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Stay up to date with the latest Prepress updates from the global converting today industry
Nägele diversifies with direct laser engraving
Nägele Digital Repro in Kempton, Germany, recently invested in a Kodak Flexcel Direct System for the direct engraving of elastomer flexo plates and sleeves for packaging printers.
Plate offers low cost option
Presstek’s new JT Direct aluminum plate is designed to be imaged on Epson inkjet printers with the printer's standard ink cartridges.
Shilp pioneers flexo quality in Asia
In India, Ahmedabad based Shilp Gravures recently installed Esko’s Full HD Flexo solution, a combination of inline UV2 technology on its CDI 4260 digital flexo imager and...
Real-time packaging design visualisation in 3D
IC3D Suite - billed as the world's first 3D real-time packaging simulation and design application that combines multiple packaging disciplines in one product - is now available in...
TRM and Flint open colour lab
UK corrugated converter TRM Packaging has officially opened its new colour lab, a collaboration with Flint Group which includes complete integrated colour management services as well...
First Benelux installation of Esko Full HD Flexo
Athena Graphics at Roeselare, Belgium, recently became the first prepress house in the Benelux to install an Esko CDI imager with Full HD Flexo technology.
Digital demo days
Following the success of its recent open days, i-Sub Digital is holding two additional dates dedicated to its Digi-Foil digital foiling and digital packaging proofing systems.
A brighter future with ColorProof 5.6
The latest release of GMG’s proofing software, ColorProof 5.6, aims to help users who print with optically brightened media to achieve colour consistency.
Trident installs DigiFlow flexo system
Trident UK, part of Sonoco Trident, recently installed a Cyrel Digiflow flexographic printing system from DuPont Packaging Graphics.
Sistrade joins ECMA
International engineering and consulting company in information systems for the printing and packaging industry markets Sistrade has joined ECMA, the European Carton Makers Association.
Aleithe advances quality and productivity with Cyrel plates
By switching to DuPont Cyrel Fast DFUV flexo plates for use with UV curable inks, German converter Aleithe Haftetiketten has improved solid ink density, boosting the quality of its...
EFI launches ERP and one-pass LED inkjet label workflow
At Labelexpo Americas, EFI revealed a fully inline LED inkjet digital printing system with flexo varnish, lamination, inline laser cutting and slitting for lean label production.
Packz provides powerful PDF editing capabilities
Kodak says that its Packz Professional PDF Editor offers packaging workflow customers an easy-to-use, high performance option for the rapid handling of complex files for large...
Pinning plate technology raises highlight quality
A premium digital photopolymer flexo plate technology with a special pinning top dot said to enable a wide colour space, vibrant colour reproductions, soft tonal shades and...
Software ensures optimum plate mounting
Hybrid Software’s Patchplanner flexo plate mounting workflow for AV Flexologic mounters takes a PDF digital design file and optimises the layout of the printed areas as...
Proofer supports latest ISO standards and measurements
An updated version of GMG ProofControl quality assurance tool now includes support for the more tightly defined, D50 based, ISO 13655:2009 standard.
Flint “first” with UV LED coatings
Said to be the first commercially available UV LED coatings available on the market, Flint Group’s new EkoCure coatings use specially selected raw materials that match the narrow...
New laser for Pamarco
Leading anilox supplier Pamarco Global Graphics is investing in additional laser engraving capacity for its plant in Warrington, UK.
Flexcel NX now available for corrugated packaging
New extensions to Kodak’s Flexcel NX System will enable users in the postprint and pre-print corrugated markets to “drive significant print quality improvements while taking advantage...
