Consumables developers have placed themselves at the forefront of sustainability. Thanks to them, printers can now go to the market armed with credible sustainable practices and products across the board

The rapidly growing Flint Group is a one stop resource for a range of printing inks, printing plates, image transfer products and pigments

The environment is top of the agenda for consumables developers, with rapid development setting print on its way to a credible sustainable future

AMS says its latest iCTP PlateWriter plate making device, which recently made its debut in New Zealand, will prove a winner.

Fujifilm has launched an improved version of its processless Pro-T plate: the Brillia HD Pro-T2.

Fujifilm has launched an improved version of its processless Pro-T plate: the Brillia HD Pro-T2.

The Dutch court in The Hague, Netherlands, has brought down its decision in the patent infringement case initiated by Agfa against Chinese plate manufacturer Chengdu Xingraphics, and according to Agfa, the judgement confirms the validity of its key patent for positive thermal plates, European patent EP823327. 

The Dutch court in The Hague, Netherlands, has brought down its decision in the patent infringement case initiated by Agfa against Chinese plate manufacturer Chengdu Xingraphics, and according to Agfa, the judgement confirms the validity of its key patent for positive thermal plates, European patent EP823327.

The Dutch court in The Hague, Netherlands, has brought down its decision in the patent infringement case initiated by Agfa against Chinese plate manufacturer Chengdu Xingraphics, and according to Agfa, the judgement confirms the validity of its key patent for positive thermal plates, European patent EP823327.

After a six-month intensive production trial period one of the world’s oldest printers, Ziegler Druck in Switzerland, has changed completely to use only conventional offset plates on its CTP unit

Kodak  Australia has unveiled the fastest and most productive addition to its Kodak Magnus 800 Platesetter line; a device that can image up to 60, eight-page plates per hour, at the highest image quality available in the industry

The end of the last century witnessed a new force entering the New Zealand prepress supply industry. Conceived as a uniquely Kiwi answer to rapidly changing technologies in digital prepress, Frontline Technologies is now amongst the largest of the hi-tech vendors supporting businesses across all segments of the New Zealand printing industry

Kodak reported its Graphic Communications Group sales for the second quarter increased by $40m from the year ago quarter, which the company attributes to a jump in digital plate sales, but earnings from operations for the segment totalled only $13m, compared with earnings of $29m in the year-ago quarter.

Kodak has reported its Graphic Communications Group sales for the second quarter increased by $40m from the year ago quarter, which the company attributes to a jump in digital plate sales. However earnings from operations for the segment only totalled $13m, compared with earnings of $29m in the year-ago quarter.

Kodak has reported its Graphic Communications Group sales for the second quarter increased by $40m from the year ago quarter, which the company attributes to a jump in digital plate sales. However earnings from operations for the segment only totalled $13m, compared with earnings of $29m in the year-ago quarter.

As many New Zealand printers face spiraling costs and increasing pressure to remain competitive and flexible, staff members at Frontline Technologies NZ Ltd believe that the latest offering from Kodak is the most responsive product for a challenging industry.

Australian prepress company PageSet Digital Print has placed an order for a computer to plate image-setting system, Suprasetter 105, which brings Heidelberg sales for the model to 2000. The Suprasetter 105 has a throughput of 27 plates per hour, and the order includes a multi cassette loader for up to 600 plates and the Prinect Prepress Manager for an automated prepress workflow.

Japanese printing machinery manufacturer Komori has introduced its latest press at drupa, which the company claims includes a host of up-graded features, designed to improve print quality and turnover times. The Lithrone SX40 has a new maximum running speed of 18,000sph, as well as a higher speed, fully automatic plate change, with non stop plate removal.

Kodak has unveiled a new digital plate for high performance printing, which the company claims exhibits high prepress and on-press stability, high quality resolution, run length and color control. Kodak also says the plate helps printers reduce overall plate consumption and energy usage.

At its Pre-Drupa Event at the company headquarters in Lier (Belgium), Punch Graphix unveiled a new generation of platesetters for UV plate exposure: the basysPrint UV-Setter 400 and 800 series, in response says the company to the growing demand on the market for CTcP systems