Tag: Offset
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Heidelberg upgrades SX102
Heidelberg has announced the latest generation of its Speedmaster SX102 B1 offset press, adding a range of automation features from its flagship XL presses.
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Agfa rethinks offset, plus Bluecrest, 6K and Avery Dennison
Kicking off this week’s round up of shorter news items, Agfa has announced its intention to separate out its Offset Solutions activities into a stand-alone legal entity structure and organization within the Agfa-Gevaert Group.
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Koenig and Bauer updates Rapida 76
Koenig and Bauer has released the latest generation of its Rapida 76 B2 offset press, which has a revamped design with improved accessibility for easy handling and faster servicing, along the lines of the new Rapida 106 X.
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Healey’s installs RMGT LED UV offset press
Healey’s Print Group, based in Ipswich, UK, has installed a B3 520GX offset litho press from Ryobi Mitsubishi Graphic Technology complete with LED UV curing.
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Etiketten-Küchler chooses Verico waterless plates
A year ago the German label printer Etikettenfabrik Erhard Küchler GmbH switched over to using Verico Zahara NWL plates.
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Heidelberg updates Speedmasters
Heidelberg has tweaked its Speedmaster XL 75 and CX 75 models, giving them a more ergonomic design to make life easier for operators, which in turn should improve the overall operating efficiency.
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Fujifilm extends Platesense to Europe
Fujifilm is rolling out its Platesense plate management scheme across Europe, having already trialled it in the UK since last summer.
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Sun Chemical launches LED sheetfed inks
Sun Chemical has developed a new range of UV LED inks for sheetfed offset printing. The SunWave Lumina inks are said to be suitable for use on all sheetfed press types and can be used with both single- and double-sided printing.
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Sun Chemical launches SunLit Publish ink
Sun Chemical has completed the roll-out of its SunLit Publish series of premium sheetfed offset process inks, which were initially introduced to some European markets but are now also available worldwide.
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Agfa releases Inktune and PressTune software
Agfa has announced two software tools, InkTune and PressTune, which together should help offset printers reach ISO and G7 standards for better, more consistent results, whilst also saving on ink costs.
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Koenig and Bauer to work with Huber
Koenig & Bauer has agreed a strategic partnership with ink supplier Hubergroup to improve the products and services they offer to customers.
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Offset plates to rise in price
Kodak has announced a price rise for its offset printing plates, which follows a similar announcement from Agfa earlier this month. Both companies have cited dramatic increases in the cost of raw aluminium with plate prices set to rise by around 10 percent .