Agfa Graphics

Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of the new :Jeti 1224 UV HDC inkjet printer, which will be demonstrated for the first time on the Agfa stand at ISA in Orlando, FL, 8-10 April 2010.

Bramkamp established partnerships with several companies that each operate independently, but can work in tandem to offer customers a wider range of products and integrated marketing services.

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Gandi Innovations, a provider of large format inkjet systems has been operating under CCAA protection in Canada and Chapter 15 in the United States since May 2009.

A strong argument can be made for having a press equipped with in-line UV printing and coating capabilities, and it goes like this: Many of your competitors cannot, or will not, make the leap to UV because of the financial commitment involved.

Group sales decreased 8.1 percent to 681 million Euro in the quarter and its recurring gross profit margin improved from 30.1 percent in the third quarter of 2008 to 32.3 percent.

Putting greater emphasis on applications and business development tools has been a growing trend among trade show exhibitors.

PRINT 09 offered an array of wide-format printing systems and highlighted a number of industry trends that could present opportunities for commercial printers, including sustainability and high-volume POP production.

xpedx spent this year expanding its offerings with the equipment and services North American printers have asked for. It’s all going to be shown and discussed in the company’s largest-ever exhibit at PRINT 09 in Chicago, booth 1221. It also will hold a contest for printers, awarding two U.S.-based commercial and/or in-plant printers an all-expense-paid trip for two to the new xpedx Technology Center in metro Cincinnati. The two-day trip is valued at approximately $2,500 per winner.

Agfa Graphics plans to demonstrate the Dotrix Modular high speed digital press at PRINT 09. Attendees will see live demonstrations of a variety of packaging and specialty printing applications including folding cartons, flexible packaging, labels, POP and more.