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New Versafire: Heidelberg takes integration of digital and offset printing to next level
Digital printing remains a lucrative growth market in the printing industry worldwide. It now accounts for some 20 percent of the global print production volume (PPV) and is growing at an annual rate of around three percent. The latest Versafire generation from Heidelberg offers systematically enhanced digital presses for the commercial sector. The company is thus taking the integration of offset and digital printing to the next level and further strengthening its market position in the digital segment.
Nopinz finishes with flying colours
Founded in 2013, Nopinz is a renowned UK-based manufacturer of clothing for cyclists and triathletes. The company's first product was the ‘SpeedPocket’, a product that allows competitors to attach their race numbers more easily (and with ‘no pins’) while improving the all-important aerodynamics. Soon recognising the customer demand for premade attire with incorporated number pockets, the company embarked on a mission to manufacture these new product lines itself. Today, Nopinz boasts a diverse portfolio, with 60% of its products made in-house, catering to a growing customer base across the UK and international markets.
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Drupa 2024: Ticket shop now open
Ticket sales for drupa 2024 have started. Under the heading “we create the future” drupa places the industry’s innovative power centre stage and provides a relevant platform for tomorrow’s technologies. Numerous services assist in the best planning possible for a perfect trade fair visit. For eleven days, everything shaping the future of a whole industry will be on display here. From 28 May to 7 June of next year, the highly anticipated drupa trade fair will be held once again in Düsseldorf at last after a pandemic-induced 8-year break. Tickets are available as of now from www.drupa.com.
The new SigmaLine Compact: More books per roll
The SigmaLine Compact arrives on the market: Following last year's announcement, Müller Martini's latest innovation in digital print finishing is now available. The SigmaLine Compact enables digital roll printers to produce more end products in a smaller space with fewer staff and a lower waste rate.
Wipak strengthens gravure division with Bobst oneECG
Driven by its vision to become the “most sustainable company in the flexible packaging sector”, Wipak Walsrode, together with Bobst, has set out to take its gravure printing division to a new level with Bobst’s oneECG technology. The Lower Saxony company is thus continuing its long-standing partnership with Bobst.
Agfa showcases inkjet printing advances at Printing United Expo
Agfa will showcase its latest inkjet printing solutions at Printing United Expo (Atlanta, GA, 18-20 October), including the high-speed Onset X3 HS with robotic automation debuting Agfa’s new Onset 560 white ink, and the efficiency-increasing Flex Roll-to-Roll system on the Tauro H3300 UHS.
Koenig & Bauer and Hybrid Software with Exclusive Solution for Packaging Workflow
Press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer and Hybrid Software, an innovative software solutions provider for labels and packaging, have combined competencies to supply an exclusive product for Koenig & Bauer’s Rapida sheetfed offset presses. Acting as a gateway, PrintFusion steers Koenig & Bauer presses with Packz prepress software and the Cloudflow production workflow suite.
Two new perfect binders: Antaro and Antaro Digital
With the new Antaro, which is available in two versions, Müller Martini is launching a compact perfect binder platform that is suitable for highly flexible use. In the OnDemand sector, it can produce digital single books at up to 2,000 cycles per hour - with the lowest staffing levels. In the conventional version, it delivers up to 4,000 cycles per hour.
Market launch rounds off label paper portfolio
Sappi, manufacturer of speciality papers, is expanding its portfolio of wet-glue label papers with the new wet-strength, alkali-resistant Parade Label Pro WS, produced at the Gratkorn site in Austria. Exactly one year ago, Sappi announced the investment of tens of millions of euros in a state-of-the-art technical infrastructure at this site to be able to produce wet-strength, alkali-resistant label papers in the future and to establish itself as a full-range supplier of label papers in the long term.
Successful celebrations for the 175th anniversary of Koenig & Bauer (AT)
2023 will be a year of anniversaries for the Koenig & Bauer Group, as the 125th anniversary of the Radebeul plant will be joined by 175 years in Austria. Much has changed since 1848, when the company was founded as Maschinenfabrik Heinrich Löser. Today the company stands for the highest quality and innovative strength in the assembly of security printing presses.
Kodak: New Ektacolor Inks and Optimax Primers
Kodak has developed optimized water-based ink and primer products for its high-speed continuous inkjet technologies – Kodak Stream and Kodak Ultrastream Technology – that enhance the benefits of both technologies in all applications. As part of the launch of new brands, Kodak now introduces Ektacolor Inks and Optimax Primers.
Xeikon introduces top-speed toner label press for lights-out operation
Xeikon has announced the introduction of a new high-productivity and highly automated dry toner press aimed specifically at volume label printing with the highest quality. The Xeikon LX3000 model, affectionately known as The Lion, was presented to the public for the first time at the Xeikon booth during Labelexpo Europe 2023 in Brussels, on 11–14 September.
