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Barak Polymers gives customers gravure quality with the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System

Barak Polymers gives customers gravure quality with the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System

LA HULPE, BELGIUM, March 11—Barak Polymers, a major repro house in Israel, has invested in the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System. The 30-people strong company was established 10 years ago, specializing in the production of flexographic, dry and standard offset plates. 60 per cent of Barak Polymers' work comes from packaging for the food market. The company also operates in the label, carton and textile markets.

Fujifilm showcases its widest range of solutions ever at FESPA 2010

Fujifilm showcases its widest range of solutions ever at FESPA 2010

Fujifilm today announces that it is due to showcase 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 Sericol's award-winning Uvijet inks) together with a new system to be announced in the coming weeks designed to standardise screen and inkjet production, and the euromedia range mean that the Fujifilm stand is set to be a 'must-see' at FESPA 2010.

S. Lerner Makes a Move into Digital Production with an HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press

S. Lerner Makes a Move into Digital Production with an HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press

BARCELONA, Spain, 09 March 2010 – HP today announced that label converter, S. Lerner Ltd, based in Akko, Israel, has taken an important step into digital production by investing in an HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press, driven by an HP SmartStream Labels and Packaging Print Server, Powered by Esko Artwork, to respond to its customers’ demands for high-quality, short run labels.

Successful PrintCity Munich Workshop - Carbon Footprint & Energy Efficiency

Successful PrintCity Munich Workshop - Carbon Footprint & Energy Efficiency

Gröbenzell, Germany, March 3, 2010 – The PrintCity Alliance completed a successful first Graphic Industry Supply Chain Workshop on the subject Carbon Footprint & Energy Efficiency during February 2010 in Munich.

First European Install of the Presstek 52DI-AC® Digital Offset Press at Potts Printing and Packaging

First European Install of the Presstek 52DI-AC® Digital Offset Press at Potts Printing and Packaging

Hudson, NH – March 2, 2010 – Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing solutions, today announced that Potts Printing and Packaging, a UK commercial printer based in Northumberland, has installed a Presstek 52DI-AC digital offset press with an inline aqueous coater. This £9.6 million firm has added the 52DI-AC press to its portfolio of conventional offset presses to better address the growing demand for shorter runs that were inefficient to produce on its existing larger format presses.

Atlantic Zeiser showcases new cost-cutting, unique card personalization technologies at Cartes in Asia, and Cards Asia

Atlantic Zeiser showcases new cost-cutting, unique card personalization technologies at Cartes in Asia, and Cards Asia

Emmingen, February 26, 2010 - Attendees at Cartes in Asia and Cards Asia & Prepaid Asia can discover how they can create new card personalisation opportunities and cut costs by visiting Atlantic Zeiser’s stand. The company is to present its OMEGA drop on demand (DoD) technology, and will be exhibiting in Hall 3, Stand E34, at Cartes in Asia, Hong Kong. Meanwhile, at Cards Asia, which is being staged in Singapore, Atlantic Zeiser can be found in Hall 4, Stand G01.

Classic Printers stays clean and green with Fujifilm Brillia HD PRO-V plates

Classic Printers stays clean and green with Fujifilm Brillia HD PRO-V plates

One of the largest commercial printers in Peterborough, Classic Printers has spent the last year ensuring that its offering gives customers one of the 'greenest' experiences possible, with its most recent investment being low chemistry Brillia HD PRO-V plates from Fujifilm.

Communisis to Deliver UK’s First Platform Using HP Inkjet Technology for Highly-Personalised Mass Communications

Communisis to Deliver UK’s First Platform Using HP Inkjet Technology for  Highly-Personalised Mass Communications

Communisis today strengthens its reputation as the UK’s leading customer communications provider, announcing a £3 million investment in a state-of-the art HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press to further enhance the quality of its Direct Mail output. Communisis is also pleased to announce that it has been selected as a preferred service delivery partner for the HP Exstream enterprise document automation technologies which enable the company to deliver ever more personalised communications for its clients, both rapidly and cost effectively.

ISBA Germany installs Manta Printer from Grapo Technologies

ISBA Germany installs Manta Printer from Grapo Technologies

Brno / Olomouc, Czech Republic, 24 February 2009 – Grapo Technologies, a manufacturer of UV large format roll-to-roll and flatbed UV printers based in the Czech Republic, today announced that ISBA and its parent company, German charity organization Lebenshilfe e.V., have acquired a Grapo Technologies Manta UV flatbed wide format printer to better meet emerging customer demands, especially with respect to tighter timeframes for delivery of printed display graphics.

Premiere in Vienna: Ulikett invests in two systems from the new PRATI VEGAplus series

Premiere in Vienna: Ulikett invests in two systems from the new PRATI VEGAplus series

Marradi, February 2010 - Two of the first VEGAplus finishing systems, which PRATI, the reputed label-finishing machine manufacturer, exhibited for the first time at Labelexpo in Brussels in September 2009, are going to Vienna after the specialist fair. The purchaser is Ulikett GmbH, one of the leading web-fed label printers in Austria, which has opted for the newly presented VEGAplus LF450 and VEGAplus LF530 models.

Photomec Elgg boosts efficiency and production accuracy with KODAK Solutions

Photomec Elgg boosts efficiency and production accuracy with KODAK Solutions

LA HULPE, BELGIUM, Feb. 18—Switzerland-based Photomec Elgg has streamlined its infrastructure and improved the speed and accuracy of its production by investing in KODAK Technology. The company now relies on KODAK Solutions for its prepress workflow, with the KODAK INSITE Prepress Portal System a crucial component of its set-up.

European debut of Fujifilm Acuity Advance HS at Sign & Digital UK 2010

European debut of Fujifilm Acuity Advance HS at Sign & Digital UK 2010

Fujifilm is exhibiting its latest line-up of inkjet printing systems and media on stand G10 at Sign & Digital UK 2010 from 13th - 15th April 2010, Birmingham, UK. The recently-launched latest model in the Acuity series of UV flatbed printers will feature on the stand, alongside the euromedia range of products for inkjet roll-to-roll devices.

EskoArtwork Kongsberg XP digital cutting table delivers competitive edge

EskoArtwork Kongsberg XP digital cutting table delivers competitive edge

Gent (Belgium), February 2010 – EskoArtwork (www.esko.com) has been dominating the digital cutting market since years with its successful Kongsberg series. With the launch of the Kongsberg XP digital cutting table in 2009, EskoArtwork responded to the need for a faster and equally highly reliable solution, specifically suited for short-run production. And the market responded positively with over 60 successful operational installations worldwide.

Premiere in Vienna: Ulikett invests in two systems from the new PRATI VEGAplus series

Premiere in Vienna: Ulikett invests in two systems from the new PRATI VEGAplus series

Marradi, February 2010 - Two of the first VEGAplus finishing systems, which PRATI, the reputed label-finishing machine manufacturer, exhibited for the first time at Labelexpo in Brussels in September 2009, are going to Vienna after the specialist fair. The purchaser is Ulikett GmbH, one of the leading web-fed label printers in Austria, which has opted for the newly presented VEGAplus LF450 and VEGAplus LF530 models.

Maes Printing Solutions Invests in Two KODAK NEXPRESS S3000 Digital Production Color Presses and Boosts Growth in Colour Printin

Maes Printing Solutions Invests in Two KODAK NEXPRESS S3000 Digital Production Color Presses and Boosts Growth in Colour Printin

LA HULPE, BELGIUM, Feb.8—Belgium-based Maes Printing Solutions has recorded 51% growth in colour printing since investing in two KODAK NEXPRESS S3000 Digital Production Color Presses in mid-2008. The investment has helped cement the company’s reputation as a one-stop printing shop and increase revenue.

FUJIFILM Sericol installs Inca Onset S20 at Daelprinting

FUJIFILM Sericol installs Inca Onset S20 at Daelprinting

Belgium based Daelprinting expanded its service offering in December 2009 with the installation of an Inca Onset S20 with added Ultratone colour option. The large format print service provider can now offer its customers shorter turnaround times with higher quality print while simultaneously making it an environmentally friendly option.

Atlantic Zeiser presents cutting edge technologies for card personalization at Prepaid Expo in Las Vegas

Atlantic Zeiser presents cutting edge technologies for card personalization at Prepaid Expo in Las Vegas

West Caldwell, NJ, February 2, 2010 - Atlantic Zeiser Group is a world-leader in card personalization solutions offering complete system solutions for Flat Financial Cards from magstripe to full EMV cards that significantly lower the cost per card. Years of pioneering ink jet technology has led to the establishment of DoD printing as an allowed personalization technology with all major payment networks.

Spandex Bolsters Hardware Offering with Epson Stylus Pro GS6000

Spandex Bolsters Hardware Offering with Epson Stylus Pro GS6000

Brussels, Belgium – February 2nd 2010 – Spandex has once again increased the revenue-making opportunities for its customers, having added the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 large format digital inkjet printer to its growing hardware portfolio.

Data One Cuts Production Times by 50% with Alwan PDF Standardizer

Data One Cuts Production Times by 50% with Alwan PDF Standardizer

Lyon, January 2010. Data One, has solved its workflow and color management issues, and slashed its production times by up half since using Alwan Color Expertise’s PDF Standardizer.

Katun® Corporation Introduces Katun® Performance™ Color Toners for use in Ricoh Aficio MP C2500/C3000-series and C3500/C4500-se

Katun® Corporation Introduces Katun® Performance™ Color Toners  for use in Ricoh Aficio MP C2500/C3000-series and C3500/C4500-se

MINNEAPOLIS -- (January 2010) -- Katun Corporation, the world’s leading alternative supplier to the office equipment industry, is proud to introduce two new Katun® Performance™ Color Toner sets for use in Ricoh Aficio MP C2500/C3000-series and C3500/C4500-series digital copier/printers.