First Finnish installation of Domino N610i takes place at Karico
Domino Karico Digital printed labels
Karico is a printing house based in Espoo, and it specialises in the production of labels and stickers. It has recently invested in a 7-colour Domino N610i digital label press as part of a new roll-to-roll production line. Integrated with stations for flexo, foiling, varnishing, laminating, die-cutting and finishing, this modular digital hybrid installation is the first of its kind in Finland. The company plans to use this flexible and extended label production capability to gain new business in a variety of market sectors.
First trials have been successful for MEMS
Konica Minolta launches MEMS trials
Konica Minolta used Drupa as the platform for carrying out successful trials of new printheads. They have been developed leveraging its branded MEMS technologies.
Closing the gap between digital technology and textile market needs.
Textile-complexity*White paper released by Bordeaux Digital PrintInk
The textile industry is one of the world’s largest industries and it has come a long way. The textile printing industry represents30 billion square meters of material volume on an annual basis worldwide.
Digital inkjet printing has already made an impact on the world of signs and promotional graphics turning it into an on-demand, fast-turnaround industry. What’s keeping it from impacting the textile printing as well?
Mimaki dye sublimation printer used to print O’Neills manufactured kit
Macclesfield Rugby club's players sport team strips manufactured by O'Neills, using Mimaki print technology and bearing sponsor R A Smart's brand.Magnus Mighall, who is a Director of R A Smart, is an ex-Macclesfield Rugby Union Club player. He decided to sponsor Macclesfield RUFC for the 2015-16 season. R A Smart of Bollington is just outside Macclesfield and is a major reseller of Mimaki textile print equipment. Magnus is well aware of the important role that the club plays in the local community. He said
ITG’s Media Centre hot property for intu.
ITG will employ its proprietary resource management platform, Media Centre, to coordinate campaigns, data and assets across intu’s 15 prime UK shopping centres.
One of the UK’s leading shopping centre managers and owners, intu, has appointed Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) to handle its print procurement and marketing workflow.
Recognized as a pioneer of technology-led marketing, ITG will employ its proprietary resource management platform, Media Centre, to coordinate campaigns, data and assets across intu’s 15 prime UK shopping centres.
Company backs Two Sides and Print Power campaigns.
Richard Gray MD Prinovis UK Prinovis UK Ltd, part of 'Be Printers', the print division of Bertelsmann, has announced its support of the Two Sides and Print Power campaigns, promoting the sustainability and effectiveness of print.
Now billed as the most comprehensive choice of self-adhesive materials available.
UPM Digital Self Adhesive Sheets RaflatacAntalis UK has announced that its customers can now benefit from an extended portfolio of products in the UPM Raflatac range of self-adhesive materials. The upgraded portfolio of the high quality self-adhesive family of products includes the introduction of a new multipurpose SRA3 range, designed for both dry and liquid toner printing. In addition, it confirmed that for printing short runs, the products are now available in 100 sheet boxes, providing convenience and a cost-effective solution to capital outlay.
IDC MarketScape names Ricoh a leader in managed print and document services for fourth time.
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Ricoh has again earned a leadership position in worldwide Managed Print and Document Services, according to the new "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Print and Document Services 2014 Hardcopy Vendor Assessment - Focus on Managed Workflow Services." Key factors that contributed to Ricoh's positioning include our extensive product portfolio, highly skilled professionals, and industry-specific solutions. In addition, the report highlights Ricoh's unique combination of proprietary and third-party analysis tools that enable sophisticated workflow assessment.
CRON is one of 50 enterprises honoured for their focus on both innovation and improvements
CRON Named Manufacturing Industry Single Segment Champion in China's National Cultivation of Enterprise Awards
- Award honours 50 leading manufacturing enterprises for achievements in innovation and product improvement.
Hangzhou CRON Machinery & Electronics Co. has been named Manufacturing Single Segment Champion in China’s prestigious National Cultivation of Enterprise Awards - recognised in the pre-press (CTP) category for business and product excellence.
“We are hugely honoured to receive this national and much respected award,” commented Mike Xiang, CEO and Founder. “Our business is committed to delivering innovative products that drive customer value and increased profitability – aiding the ‘perfect print’. As possibly now the largest CTP manufacturer in the world, our product portfolio spans the entire digital prepress spectrum including UV, thermal and large format CTP. But we don’t rest on our laurels. We work extremely hard to ensure that we continue to innovate and be the global CTP supplier of choice. It’s always amazing to be recognised for our achievements.”
Each year The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has honours 50 leading manufacturing enterprises and projects for their exemplary focus on both innovation and improvements in product quality. Award winners represent China’s world-class industrial achievements across many manufacturing sectors.
Announced in December 2016, CRON was the only pre-press company to feature in this years’ honours list. At drupa 2016 in June, CRON clearly demonstrated this commitment to innovation by announcing six new products under the theme of “True Image, True Color, True Print”.
These included the EZcolor digital inking system, HDI Flexo CTP in 900 and 1600 formats, two new Blackwood UV and Thermal plates, Automation for VLF CTP and Automated CTP. CRON also showed its latest innovations in process-less plates and an entirely unique approach to offset inking - evolving the company’s product offering from the traditional CTP market into broader fields of offset press optimization, plate production and flexo packaging.