Asia

First KBA Rapida 145 for China

2013-05-16T13:17:11+01:00

On the second day of China Print 2013 in Beijing, KBA handed the Rapida 145 showcased over to Ningbo Beike Packaging which becomes the first KBA Rapida 145 large-format press to go to China and the second in Asia to be installed after the trade show at the customer’s plant in Ningbo.

Australian printers win top HP honours

2013-05-16T04:27:34+01:00

Australian, Pakistani and Japanese print businesses have taken out the four awards in the HP Asia Pacific and Japan print excellence awards.

Chinaplas expects record visitor numbers

2013-05-15T04:55:38+01:00

Chinaplas 2013 will be held in Guangzhou from May 20-23 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Pazhou, Guangzhou following its staging in Shanghai last year with exhibition space expected to be 220,000 sqm and visitor numbers to exceed 100,000.

Goss launches new 2x1 web press

2013-05-14T13:05:38+01:00

Goss has introduced what is says is the world’s first high-automation, compact 2x1 press for newspaper, book and semi-commercial printing: the Magnum Compact.

Heidelberg heading to black as sales rise

2013-05-13T15:03:05+01:00

The world’s biggest press manufacturer Heidelberg says it has reached key milestone on its way back to profitability with a five per cent rise in sales in the year to March 31.

Canon to launch new workflow software

2013-05-12T13:01:04+01:00

Canon Professional Print will launch its new workflow software PRISMAprepare version 6.1 at PacPrint next week.

KBA taking Rapida 145 to China Print

2013-05-09T04:00:00+01:00

KBA will present a new-generation sheetfed offset press, the large-format Rapida 145 with a sheet size of 1060x1450mm and output of 17,000sph, at China Print from next week.

Roland DG expands East Asia operation

2013-05-09T04:00:00+01:00

Roland DG Corporation has added to its global senior executive team with the appointment of Michael Man to a new position as president of East Asia Sales HQ.

Kodak eyes emergence from Chapter 11

2013-05-08T12:46:34+01:00

Imaging giant Kodak is looking at emerging from its two year Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection status as early as this July.

Müller Martini to make books at China Print

2013-05-08T04:00:00+01:00

Swiss-based Müller Martini will present its latest solutions for printing and print finishing at China Print, producing books live with high levels of automation.

Ricoh expands light production portfolio

2013-05-07T04:00:00+01:00

Ricoh has added two new models - the Ricoh Pro C5110S and Ricoh Pro C5100S digital colour cut sheet production systems - to its portfolio of production printing solutions.

QuadTech heads for China Print

2013-05-06T04:00:00+01:00

QuadTech will highlight its portfolio of press control technology for the commercial web-offset, packaging and newspaper printing sectors.at China Print 2013, taking place in Beijing, from May 14-18 May.

Fuji Xerox launches 320sqm/hr printer

2013-05-05T12:14:05+01:00

Fuji Xerox has launched a new wide format printer with a blistering output speed of 320sqm a hour, targetting print runs of between 50 and 1000 posters.

Goss International ready for China Print

2013-05-05T04:00:32+01:00

Goss International will showcase its latest technology for commercial, book, newspaper and packaging printers at China Print on May 14-18.

Agfa launches web-to-print Storefront

2013-05-02T14:35:17+01:00

Agfa Graphics has launched the web-to-print solution Apogee StoreFront 1.3 that enables print service providers (PSP’s) to set up web stores.

Jet to distribute Stork Prints in Indonesia

2013-05-02T13:16:09+01:00

Jet Technologies is the new distributing partner of Stork Prints graphic arts printing portfolio for the Indonesian market, building on the partnership between the two companies in Australia and New Zealand.

Heidelberg and Polar invest in China

2013-05-02T04:00:43+01:00

Heidelberg and Polar have been working together for over 60 years and have now invested further in Asia with the establishment of manufacturing plants in Qingpu, China.

Esko moves into new office in Bangalore

2013-05-01T17:51:17+01:00

Strong growth opportunities in South Asia, and in particular India, have prompted Esko to move to a new office in Bangalore.

Another step forward with ISO 50001: Verdigris

2013-05-01T04:58:20+01:00

Agfa Graphics has had a sustained commitment to improving its carbon footprint for many years, It has also made considerable efforts to help the industry do so as well, particularly with the Azura line of chemistry-free plates and has now achieved the ISO 50001 for its plate manufacturing plants in the UK and Germany.

Brother misses out on Kodak document imaging

2013-04-29T17:38:38+01:00

Kodak will sell its imaging and document imaging businesses to its largest creditor, the UK Kodak Pension Plan, for US$650m, terminating a previous accord with Nagoya, Japan based Brother.

Over 250 companies to exhibit at PPI in Bangkok

2013-04-28T14:07:48+01:00

The fourth Pack Print International (PPI) will see over 250 companies exhibiting over four days from August 28-31, at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre.

Gidue to showcase new M3 press at China Print

2013-04-25T04:00:00+01:00

The new M3 Digital Flexo press from Nuova Gidue will be showcased at the eighth international China Print to be held in Beijing at the New China International Exhibition Centre on May 14-18.

Mondi plants given FSC and PEFC certifications

2013-04-24T04:00:00+01:00

Mondi’s industrial bags plants have been chain of custody certified to the FSC and PEFC standards.

Indian labels pioneer passes away

2013-04-23T04:14:59+01:00

Indian labels and printing pioneer Sardar Kartar Singh Dunglay the founder and owner of Good Work Company in New Delhi has passed away after a long battle with illness at the age of 78.

Garment printing big news at Fespa

2013-04-22T18:27:59+01:00

On the back of the booming textile printing sector, Fespa will play host to an initiative that it says will offer visitors an insight into advanced garment design trends and decoration techniques.

New factory in Thailand for Beumer Group

2013-04-21T16:06:02+01:00

The Beumer Group has opened a new factory building in Thailand, located in the eastern Chachoengsao Province.

Konica Minolta Indonesia customers visit Sydney

2013-04-18T04:00:00+01:00

Konica Minolta’s Indonesian customers were treated with a trip to the company’s facilities in Sydney, Australia where they were shown the latest technology.

Fuji Xerox opens branch in Myanmar

2013-04-17T16:51:57+01:00

Fuji Xerox is establishing a local branch of its business in Myanmar seeing potential growth in the emerging economy.

Printing pioneer Efi Arazi passes away aged 76

2013-04-16T16:27:24+01:00

Efraim ‘Efi’ Arazi, one of the pioneering giants of the global print industry has passed away.

Atlas to showcase latest range at Chinaplas 2013

2013-04-15T04:00:00+01:00

Atlas converting equipment will showcase its latest Atlas CW series and the Titan SR9 series slitter rewinders for film and flexible materials at Chinaplas 2013 to be held in Guangzhou, China from May 20-23.