‘If we learn more about materials, processes and production techniques, we can achieve better results and work more sustainably,’ says Miguel Avellaneda from Giesecke + Devrient, explaining his participation in the Fogra training courses of the Web Academy. Founded in 2020, the Web Academy is the online counterpart to the traditional training courses that participants can attend on site in Munich-Aschheim.
KINZEL Printing Systems GmbH from Bielefeld, which has been active in the R2R screen printing sector for more than 30 years, is launching another printing line for large formats. A roll-to-roll flatbed screen printing line for a maximum print format of 175 x 325 cm (WxL) was developed in close co-operation with the customer. The print format can be freely preselected in width and length according to requirements.
Scodix, provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, announces that a Scodix Ultra 6000, powered by a SHD (Smart High Definition) Digital Enhancement Press, is in production at Graphic Packaging International. The global provider of sustainable consumer packaging solutions will utilise the Scodix to enhance finishing capabilities on cartons. The press was installed at Graphic Packaging’s Munich production facility.
Kodak has announced the world’s first sale of the new KODAK MAGNUS Q3600 Titan platesetter at drupa 2024. Imprimerie Pollina, based in Luçon, France, has opted for the innovative large format platesetter with multi-pallet loader (MPL) automation.
“It is a very good solution for flexo plate manufacturers who want to increase their production efficiency by switching to LED exposure at a very competitive cost,” says Adam Malengowski, Head of Prepress at the Polish flexo prepress company Fleksograf studio prepress, describing his experience with the Shine LED lamp set from Miraclon.
The Nyala flatbed printer from swissQprint has led the European sales statistics for nine years. For the first time, the latest swissQprint model also appears in these statistics: Kudu takes third place.
Inkjet printing is seen as the primary driver for the printing industry’s transition from traditional printing processes to digital printing and is becoming increasingly established as a production printing process. Whether the expectations of printers, their customers and consumers are met and a print job is profitable also depends on the visual appearance and durability of the inks on the substrates.
This autumn, ESC will be exhibiting at two trade fairs in Munich and Stuttgart as a printing machine supplier for applications in the fields of optoelectronics, PCBs and automotive interiors.
Schreiner MediPharm has developed a reliable blinding solution for vials. The self-adhesive foil labels are simultaneously coloured and semi-transparent, making it impossible to distinguish between different liquids of verum and placebo, while the fill level of the vials can still be read.
