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  Toray Graphics , a leading manufacturer of offset plate technologies , announced the development of a breakthrough dry offset printing plate designed to deliver exceptionally photorealistic imagery in two-piece beverage can printing .  The newly developed Prixia plate builds on Toray’s extensive expertise and track record in printing plate production using silicon rubber , one of the company’s core technologies for printing materials. Prixia delivers a printing quality of up to 250 lines per inch, compared to a resolution of 75 to 120 lines per inch for common photopolymer plates . Toray’s Prixia plate delivers higher image quality  In developing this innovative plate solution, Toray sought input from several industry constituents about the value of the highly improved quality delivered by Prixia. These ranged from consumers to designers and talent agencies, and the company reports that all were highly impressed with what they saw.  The consensus from these discu...

  As per Reuters Digital News Report 2021, across countries, almost three-quarters (73%) now access news via a smartphone – up from 69% in 2020. Little wonder then, that mobile apps are becoming a growing need for digital publishers. Quintype presents a webinar on "Apps for the modern age publisher", featuring Swapnil Malpathak, head – Digital at Sakal Media Group and Chirdeep Shetty, chief executive officer, Quintype, as panelists sharing their expert perspectives on the topic. The webinar shall cover the mobile-specific approach for digital publishers; market trends – growing popularity of aggregators like Google News; challenges and best practices in mobile app adoption; publishers' requisites for an ideal mobile app; and eSakal experience shared by Malpathak. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, 31 August 2021 at 1500 hrs IST (0930 hrs GMT). Recording of the webinar will be provided to registrants. Click here to reserve your seat for this event

New Delhi, 24 August 2021, Fujifilm India, a pioneer in print-imaging technologies, announces its Revoria PC 1120, a production color printing press it says is aimed at the high-end professional printing market. The Revoria PC 1120 can print up to 6 colors simultaneously in a single pass. Fujifilm was earlier part of Fuji-Xerox from which it exited (separated) about three years ago and is now manufacturing and selling digital presses under its name. The Revoria PC 1120 press has a rated speed of 120 A4 pages a minute printing in 6 colors. In addition, the company’s press release states that the press’s output resolution of 2400 x 24000 driven by its 10-bit data server provides high-definition output. The Revoria PC 1120 will be sold and serviced by Fujifilm India’s local partner Insight Print Communications. The Revoria PC 1120 contains a single-pass, 6-color print engine, with up to two special toners such as gold, silver, clear, white, pink, and textured coating toners that can be o...

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) is delighted to announce the acquisition of MultiCam , a U.S. manufacturer and distributor of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) cutting machines and digital finishing processes . The acquisition of MultiCam, including its operations in the U.S. and sales offices in Canada and Germany, expands Kongsberg PCS’ market reach and customer base across North America and Europe and creates the world’s first diversified provider of digital finishing and CNC cutting machines. Kongsberg on being an expert in the digital finishing industry Stuart Fox , president of the company, said, “This is a monumental day for Kongsberg and MultiCam. Our businesses coming together to drive best-in-class cutting and finishing processes will deliver a tremendous advantage for our global customer base. Following the completion of the deal, I am now excited to begin integrating our businesses and exploring new markets.” [caption id="attachment_63069" alig...

We have long maintained that the pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns only highlighted the print industry's problems with a sluggish economy for seven quarters before Q4 of FY 2019-20. Nevertheless, like many other businesses, we were hoping for our investments to come good with the start of FY 2020-21. Like other publishing and print-related businesses, we had invested considerable effort and cash in a future that never came because of the first lockdown that began on 25 March 2020. As a result, private schoolbook publishers and printers never received the last quarter orders they usually get for the upcoming year. Many printers had already installed presses in the last quarter, and others were lucky not to because long-outstanding payments that were to arrive in Q3 and Q4 never arrived. Sometimes the outstanding amounts of the previous financial year keep coming in April also – with backdated checks. It took the following year for most but not all of these payments to arrive. The ...

  Fujifilm India , an enterprise in imaging technologies announced the inauguration of its experience center at Museo Camera Center for the Photographic Arts, Gurugram. The Fujifilm Experience Center, in collaboration with Museo Camera, is said to be the first-of-its-kind where the company will be conducting monthly workshops with their X-ambassadors. Inaugurating on World Photography Day, Koji Wada, managing director, Masaki Zenko, senior manager of Photo Imaging Division, and Arun Babu, general manager Electronic Imaging and Optical Devices Division at Fujifilm India were present at the center. To encourage consumers to learn new skills in photography, Fujifilm India will run a series of workshops every month with their X-ambassadors. On World Photography Day, the company is organizing a special six-hour-long workshop on the “Art of Travelling” with X-ambassadors, hosted by esteemed photographers like Dinesh Khanna, T Narayan, and Sundeep Bali. These influential and renowned pho...

  Konica Minolta Business Solutions India introduced a new line of color digital production presses, the AccurioPress C4070 and AccurioPrint C4065 , on 12 August via a virtual press event. “Our launch of the C4070 & C4065 is yet another important step in enhancing our line of color production printers , providing an easy transition into digital printing with inline finishing options allowing prints to be ready for delivery off the press,” said by Tai Nizawa , managing director of Konica Minolta Business Solutions India. “The advanced automation, high quality and productivity and myriad finishing options these presses offer translate into endless opportunities for printers to expand into new markets.” Nizawa said that Konica Minolta has established a very strong market position in India and the company would like to continue to enhance its customers’ businesses. “Our customers can expect much better enhanced quality from these newly launched presses,” he said.  Tai Nizaw...

Publishers' Exchange is hosting a discussion forum on Zubaan Translation Program with Urvashi Butalia today, 16 August 2021, at 1800 hrs IST.  Urvashi Butalia co-founded Kali for Women in 1984 and in 2003, Zubaan. With over 35 years of experience in feminist and independent publishing, she has a formidable reputation in the industry in India and abroad. She also has a long involvement in the women’s movement in India and is a well-known writer, both in academia and in the literary world. She has several works to her credit, key among which is her path-breaking study of Partition, The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India which won the Oral History Book Association Award, and the Nikkei Asia Award for Culture. Speaking Peace: Women's Voices from Kashmir is another notable book that she has authored.   Butalia has also taught publishing for over 20 years and is on the advisory boards of a number of national and international organizations. She has recei...

The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) is pleased to announce Unbound , a virtual event for industrial and functional printing opportunities, scheduled to run on 15 September 2021 from 10:00 am-3:00 pm EDT. APTech's Unbound will focus on opportunities in functional and industrial print Unbound will be a one-day virtual event and online trade fair that showcases the many opportunities in functional and industrial print—where the print is part of a manufacturing process used to decorate or enhance the functionality of a product or create an entirely new product. At Unbound, we expand the notion of what " print " means and explore what it can be. And opportunities abound for businesses of all sizes. Thayer Long , president of APTech, commented, "Print is more than ink on paper , and it's more than a medium that conveys a message. Look around, and you will see something that has been printed—wallcoverings, flooring, glass, fabrics, ceramics, tiles, contai...

  Altana achieved double-digit growth in the first half of 2021. In the first six months of the year, the specialty chemicals group’s sales rose by 24 percent to 1,334 million euros compared to the same period of the previous year (1,078 million euros), which was significantly influenced by the coronavirus pandemic .  The sales increase was driven by strong demand for Altana solutions in almost all sales segments. Adjusted for acquisition and exchange‑rate effects, sales were up by 26 percent. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased to 283 million euros, 40 percent above the previous year’s figure (202 million euros). Owing to demand, the EBITDA margin reached 21.2 percent in the first half of 2021, thus exceeding the company’s long‑term target range of 18 to 20 percent and the same period of 2020 (18.7 percent). In the first six months, the company once again spent a considerable amount on research and development, over 80 million...

  Epson has announced a new T-series of printheads that use its PrecisionCore thin film piezo technology and are aimed primarily at the wide format sign market. Epson’s T3200 printhead includes a heater for UV ink and is designed primarily for entry level wide format printers. So far Epson has discussed two of these heads, the T3200, which uses four of its PrecisionCore chips, and the T1600, which uses two PrecisionCore chips. They use the same PrecisionCore chip as the S-3200, with the same piezo actuator, and therefore the same drop placement accuracy. They have a 7.5pl native drop size. Both heads have the same form factor at 113.4 x 52 x 30.35 mm and offer the same print width of 67.2 mm. The T-3200 can be configured for either two channels at 600dpi each or four channels at 300dpi each, while the T-1600 can be set up with a single color at 600dpi or two colors at 300dpi each. The reason for offering the two versions is to give OEMs more flexibility in the way they config...

  DS Printech China , due to take place in Shanghai from 6 – 8 August, will be rescheduled due to the recent emergence of Covid-19 cases in different provinces in China. A new date for the digital and screen printing fair will be announced shortly. “In response to the relevant government authorities’ requirements on pandemic containment and to safeguard the health and safety of all attendees, we have decided to postpone DS Printech China to a later date,” Wendy Wen , senior general manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd explained.  “The wellbeing of all our stakeholders is paramount, while we also wish to ensure the fair takes place at a time when participants will be able to travel safely. We appreciate the ongoing support and understanding of our exhibitors and visitors and hope to be able to announce the new details soon.” DS Printech is a rebranded fair of CSGIA and Textile Digital Printing China DS Printech China , a platform dedicated to the digital and screen printing in...