i-grafix news http://www.i-grafix.com 2010-03-21T00:08:02+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com http://www.i-grafix.com/template/i-grafix/images/logo.gif text/html 2010-03-13T13:34:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42012&Itemid=141 <p>Kodak’s CEO Antonio Perez flew into Melbourne recently, Wayne Robinson asked him for his assessment of print and its prospects for the future, particularly with the Stream high speed full colour continuous feed inkjet system</p> text/html 2010-03-11T03:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41994&Itemid=137 <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p /><span lang="EN-US" /> text/html 2010-03-07T18:23:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41607&Itemid=141 <p>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</p> text/html 2010-03-07T13:13:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41624&Itemid=141 <p>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</p> text/html 2010-02-23T17:58:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41740&Itemid=153 <p>Tribute asks whether this will be the year publishers look seriously at the benefits of high speed inkjet printing</p> text/html 2010-02-15T17:50:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41511&Itemid=141 <p>High speed digital inkjet developer InfoPrint Solutions invited AP Editor Wayne Robinson to view its regional development and demonstration centre Shanghai</p> text/html 2010-02-07T16:51:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41493&Itemid=141 <p>One of Australia’s leading screen printing companies has just installed the country’s first Agfa M-Press Tiger, the new digital high speed inkjet solution. Wayne Robinson reports</p> text/html 2010-01-06T10:29:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40906&Itemid=141 <p>In part 2 of AP’s analysis of the rapidly emerging high speed colour inkjet printing sector we look at the major solutions that have been revealed so far, giving an insight into what printers can expect to see at Ipex next May</p> text/html 2010-01-01T09:53:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40881&Itemid=141 <p>Chris Reid, vice president Asia Pacific at high speed inkjet web developer  Infoprint Solutions says the world is changing, with opportunities abounding for those with their finger on the pulse</p> text/html 2009-11-15T14:25:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40506&Itemid=141 <p>Visitors to drupa last year were taken aback by the shock arrival of high speed colour inkjet printing solutions, Wayne Robinson reports on the latest updates</p> text/html 2009-04-25T14:18:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37169&Itemid=141 <p>The image coming out of the wide format inkjet printer may seem the same but as the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat, Wayne Robinson looks at the different technologies </p> text/html 2008-08-29T13:38:05+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34051&Itemid=141 <p>While the drupa headlines focused on digital inkjet print the bulk of print at the show was coming from highly specified offset presses, highlighting its continued pre-eminent role in print, reports Wayne Robinson</p> text/html 2008-08-01T14:14:05+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33389&Itemid=141 <p>Best known for its CTP systems, Screen is making a major breakthrough in digital printing, with several systems on show at drupa.</p> text/html 2008-07-09T03:48:30+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33144&Itemid=153 <p>In the aftermath of drupa, Tribute reviews what was shown and what stood out as the most important or most interesting developments.</p> text/html 2008-06-09T19:20:01+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32800&Itemid=153 <p>Heric says inkjet will offer print beyond print opportunities for printers that want to bring their expertise to new applications.</p> text/html 2008-06-06T14:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32253&Itemid=193 InfoPrint is chasing the transpromo, print on demand, direct marketing and automated document business with the launch of its full colour high volume continuous feed InfoPrint 5000 enhanced with AFP front end and its EMP156 cut-sheet printer. <br /> text/html 2008-06-03T14:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32177&Itemid=193 <p>Challenging for most popular stand display at drupa is the new Océ Jetstream full-colour high volume inkjet printer, which is pumping out colour at an amazing 200 metres a minute.</p> text/html 2008-06-02T14:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32143&Itemid=193 <p>Imaging giant Fujifilm has sprung one of the major surprises of the show, with the launch of what it claims is the world’s first single pass high speed large format (B2) sheetfed inkjet press, which for now is named Jetpress 720.</p> text/html 2008-06-01T14:30:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32104&Itemid=193 As the halfway point arrives for the 14th drupa no-one can be in any doubt that high-volume full-colour inkjet printing has arrived on the main stage for print, certainly not the multitudes from around the globe gathering at print's Mecca – the Düsseldorf Messe Centre.<br /> text/html 2008-05-30T14:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32084&Itemid=193 Kodak CEO Antonio Perez made the boldest claim so far at drupa, telling the world&rsquo;s press that the company&rsquo;s fledgling inkjet Stream technology will &lsquo;change print forever&rsquo;. text/html 2008-04-23T19:40:42+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34148&Itemid=141 <p>The HP Designjet large format range of printers is renowned for producing prints with rich colour and sharp detail that are suitable for a multitude of applications in the indoor and outdoor signage markets </p> text/html 2008-04-20T14:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31991&Itemid=153 HP&rsquo;s pre-drupa Israel press conference saw the company announce two seriously significant brand new technologies, Rod Hayes was there for Australian Printer&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> text/html 2006-04-17T07:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3648&Itemid=153 Since returning from holidays, Rod Urquhart spoke to two of the absolute technical pillars of the inkmaking fraternity, Fred Vale of DIC Colortron and Otto Stumbras of Siegwerk, about the lightfastness of printed material. This inspired him to update one of his early articles on ink fading text/html 2005-06-07T07:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=153 Some basic errors were surprisingly present in print jobs submitted to the National Print Awards judging committee. text/html 2005-06-07T07:00:00+01:00 http://www.i-grafix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=153 The early part of 2005 has brought some major changes to the major players in the graphic arts. Andrew Tribute looks at the results