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  Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) and PURe inks Europe GmbH (PURe) have signed a Europe-wide cooperation agreement in order to make offset printing more sustainable. Heidelberg is committed to guiding and supporting its customers to more sustainable print production. While the use of conventional offset inks or alternatively UV curing inks often makes the introduction of sustainable print production challenging, PURe inks allow packaging and commercial printers a more sustainable production. Heidelberg will offer these inks under the PURe label, next to its own Saphira consumables that will be part of the PURe package and will offer customers an individual implementation and transition service for the application of PURe inks. Amongst others, Heidelberg can also offer job and system analysis, operator and sales training in order to enable the customer to successfully commercialize the environmental advantages of PURe inks. [caption id="attachment_31694" align=...

  Color-Logic , the world leader in metallic color systems and print embellishment, has added 644 new colors to its metallic color system. The new colors bring its total colors to 924, of which 55 are golds. A key element of the gamut expansion is the inclusion of the blues, greens, violets, and browns so popular with brands today. All 924 Color-Logic metallic colors can be printed using only five inks or toners - silver ink or toner with CMYK on conventional substrates, white ink or toner, and CMYK on silver-based metallic substrates. Color-Logic has brought new swatch books for the designers Because graphic designers prefer to work with proven colors, the company provides licensed printers, at no extra cost, files with which they can produce their own Color-Logic swatch books. Providing the swatch books to graphic designers, agencies, brands, and corporate marketers lets them see and select any of the 924 metallic colors that can be produced without trial or error. Discussing th...

  SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the sign making, digital printing , textile, and CNC machining industries, has announced the launch of FlexiDesign for macOS for sign and printmakers. SAi FlexiDesign is the leading design software for the sign and print industry. Now available in both PC and Mac versions, FlexiDesign is the perfect addition to any shop looking to add additional design seats. SA International is mainly designed for the sign and print industry SAi’s popular FlexiDesign program, which was previously available for PCs only, is now available for Mac users. Unlike other software, SAi’s FlexiDesign software was engineered from the ground up for the sign and print industry, so it includes unique tools that make every aspect of job preparation and production faster. FlexiDesign for macOS is packed with features including - Native 64-bit application The ability to send to remote Windows production manager Variable data User data back...

  The Kolkata Literary Fair is on, and starting later today from 2:45 pm India time. Looks good, sounds good and many of the sessions actually are fun! Translation, actually it's no longer the future. As Yuval Noah Harari would say, it's not just our capacity to portray reality or what's there, but our imagination to create fiction and myths. Our capacity for languages and to evolve new meanings and to get into each other's heads is the hallmark of human consciousness. Why do we want to be there, where? Everywhere! In each others' hearts and minds. In each other cities and particularities. We want to share each others sounds and inflections and experiences that require you to imagine and dream. Translation is the experience of the human condition, it is the inevitable migration because it understands that there are no boundaries or countries except the rivers and edges of forests and creation! [caption id="attachment_31551" align="alignnone" wi...

  Jyotsna Enterprises was founded in 2011 in Bharatpur in Rajasthan, with the primary purpose of importing and manufacturing inkjet inks. It is a compact firm with an annual turnover of Rs 3 to 4 crore (approximately US$ 500,000). For a decade, it has provided what it describes as exceptional customer service for inkjet ink solutions – with its state-of-the-art technologies, high-efficiency production plants, and responsive management processes. Jyotsna Enterprises manufactures solvent, eco-solvent, LED UV, sublimation, dye, and pigment inks for a variety of inkjet output devices. These include wide and large format signage printers and digital textile printing machines. It also produces inks for office inkjet and laser printers. The company has a structure for delivering quality products and services that include research and development (R&D), production, sales and marketing, and lastly administration.  Dharmendra Singh, a partner in Jyotsna Enterprises, participated in ...

  Bambrew , India’s one-stop innovative solution provider of sustainable packaging as an alternative to single-use plastic, has raised pre-Series-A funding of US $ 2.35 million (approximately Rs 17 crore) led by Blue Ashva Capital and Supack Industries . The round also saw participation from Mumbai Angels and notable angel investors. The latest infusion of funds will be utilized to build India’s first tech-enabled platform for sourcing green packaging, increase the supply capacity, expand in multiple cities, invest in R&D of new sustainable materials, and further strengthen the team. Commenting on the funding, Vaibhav Anant, founder – Bambrew, said “People and businesses are having increased awareness of the perils of single-use plastic (SUP) usage. We are elated to see the changing consumer behaviors to consider alternatives. This strengthens our vision and belief to reduce the usage of SUP and help make our planet a better place for the current and future generations. “We h...

  On 7 January 2022, the Competition Commission of India directed a probe against Google concerning allegations of abuse of its dominant position raised by the Digital News Publishers Association, an organization comprising the digital platforms of some of the leading Indian newspapers and media groups. It includes platforms and news media organizations such as Eenadu , Malayalam Manorama , Bennett Coleman, Indian Express , NDTV, India Today , and the ABP group. The DNPA has submitted information under Section 19(1)(a) of the 2002 Competition Act against Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google India Private Limited, and Google Ireland Limited. The CCI noted that Google had prima facie abused its dominant position in providing its news aggregation services, and ordered a probe in the matter. Our readers may be aware that Google has already been compelled by the competition commissions of the governments of Australia, France and recently Germany to come up with a fairer way of sharing re...

  5 January 2022, New Delhi – Before 2022 could get started the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus derailed the rising optimism of November and December. It is an accepted belief among scientists and epidemiologists that new mutations and variants will continue to arrive and spread in the foreseeable future. The temptation is to go on with our business and to ignore what is being described as a mild variant in a vaccination available and ‘more ready’ environment.  However, India too is undergoing an Omicron wave, one we don’t seem to be acknowledging. While official figures suggest that the Omicron cases are less than 2% of India’s total Covid-19 cases, this is likely a massive underestimate. While the official number of Omicron cases in India is estimated to be nearly 1,500, several days ago, in reality, it could be more than ten times that – as high as 18,000. The numbers in this third Covid-19 wave are rising exponentially as reported by an NDTV report based on research by...

  The 45th edition of the Chennai Book Fair, slated to be held from 6 to 23 January 2022 in the city's YMCA Grounds in Nandanam, has been postponed amid the rising Covid-19 cases in the city. Organized by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI) , this year’s 18-day edition was to be inaugurated by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin with Anbil Mahesh Poyamozhi, the pastor of education, in attendance. The cancellation has discouraged publishers and booksellers who were planning to recover their losses of the past two pandemic-ridden years. The Tamil Nadu government introduced fresh Covid-19 curbs on 1 January 2022 as the daily fresh infection case count crossed the 1,000 mark on 31 December 2021 in the state,  postponing all exhibitions and fairs with immediate effect. The Chennai Book Fair had been extended from 12 days to 18 days with a safety limit on the number of individuals allowed to attend the event each day. The event had been planned...

  The PaperEx exhibition to be held from 9 to 12 January 2022 at the India Expo Center in Greater Noida, has been postponed, according to a LinkedIn post by the organizers. The paper exhibition and accompanying conference are considered as a meeting point of the Indian paper manufacturers and allied supplier and user communities. Much awaited by the paper and printing industry , the event was seen by the paper manufacturers and input suppliers as an opportunity to discuss the revival of those segments that have been enduring losses in the past two pandemic years. The Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, where the Expo center is located, have doubled in the past two days, according to recent news reports. 572 new cases have been reported from the state in the last 24 hours with the Gautam Buddha Nagar district reporting 101 cases. The India Expo Center in Greater Noida is located across the river from New Delhi and is considered a part of the National Capital Region.  Hyve India,...

Global paper and packaging companies are looking to take away market share from plastic packaging with investments in either virgin fiber paperboard or recycled paperboard to replace the use of plastic packaging. When you are serious, investments of this type need to be serious although you are appealing to the ESG mandates of brands who need to clean up their packaging act. As we wrote a few days ago, the Sweden-based BillerudKorsnas announced on 20 December 2021 that it is acquiring North America-based Verso for US$ 825 million to ‘ignite’ its growth in that continent. The acquisition is to create “one of the largest providers of virgin fiber paper packaging board with a cost and quality advantage.” Similarly, Atlanta US-based Graphic Packaging Holding is investing US$ 600 million in a recycled board project in Kalamazoo, Michigan to produce more environmentally friendly paperboard that brand owners can use to pack their products in the hope of pleasing their investors and consumer...

  The fifth edition of the Valley of Words (Vow), 2021 was held successfully across five cities in India. The event was flagged off from New Delhi on the 9-10 October with the first session on Military History and Strategy at USI. There were over 45 sessions which revolved around the 1971 War of Bangladesh which re-shaped the history of the sub-continent including book launches. The fest moved on to II and III tier cities such the historical city of Vadodara where the prestigious National Academy for Indian Railway which played host to the Hindi Fiction and Non-Fiction vertical on 22-23 October. Coming November, Kolkata witnessed a two-day cerebral outpour in the English and Non-Fiction category from 6-7 November along with half a dozen book launches including poetry. Hyderabad, MCHRDI hosted Valley of Word team from 13-14 November where author’s shortlisted under the English Translation and Young Writing for Adults category joined us virtually as well as physically. The last leg...

  As we wrote more than a year ago, the pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital label presses. Digital label presses require less manpower and touch and are capable of multiple job changes and smaller volumes. In the pandemic, they have helped converters deliver with short turnaround times and to provide variable barcoded labels without the use of an additional offline inkjet operation. As one converter said to us during the last 22 months of the pandemic, “If this period of economic uncertainty and constraints has not taught us the value of digital presses, it is unlikely that anything will.” [caption id="attachment_66443" align="alignright" width="318"] Labels for boutique brand Buds & Berries shampoos produced on its HP25000 digital press by ArtNext Photo ArtNext[/caption] Hence the population or footprint of digital label presses in the country that numbered about 35 to 40 presses acquired over several years before the pandemic, has been co...