Issue: Graphic Repro On-line features 2010

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01 Downloads available

-	Meet Stream Inkjet Technology Offset Class Output Kodak Stream: A breakthrough printing technology that creates new business opportunities. You can download this explanatory 24-page booklet in PDF format, and compare results right here…

-	Ten things to consider before purchasing your next press Building a production platform to meet the new market realities. A comprehensive and informative White Paper to download as a PDF. By Mark Sullivan, Presstek

-	The Story Behind Your Paper The European paper and packaging industry has developed a new communication tool which can be downloaded as a PDF…

-	New Webline Magazine available from PrintCity Alliance The new 12th edition of Webline magazine available now from participating PrintCity Alliance members to order as a printed issue or to download here as a PDF…

07 On-line features for Sep/Oct

-	The Art of Printing Speedmaster SM 102 - User Report: Druckerei Conrad in Berlin. A User Report from Heidelberg…

06 On-line features for July/August

-	Harnessing the power of new printing technology New-age printers help corporates maximise the value of customer data. By Annemarie Burger, director at Remata in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

-	Commercial printer impressed with world's first Speedmaster CX 102 Druckerei Kern in Bexbach, Germany, streamlines production with high quality and only half the waste with stable production speeds…

-	Entrepreneur's custom app turns into a global business Bill Atkinson needed a way to print high-quality postcards cost-effectively to turn his idea for a postcard app into reality. HP Indigo provided the answer. An HP Indigo Case Study…

-	Former KBA president Dr. Hans-Bernhard Bolza-Schünemann † dies Highly respected entrepreneur, inventor, engineer, industry representative and patron passed away on 23 July, at the age of 84…

-	Today's news today! in Reunion with RotOcéan RotOcéan is now printing international daily newspapers on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, using the Kodak Versamark VL4200 Printing System…

-	Ultra high quality large-format boost in Hamburg HP's Designjet L25500 printer helps MTex win new customers with its ultra high quality photographic ability. A Case Study from HP…

-	Modern packaging print in the land of the Pharaohs First Print in Obour City near the Egyptian capital of Cairo has already provided admirable proof of its dynamic growth potential with fleet of large- and medium-format KBA Rapidas, since its founding in 2008...

-	Flexo Print evolving with digital and HP Flexo Print SA de CV, of Guadalajara, Mexico, promotes the digital model for label printing. A Case Study from HP Indigo…

-	Celebrating 12 Years of PrintCity! If the PrintCity Alliance did not already exist, it would have to be invented now because of the reasons outlined in this article. By Rainer Kuhn, managing director, PrintCity…

-	Achieving sustainable market growth, sustainably Self-adhesive labels: Adding value in the sustainability arena. By Jules Lejeune, managing director of FINAT…

-	Premium labelling with HP Indigo in Cape Town Rotolabel creates premium packaging for Woolworths South Africa’s new product line with HP Indigo technology. A Case Study from HP Indigo…

-	Benefits to the bottom line Verdúdigital, near Barcelona, Spain: Winning new markets with outstanding image quality at a competitive cost. A Case Study from HP Scitex…

02 Technology-related articles

-	Safer packaging for medicines with Manroland technology Original or fake? Knock-offs of coveted brand-name articles aren’t the only thing consumers are getting via the Internet – more and more counterfeit medicines are also finding their way to the market…

-	‘Packaging is a company's business card’ Muller Martini launches the new VSOP printing press with sleeve technology to establish itself as the market leader in web offset printing presses for flexible packaging printing...

-	Be prepared for unforeseen developments Manroland’s Futureproof: Enables easy adaptation to changing market conditions for Plan B, or C or D, whereby customers can safeguard their productivity and economy over the long term…

-	Printadvice: halls that withstand earthquakes When Printadvice builds a printshop on ground subject to volcanoes or earthquakes, suitable systems have to be employed for cushioning and adjusting the press system...

-	Photo books: Digital production, PUR adhesive, Runs of 1 Friedmann Print Data Solutions in Reutlingen, Germany demonstrates that digital printing and conventional postpress operations can work extremely well together…

-	Printadvice plans expansion at Linus Wittich Print building expanded and processes restructured…

-	Precision aims to double productivity with Inpress Control The first long perfector Speedmaster SM 102 with Prinect Inpress Control to be installed at Precision Colour Printing in Telford, England…

-	Diehl boosts production with Heidelberg postpress New postpress investments have significantly boosted Diehl bookbindery's productivity and flexibility in Wiesbaden, Germany. By Hilde Weißer

-	Ingenious folding by oblong feeding at Artoos Postpress operations boosted by Stahlfolder TD 94 with landscape processing, enabling Artoos to achieve 50 to 60 per cent higher throughput than with feeding in portrait format. By Hilde Weißer

-	Mensing sets milestone in print quality monitoring On-press automated quality control with KBA DensiTronic PDF. By Martin Dänhardt

-	KBA C16: An innovative new commercial web press KBA’s 55,000 or 65,000cph C16 web offset press boasting a raft of innovations and unique features targets the 16pp sector, with focus on cutting makeready, waste, handling and maintenance…

-	Huncolor-ready modules established on the market More than 1,000 Huncolor-ready modules are now in successful use worldwide and the brand has become byword for paper processing to a high quality standard for digital colour print…

-	CPI Quantum with the HP T300 monochrome web press Breakthrough economics of this high-speed digital press create opportunities in analogue-dominated book publishing market for Europe's number one book printer…

-	KBA invests €12 million in new foundry Together with the planned foundry reconstruction, KBA will have invested some €40 million in new buildings at its Würzburg manufacturing facility since 2000...

-	Climate-neutral printing blankets: World first from ContiTech Calendering process enables ContiTech to reduce CO2 emissions. Acquisition of climate protection certificates offsets remaining CO2 emissions…

-	Heat recovery can halve energy consumption Enhancing energy efficiency with KBA’s new VariDryBLUE…

-	PUR adhesive binding – 50,000 individual copies a week The transformation could scarcely have been more dramatic – within less than ten years, CeWe Color in Eschbach, located in Germany's South Baden region, has had to change its business model fundamentally…

-	HP boosts quality and value of photo printing HP Indigo graphic arts photo printing technology gains Wilhelm Imaging Research 45-year permanence rating…

-	Personalisation - A huge success for Montage Montage Graphics sees increased success for customer marketing campaigns that feature DirectSmile personalisation…

-	Printed RFID in 2010 In 2009, the RFID market grew to $5.56 billion, having almost tripled in five years. By Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx…

05 On-line features for May/Jun

-	Stein + Lehmann successful with Diamant MC Since the reunification of Germany, East and West Berlin have forged close links. This interaction has been particularly successful for bookbindery Stein + Lehmann, which was formed in 2001 as the result of an 'East-West merger'...

-	High-speed inkjet VDP at Stephens & George Stephens & George improves quality and efficiency, and saves money with Domino Bitjet+ VDP mailing line solution. A Domino Case Study…

-	Trelleborg Printing Blankets: A profile on the company In 2006 the group purchased Reeves, which manufactured the Vulcan range, one of the best known global brands of offset printing blankets…

-	Creating a Big impact in Minneapolis Big Print creates a big impact for customers with the new HP Scitex FB500 Printer. A Case Study from HP…

-	KBA demonstrates creativity and competence in small-format Small format open house with over 200 participants in Radebeul attracted over 200 curious print professionals in late April…

04 On-line features for Mar/Apr

-	Unique outdoor exhibition calls for unique printing solution Look Print turns entire Glebe suburb of Sydney, Australia, into outdoor art gallery using HP Designjet L65500 Printer. A Case Study from HP…

-	KBA continues its lead in large-format presses With over 1000 large-format presses installed and a 60 per cent global market share, KBA provides loyalty and confidence…

-	David Watson puts digital to the ultimate test David Watson’s Antique Knives and Graphic Solutions now offer new services through HP digital book printing. A Case Study from HP Indigo…

-	Templers turn corner print shop around with Xerox The ability to produce high-grade work on a ‘print-on-demand’ basis is something that has added immense value to the Linden, Johannesburg, South Africa business…

-	Signs of the times Project Ink adds versatility and attracts business with the new HP Designjet L25500 printer. A Case Study from HP…

-	We’re not undermining print, we’re expanding its market potential! Interview with Michael Deml, manager of Druckhaus Mainfranken’s Klipphausen plant near Dresden. By Klaus Schmidt, marketing director, KBA

-	Paro Printing: Expanding horizons beyond The Netherlands Paro Printing unlocks book printing market with its latest HP Indigo W7200 digital press, three HP Indigo 7000 digital presses and much, much more. A Case Study from HP…

-	Urban Storm stretches the limits in outdoor advertising Urban Storm and Fujifilm setting out to make a real difference in the outdoor advertising and large-format billboard sector in the UK. A Fujifilm Case Study…

-	Spotlight on Trulli, CLP Packaging and Gueutier in France Success for Heidelberg France: A profile on three customers as they boost competitiveness through economical printing with ecological features. By Hilde Weißer…

-	Precision Printing makes its vision a reality Streamlined digital printing services are offered by London-based Precision Printing, which has doubled its turnover in just four years. An HP Indigo Case Study…

-	Rising to the challenge with HP Designjet Beyond Digital Imaging leverages HP Latex Inks for NASCAR Canada in its search for new business opportunities with digital printing. A Case Study from HP…

-	Graphic Tech guarantees fast food customer satisfaction Graphic Tech wins more business and serves up winning combo to national fast food chain in the United States with HP Scitex TJ8550 printers. A Case Study from HP…

-	Open house for packaging printers at KBA in Radebeul Tracking down production reserves: Rapida 142 or Rapida 185/205 was the question dominating the agenda of an open house targeting large-format and packaging printers...

-	Lenticular and more with a medium-format UV Rapida Weber Druck+Display in Weyhe near Bremen in Germany, has been producing advertising and POS materials for over 50 years and has evolved as a specialist for plastic substrates...

-	Greener print production in sheetfed and web Heider Druck in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, proves that sustainability can be compatible with performance in both web and sheetfed production…

-	Gigantic Color says ‘Yes we can!’ to previously out-of-reach jobs New HP flatbed digital printer dramatically boosts revenues and gives Gigantic Color a solid edge over screen printing competitors. A Case Study from HP…

-	Going for growth with fleet of KBA Prisma presses Successful completion of major project at India’s Dainik Bhaskar Group in Bangalore, Jaipur and lastly in Ahmedabad, northwest India…

03 On-line features for Jan/Feb

-	Empowering the Publisher through digital print Changing the way publishers communicate, digital print increases customer loyalty for Guardian News and Media Limited. A Case Study from HP

-	Photomec Elgg streamlines with Kodak Insite Prepress Portal Switzerland-based Photomec Elgg boosts efficiency and production accuracy with Kodak solutions for its prepress workflow and CTP technology for both flexo and offset printing…

-	Success for Heidelberg Schweiz AG First Speedmaster XL 145 to generate above-average growth at Schlaefli & Maurer, plus a host of other sheetfed and business successes, with environmental protection a factor for all formats...

-	Flexibility beating the recession at Vis Offset Dutch printer Vis Offset has installed its first Rapida 75 perfector press, which allows greater productivity and flexibility than its two previous presses. By Leon van Velzen

-	Rethinking seating with inkjet Stefan Sagmeister turns to HP Graphic Arts technology to create the revolutionary - and evolutionary - Darwin Chair. A Case Study from HP

-	Making the grade in educational publishing Custom textbooks created on the new HP Indigo W7200 digital press help reduce costs and improve instruction. A Case Study from HP…

-	How to get ahead in the newspaper business USA Today production meets round-the-clock deadlines with help from HP Designjet printersand HP Vivera inks. A Case Study from HP…

-	Four Rapidas with KBA’s new Flying JobChange for Ten Brink Euradius Group in The Netherlands ramps up book production at its subsidiary Ten Brink / HooibergHaasbeek in Meppel, The Netherlands. By Leon van Velzen

-	Bringing large-format into the studio Nature photographers achieve traditional darkroom feel with HP large-format digital printing. A Case Study from HP…