Author: Nessan Cleary

  • Canon updates business program

    Canon has improved its Essential Business Builder Program with a series of themed workshops and curriculum-based educational packages to guide and support customers. The program is designed to help customers get the most out of their digital presses.

  • Ready for take off

    This week sees the Fespa show hit the road again, this time in Cologne. Fespa shows are normally a good snapshot of what’s happening in the wide format world, with just about everybody in the industry from around the world getting together. Having survived the dubious pleasures of an early morning Ryanair flight, here are a…

  • Creative Edge upgrades 3D design software

    Creative Edge Software has overhauled its IC3D Suite, which offers real-time 3D packaging design and visualization with the launch of v3.0. This is suitable for products such as bottles, cans, flexible packages, cartons, bags and plastic containers.

  • CMA Imaging to show Duratran alternative

    CMA Imaging is to demonstrate Perfect Trans at the Fespa show. This is said to be a recyclable alternative to Duratran that avoids using RA4 silver halide film for lightboxes.

  • Sawgrass to launch online design software

    Ink manufacturer Sawgrass is to launch its own CreativeStudio design software. It’s a browser-based system that is part of Sawgrass’ existing Virtuoso HD Product Decorating System and will be demonstrated at next week’s Fespa show.

  • Roland DG launches Mac-based wide format RIP

    Roland has announced a new RIP and print management software, Rolandprintstudio, for Mac OS X that will work with its range of printers and cutters. It’s a 64-bit applications based around the Adobe PDF Print Engine.

  • Agfa releases first quarter figures for 2015

    Agfa has published its latest figures, for the first quarter of 2015, which show that the restructuring is starting to pay off. Revenue has remained the same as for the same period the last year at €622m, but gross profit has risen by 8.2 percent from €182m to €197m.

  • KBA sales drop despite rising orders

    KBA has reported its figures for the first quarter of 2015, which show orders for sheetfed offset and special presses of €306.7m, a 27% rise on the previous year. However, despite this welcome good news, the group sales and earnings came to just €177.3m, down 16.9% on 2014.

  • Heidelberg to launch Digital front end

    Heidelberg is to release its own digital front end and is hosting a Dedicated To Digital open house to show it off on 17th June this year.

  • Filemaker 14 cross platform database released

    Filemaker, which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary, has released the latest version of its eponymous database, Filemaker 14. In that time FileMaker has shipped more than 20 million copies of its Mac and PC offering, and over 1.5 million downloads of its FileMaker Go app for iPad and iPhone. Filemaker 14 now includes support…

  • Sappi set to increase European prices

    Following on from the general turmoil in the paper market and the closure of both PaperLinx UK and Tullis Russell, Sappi has announced that it will increase the prices of its European coated fine and coated mechanical reels by 8 percent.

  • EFI snaps up global MIS order

    EFI has secured a worldwide deal to supply its MIS to Snap Franchising. Headquartered in Australia, Snap is one of the largest franchising companies covering the quickprint, marketing and design market with branches in Australia, New Zealand, China and Ireland.