. The new white, semi-matt ImagePerfect 2534PA film has been engineered to enable fast, simple and clean application by non-professional end-users and is specifically designed for short-term large format digital inkjet printing applications using eco-solvent, solvent and UV-cured inks.

Kern Druck achieves flexible direct mail production with KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System

Kern Druck achieves flexible direct mail production with KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System

STUTTGART, GERMANY, June 16—German full print services provider, Kern Druck GmbH, has invested in three new KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting Systems. The Bexbach-based company has installed the machines in a unique configuration, enabling it to automate its workflow processes and streamline its direct mail production.

DXP Saves Time and Money with Presstek’s Chemistry-Free Aurora Pro Plates

DXP Saves Time and Money with Presstek’s Chemistry-Free Aurora Pro Plates

West Drayton, UK – June 16, 2010 – Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRST), a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, today announced that DXP Print Solutions in Wickford, Essex, has switched to Presstek chemistry-free Aurora Pro plates for use with its five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 74. Plates are imaged on a Kodak Trendsetter computer-to-plate system.

KODAK NEXPRESS Press Scoops Prestigious Prize at EDP Awards

KODAK NEXPRESS Press Scoops Prestigious Prize at EDP Awards

LA HULPE, Belgium, June 11—Kodak has maintained its tradition for landing top industry accolades after winning a coveted EDP Association Award. The company scooped the "Best Production Cut-Sheet Colour (High Production) Award" for its KODAK NEXPRESS SE3600 Digital Color Production Press.