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Fuji Xerox wants more certainty in colour management

2009-06-27T18:11:00+01:00

Fuji Xerox New Zealand has launched its colour managed workflow solution in a bid to make proofing and colour management a more exact science and less of a guessing game

Cyber takes Ryobi to the islands

2009-06-25T18:08:00+01:00

With its appointment as Ryobi service agent to the Pacific islands, Cyber New Zealand has added another string to its bow

One man drives digital at IPOD

2009-06-23T18:02:00+01:00

An Auckland printer finds that his Fuji Xerox 700 fits the bill in satisfying his customers’ needs for print on demand, and says that the current economic climate is helping people realise the benefits of digital printing

Square peg fits at Copy Solutions

2009-06-21T17:57:00+01:00

When Auckland commercial printer Digital Solutions looked at upgrading and expanding its digital solutions, Fuji Xerox and Printing Supplies and Machinery provided an answer for its digital print finishing

Spend more on IT to gain efficiencies

2009-06-17T20:04:00+01:00

Speaking at a recent Wellington Chamber of Commerce breakfast, Prime Minister John Key commented how government departments need to spend more on technology in order to gain efficiencies

“Connect with Opportunity” – Fujifilm: the complete solution provider

2009-06-17T19:57:00+01:00

Fujifilm has repositioned itself to offer a far greater product offering to the New Zealand market, all of which was on display at PacPrint in Melbourne last month

Quality rises at National Print Awards

2009-06-17T19:54:00+01:00

More than 800 printing industry professionals from across the country and overseas joined together on the final night of PacPrint 09 to recognise and celebrate the achievements of their peers at the 26th Australian National Print Awards. Wayne Robinson was there

Moving up the learning curve

2009-06-17T17:45:00+01:00

Taking on a new business from a different part of the industry requires new knowledge and skills as Auckland company Green Grapics found when it expanded in 2007

New Bioplastics Pavilion

2009-06-17T17:02:00+01:00

Auspack will be introducing a new Bioplastics Pavilion in 2009 to further enhance the visitors’ experience and educational opportunities over the four day exhibition

Océ ColorWave 600 – a new way to put print onto paper

2009-06-15T19:53:00+01:00

Innovative Christchurch printer CQ, made an investment in quality recently, when it took custody of one of the new Océ ColorWave 600 presses from Konica Minolta

The future of workflow

2009-06-15T19:15:00+01:00

Three years in the making, Fuji’s new XMF workflow is now commercially available. We look at some of the challenges it’s been designed to address and explain how Fuji technology, JDF and the PDF Print Engine put XMF at the front of the workflow race

HP Indigo technology leads label printer to new business

2009-06-15T16:40:00+01:00

A niche market screenprinting company is moving into digital print to take advantage of the trend towards short runs and customised labels

Alon Bar-Shany speaks

2009-06-13T20:07:00+01:00

The man responsible for HP Indigo Alon Bar-Shany has plenty of pointers for digital printers.

Blue Print Imaging (BPI) – your wide format solutions partner

2009-06-13T19:42:00+01:00

Since its inception in May 2000, the digital division of BPI has undergone its share of trials and tribulations. Now it finds itself at the top of its market

Label printers begin to look to the digital world

2009-06-13T16:33:00+01:00

While many sectors of the print industry have embraced digital technology, the label sector has been slow to really adopt digital printing in any great numbers. However, that has been changing over the past year, prompted both by market conditions and a number of new printers, reports Nessan Cleary

HP shaking print across entire region

2009-06-11T19:44:00+01:00

HP Asia Pacific and Japan invited 700 printers and two dozen journalists to Beijing on the eve of China Print to hear its thoughts for the future of digital print, Wayne Robinson reports

Screen printer scoops Apprentice of the Year Award

2009-06-11T19:33:00+01:00

Screen printer Sam Donaldson, from Screen Printing Solutions in Hamilton, was thrilled at becoming the 2008 Print Apprentice of the Year in Wellington

Three into two reaps rewards for Screen Offset Printing

2009-06-09T19:27:00+01:00

Screen Offset Printing in Queensland recently replaced three ageing machines with two brand new Komori Lithrones from CPI Group — one a half-size perfector. In the process, they have vastly improved environmental performance, increased short-run capacity and lifted both productivity and profitability

HP showcases new HP Indigo solutions at PacPrint 09

2009-06-09T19:21:00+01:00

In Melbourne last month at PacPrint 09, HP highlighted two new Indigo presses: the HP Indigo 7000 and the new industrial press, the HP Indigo ws6000

Walking with giants at Visy Glama print

2009-06-09T15:50:00+01:00

Visy Glama – an amalgamation of six Visy specialty print, packaging and supply chain businesses – has commissioned what it claims to be the largest sheet fed offset press in the southern hemisphere. Carlos Martinez met with Geoff Laing, sales and business development manager for Visy Glama to find out what benefits accompanied the giant press

Opportunities offshore say industry experts

2009-06-07T20:12:00+01:00

There are opportunities and profits to be made overseas by investing ahead of demand, Geoff Martin, CEO of labelling giant CCL Industries told apprehensive industry representatives at Latma. Meanwhile, Industry veteran Philip Brass also told attendees that Australian manufacturers must be prepared to make changes as more business heads offshore

New demands call for new ideas

2009-06-07T19:32:00+01:00

Packaging and label designs are no longer driven by the manufacturing process but by the requirements of the consumer, Michael Grima, director of structural packaging for design firm Outerspace Design told Latma. Meanwhile, business consultant Jason Clarke encouraged listeners to generate new ideas within their businesses

The road to label lean manufacturing

2009-06-07T19:29:00+01:00

Beginning to streamline operations can be as simple as reducing in-house transportation by moving stock closer to a machine, however becoming a truly lean business is an ongoing process, and while difficult and time consuming to implement, will reap benefits in the long term, industry consultant Victor Caune told attendees to the Latma conference

New Zealand savours sweet night at Pride In Print

2009-06-07T19:18:41+01:00

Wellington’s Convention Centre played host to this year’s Pride In Print Awards as a chocolate box described by judges as a ‘beautiful piece of work’ carried off the supreme award for a South Island printer

Chinese take-away

2009-06-07T19:01:00+01:00

Chinese manufacturer Hans Gronhi Printing Machinery has released a completely new design of Hans Gronhi 52cm press, which Australian supplier Pressnet says delivers affordability and precision engineering in a new premium B3 press

Cool Packaging

2009-06-07T15:42:00+01:00

Beer, brought to so many through the popular packaging of glass bottles and aluminium cans, has a long history, one which may be about to change direction

Venus rising in Melbourne

2009-06-05T18:55:00+01:00

While a number of printers are struggling in the volatile financial climate, Melbourne-based commercial printer Venus Press is not only riding out the storm but is investing in new equipment, recently purchasing a Ryobi 755 five colour press to enhance its production capabilities

Farr to call time on 43 year career

2009-06-03T19:20:00+01:00

Well known Sydney print identity Joe Farr is set to retire next month after 43 years in the print business, beginning as a letterpress apprentice

Alternate spot enhancements

2009-06-03T19:04:00+01:00

Aficionados claim the new Matt Etch Varnish is achieving a spot UV effect, but with no need for a dedicated UV spot varnish solution

Print meets electronics

2009-06-01T19:26:00+01:00

The next developmental step for print and electronic technologies will be the convergence of these currently parallel technologies into new hybrid devices that potentially combine the best attributes of both worlds, says PrintCity, offering great opportunities for printers