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  In April, alongside the opening of schools and colleges, we had a sense that book printing and exports have recovered well. This recovery was gradual with signs that demand picked up in Q3 itself. Ultimately, the feedback from the organized commercial print businesses is that the financial year 2021-22 ending on 31 March was a good bounce back from the pandemic year 2020-21.  Moreover, a significant number of the leading commercial printers have exceeded their FY 21-22 sales above the pre-Covid year of 2019-2020. Although some of this growth may be inflationary, including the increase in raw material prices the other factor could be the slowing down of the economy in the year preceding the Covid year.  Domestic textbook printing was visibly booming from March to May of this year. While it has slightly cooled down in July, book printing exports remain steady as they have throughout the past two years. Other commercial printing segments that depend on the recovery of the...

  Archroma recently announced that the 5’760 color references of its Color Atlas library will be available in ASE file format for open access to the users of most design software for fashion, apparel, and textiles. With this, designers and stylists are given open access to the largest library of colors for cotton and polyester. ASE or .ase (for Adobe Swatch Exchange) files are used to upload, share and access colors through the swatch palette of design software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and most CAD (Computer-aided design) systems. The Color Atlas by Archroma was launched in 2016 to provide fashion designers and stylists with off-the-shelf color inspiration that can be implemented in production with just a few clicks. The Color Atlas continues to evolve in line with Archroma’s commitment to sustainability through innovation. The company describes its approach as “The Archroma Way to a sustainable world – safe, efficient, enhanced, it’s our nature”. All color references avail...

  Hong Kong (20 July 2022) – The relentless focus on growth strategies and how they are driving digital audience, advertising, and cultural development at Asia/Pacific media companies was the overarching theme of a two-day regional summit by the International News Media Association (INMA) . The INMA Asia/Pacific News Media Summit, held virtually from 14-15 July drew 446 delegates from 37 countries in only its second year.  Supported by the Google News Initiative, Notix, Piano, and Protecmedia, the 14-15 July Asia/Pacific Summit featured case studies from the region’s top publishers – Australian Community Media, CommonWealth Magazine Group, Dong-A Ilbo , KG Media, Malaysiakini, Mediacorp, NZME, Philippine Daily Inquirer , South China Morning Post , and Tempo Digital. Karen Davila, news anchor for ABS-CBN in the Philippines, served as moderator.  Key INMA summit takeaways included: Winning strategies in subscriptions and engagement – INMA Readers First Initiative lead Greg ...

  EFI recently reported that Paris-based print business DécoAder had installed the 800th new generation EFI industrial roll-to-roll printer. DécoAder selected the 5.2-meter-wide EFI VUTEk Q5r roll-to-roll LED printer to grow its existing fleet’s capabilities, ensure high quality, increase output, and maintain a competitive edge over other SMEs' digital print providers. “We have never seen a printer with such technological development on the market before, and it far exceeds the capabilities of those already in use,” said Thierry Borrat, DécoAder’s chief executive officer. The VUTEk Q5r will help meet the company’s customers’ needs in various markets, especially those within the event and vehicular print sectors.  Investing to meet customer demands Founded in 1972, DécoAder gradually adopted digital printing to become France’s leading large-format print business. It employs 75 people and already houses four EFI VUTEk UV LED printers on its vast 3,000 square meter shop floor....

  Nashik-based Sofine Digital Photo Lab has invested in an MGI JetVarnish 3D One with Accurioshine 101 digital embellishment press to cater to the growing demand for value-added print. The MGI press was commissioned in February this year. Sofine Digital prints and finished photo albums and also provides commercial printing services. “We have been in this business for many decades and we are always looking to adopt the latest technology. Postprint embellishment is something for which the demand is growing, so we thought it was a good idea to get an MGI press. MGI is the leading solution in this segment and it was natural for us to opt for the JetVarnish 3D One. We have been using Konica Minolta presses for both commercial and photo printing work,” says Vikrant Sonavane, proprietor of Sofine Digital Photo Lab. BK Sonavane, the first generation of the family started in the field of photography in 1943, establishing his studio in 1957. Vikrant and Akshay Sonavane represent the third ...

  A digital printer for more than two decades, Lucknow-based Amar Fax produces books, business cards, pamphlets, menus, high-end invitation cards, point of sale (POS) material, and other print products in the administrative headquarters of the district and division. “We have two facilities, one at Hazratganj, the main branch, and another in Aliganj, which started two years ago,” said Prabhjot Singh, the owner of Amar Fax. Singh discussed the company’s new installation and the improvements in efficiency that it has enabled. While discussing the latest equipment and the overall success of its various Konica Minolta digital presses, he noted, “We have installed the new MGI Jv3D One machine. It has UV inkjet technology combined with Konica Minolta’s drop-on-demand piezoelectric print heads for high quality and speed. It has a software suite that allows you to follow jobs, manage job queues, create job tickets, recall reprints and adjust your AIS scanner.” On a monthly basis, the comp...

  Canon participated in the 15th PrintPack India exhibition and showed Canon imagePRESS C110010VP color production digital press , Canon imagePRESS C9010VP color production digital press, Canon imagePRESS C910 color digital press, Canon imagePRESS C810 color digital press, Canon imagePRESS C710 color digital press, Canon imagePRESS C165, Canon imageRUNNER Advance DX 8705, Canon imageRUNNER Advance DX 8795, Canon imageRUNNER Advance DX 8786, Canon imagePROGRAF TZ Series, Canon imagePROGRAF GP-540, Canon imagePROGRAF GP-520, Canon imagePROGRAF GP-5300 and Canon imagePROGRAF GP- 5200. Indian debut for Canon's inkjet wide format printers Two new inkjet wide format products made their debut at the Canon stall at PrintPack – the Canon imagePROGRAF TZ Series and the Canon GP series including Canon imagePROGRAF GP-540, Canon imagePROGRAF GP-520, Canon imagePROGRAF GP-5300, and Canon imagePROGRAF. Both the newly introduced printers received a splendid response at the show. Puneet Datta, se...

  “ Translation is important because it allows you to go beyond language, it allows you to explore different worlds, philosophies, customs, and traditions,” observed Sanjoy K Roy, managing director of Teamwork Arts . Roy was welcoming the audience of readers, writers, and publishers at the celebratory evening organized by the producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival , to commemorate author Geetanjali Shree's historic win at this year’s International Booker. [caption id="attachment_70354" align="alignright" width="300"] Sanjoy K Roy, managing director, Teamwork Arts. Photo Teamwork Arts[/caption] At the book reading and discussion on 5 July 2022 at the Stein Auditorium at New Delhi's India Habitat Center renowned journalist Poonam Saxena engaged Shree on the characters, themes, and eccentricities of her book Ret Samadhi published by Rajkamal Prakashan in Hindi. The English translation – Tomb of Sand , published by Titled Axis in the UK and Pe...

  Digital print services provider, Fox Print, was established by two brothers, Vipul and Hasmukh Patel, in 2019. Based in Sakinaka in Mumbai’s business hub of Andheri East, Fox Print prints and finishes items such as visiting cards, letterheads, brochures, leaflets, posters, and danglers, among others. Fox Print mostly words with print canvassers and not directly with the end customers. To handle the increasing volumes more effectively, the print service provider recently upgraded from a refurbished Canon imagePRESS C650 to a brand new Canon imagePRESS C10010VP production press. “When we started Fox Print we bought a pre-owned imagePRESS C650 since we did not have a big budget. Over the last three years we have worked hard and have managed to acquire a number of customers. As we grew, our volumes also grew so we had to graduate to a faster and bigger press. That is why we decided to install the Canon imagePRESS C10010VP,” says Vipul Patel. Hasmukh Patel says that with a faster pre...