Geon is the biggest sheetfed printer in the country, and after a period of acquisition and consolidation is now going on the front foot. Wayne Robinson talks to CEO Graham Morgan about his plans for the business
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Geon is the biggest sheetfed printer in the country, and after a period of acquisition and consolidation is now going on the front foot. Wayne Robinson talks to CEO Graham Morgan about his plans for the business
Heidelberg’s Bill Wall and Kodak’s Tony Harvey have collectively amassed more than fifty-five years working in the printing industry. The pair crossed paths in the eighties and are now together again as their companies prepare to go to market with the new Heidelberg ANZ (HAN) and Kodak Australasia (Kodak) consumables agreement. They spoke to Australian Printer about their careers and how they see this move by HAN and Kodak as a benchmark for the future
The new iCTP solution from Glunz & Jensen uses an innovative inkjet system to produce metal plates with no chemistry, in daylight, and at low cost
Frederik Dehing, president of prepress giant Agfa Oceania, gives his assessment of the direction prepress is taking as we move into 2010
The Gallus Group sold over 20 Gallus ECS 340 presses to customers around the world, including two to Australia, within a few weeks of the market launch at Labelexpo Europe 2009
A one stop shop strategy has enabled David Clarke to turn this Snap franchise into a winner since buying the business eight years ago, reports Wayne Robinson
Quick Print Technologies says the Xanté PlateMaker5 system has the capabilities to meet printers’ key criteria for their move up to CtP. Quick Print, the Australasian distributer for Xanté, outlines that the technology of the PM5 assures clean plates, crisp film, sharp images, accurate registration and exact halftones
There are plenty of options for printers looking at CTP with Grafika Links offering some innovative solutions
Epson is making it easier for print professionals to achieve highest quality targets with Fogra certified proofing paper and the world’s first water-based white ink for package proofing applications
Supplied by Currie Group the US manufactured ECRM workflow and CTP solutions provide increased productivity benefits for printers
Paper industry information provider RISI has announced plans for their 2010 Asian pulp and paper industry conference. The 11th Asian Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference is set to take place June 7-9 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai. |
In-line with the on-going success of UV flatbed printing, Starleaton Digital Solution says it is now stocking KAPAplast a foam-cored board made from dense polyurethane, which the company says cuts cleanly and easily and can be grooved or even hinged.
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The Packaging Council of Australia’s (PCA) 2010 Australian Packaging Awards – for industry – have been launched. The Council says the Awards have been further streamlined giving a total of nine Awards including the Best of Show. |
A senior manager with Océ-Australia, Michael Boyle, has been appointed international marketing director for wide format products, based at Océ head office in Venlo, The Netherlands.
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Autobond is planning a technology demonstration at Ipex 2010 which it says could have implications far beyond the laminating process. The company plans to showcase a Mini sheet-fed laminator with the ability to inkjet print a spot UV, LED curable varnish in-line on top of matt film. |