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Printhead Retrofit Offered

Published: September 01, 2010
Company joined with Digital Printing Solutions & Technology (DPST) to develop equipment that allows DPST's digital printhead system to be installed on

Toner Meets FDA Guidelines

Published: September 01, 2010
QA-I toner meets all applicable FDA guidelines for indirect food contact under room temperature and less severe conditions as well as direct food contact

Label Press for Many Substrates

Published: September 01, 2010
The SurePress L-4033A digital label press prints on a range of off-the-shelf substrates to 13 in. wide at speeds to 16 fpm and is said to fit easily into

Deinking Study Is Shared

Published: August 01, 2010
The Digital Print Deinking Alliance (DPDA) shared the first of a series of scientific research investigations into the deinkability of inkjet printed papers at the PTS/CTP Deinking Symposium held in Munich, Germany, in April. Inkjet prints were successfully deinked

Xennia Has New Facility

Published: July 01, 2010
Xennia Technology, an industrial inkjet solutions provider, announces the acceleration of its ability to supply industrial inkjet inks, offering commercial supply of a range of XenInx specialist inks in production volumes from a new, purpose-built facility

Edale reports success at IPEX 2010

Published: June 29, 2010
Edale's goal of promoting its range of printing and converting equipment was achieved successfully following the company's participation at this year's IPEX exhibition held at the Birmingham NEC

Combining for Durability

Published: June 11, 2010
EFI announces a joint effort with FLEXcon, Spencer, MA. Together the companies have obtained UL recognition for durable label solutions that combine the use of certain UL-certified FLEXcon

RIT Installs HP in Lab

Published: June 01, 2010
RIT Installs HP in Lab PALO ALTO, CA | HP reports the Rochester Inst. of Technology (RIT) has installed an HP Indigo WS6000 digital press in its Printing

Stocks for Wine Give High Color

Published: May 01, 2010
Digital wine label stocks are compatible with HP Indigo technology. Products are topcoated, said to ensure exceptional printability and a longer shelf

Short-Run Economics

Published: May 01, 2010, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
For more than 60 years, The Colad Group has built a reputation for excellence, delivering world-class packaging solutions to a variety of Fortune 5000

Overlaminates for Digital Printing

Published: May 01, 2010
Self-wound overlaminates designed for digital printing operations and engineered with a proprietary adhesive formula are said to offer durability, scratch

Digital Press Is Flexible

Published: April 01, 2010
The X-Jet from Omet, a digital version of the X-Flex line, is offered as a single unit of four printing heads (standalone) or in combination with an X-Flex

Print Labels with Lower Costs

Published: March 01, 2010
The LX900 color label printer produces labels at speeds to 4.5 in./sec. Company says separate ink cartridges for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black keep

Market Reports Cover Future of Packaging

Published: February 01, 2010
SURREY, UK Pira Intl. offers two studies that provide market forecasts to 2014 for packaging. They provide insight into key market drivers and trends

Color Gamut Is Expanded

Published: February 01, 2010
An extended color gamut on :Dotrix Modular single-pass digital inkjet press features six-color, UV-curable inkjet inks. The orange and violet color stations

Print Digital UV At High Speeds

Published: February 01, 2010
The Inca Onset S20 4th-generation flatbed printer is a high-speed, UV digital model featuring Dimatix Spectra SE128 printheads with 156 printheads arranged

Press Suited for Many Applications

Published: January 01, 2010
UV LED-cure, single-pass press features output at through-cure speeds to 80 fpm. Press can run material widths of 6.3 in. and has a maximum printing width

Digital Press Gives High Definition

Published: January 01, 2010
The 8000 digital press features a high-precision, LED-based imaging head said to generate image quality with sharp, crisp details, high definition, and

Offset Press Is Waterless

Published: January 01, 2010
The 52DI-AC digital offset press features an integrated aqueous coater. Environmentally friendly solution offers waterless printing, water-based aqueous

Achieve Quality Display Graphics

Published: January 01, 2010
The Onset S20 delivers POP quality production at speeds to 2,690 sq ft/hr or 50 full bed sheets/hr on substrates to 2 in. thick. Said to produce high

Marsh Labels Goes Digital

Published: January 01, 2010
AB Graphic Intl. reports the sale of its first Digicon-Lite label converter in the UK to West Sussex-based Marsh Labels

Print Labels in High Resolution

Published: December 01, 2009
The iTech AXXIS digital label system comprises a high-resolution (5,760 1,440 dpi) roll-fed CMYK print engine featuring variable-droplet technology, and

Press Aids Short Runs

Published: December 01, 2009
The iGen4 press powered by Stora Enso Gallop is an integrated, in-line digital packaging solution for folding carton manufacturing. Designed to make short

Digital Printer Adds Flatbed Unit

Published: December 01, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, UK | Inca Digital Printers reports Reading, UK-based VgL has ordered an Inca Onset S20 flatbed digital printer from Fujifilm Sericol.

Many Color Benefits

Published: December 01, 2009
The Stylus Pro 7900 and 9900 proofing editions feature UltraChrome HDR ink technology and are powered by the EFI Colorproof XF RIP. Said to offer high

Digital Printing, Part 2 | Commercial

Published: November 01, 2009, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Some part of many converters' total business is now more suited to digital rather than analog printing. This could be as much as 10%-15%, and use of a digital press frees up the analog presses for the business to which they are better suited.

UV Inkjet Doubles Throughput

Published: November 01, 2009
The Jetrion 4830 UV inkjet system increases throughput by more than 2x compared to the Jetrion 4000. Powered by company's Fiery XF RIP, system is said

Digital Printing, Part 1 | Technology

Published: October 01, 2009
In the most recent columns, the competition between flexo and gravure printing was examined. It seems that digital printing is becoming a factor in this

Digital Offset Press Speeds Delivery

Published: September 01, 2009
Presstek has installed its first 52DI-UV digital offset press at LSD G. Neumann GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

Breaking Barriers

Published: August 01, 2009, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Inkjet presses account for just 1% of all press installations in the US, but at least 10% of all new press sales incorporate the obviously growing technology.

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