Kodak launched the new VioletNews Gold Digital Plate. This latest business-enhancing plate upgrade for newspaper printers in the company’s VioletNews Digital Plate range delivers improved performance, quality and consistency.
Concord Litho, the pride of the New Hampshire town that bears its name, has captured more than 50 awards in the past three years from entries in various worldwide printing contests. Augmenting the powerful designs and superior printing jobs from this independent web and sheetfed printer, in some cases, is a breath of fresh air in the form of chocolate, fresh-cut grass, popcorn, Oreo cookies and pickles. Yes, pickles.
Putting greater emphasis on applications and business development tools has been a growing trend among trade show exhibitors.
Eastman Kodak expects to raise up to $700 million through a series of financing transactions, including a commitment from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
At PRINT 09, Xeikon, a division of Punch Graphix, will be demonstrating the Xeikon 8000, the company's flagship digital color press at booth #2529, as well as featuring a dedicated label and packaging area.
Wilen Direct, one of the first U.S. adopters of the Kodak Prosper S10 Imprinting System, has recently completed the formal purchase process following several months of intense beta testing in which the Kodak System delivered outstanding results in quality and productivity.
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.
A long-standing industry leader in inkjet and custom-made machine control systems for the commercial printing and newspaper industries, FASTechnology Group LLC is now an authorized distributor of KODAK VERSAMARK D-Series Printing Systems in the United States and Canada.
The publishers of National Geographic have teamed up with Consolidated Graphics (CGX) and its HP Indigo digital printing capabilities to put a personal touch on their storied magazine.
Printing Impressions’ Digital Printing and Workflow News for September 2009
