Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 85, providing a summary of major news items from the printing, publishing, packaging, digital, and communications technology sectors. PIND incorporates brief summaries and links to the week's key news stories so that you can look up that all important detail, digging deeper behind the headline. Do also take a look at our automated Twitter-based GenesisNews Print Daily publication; why not take out a free subscription for a daily digital delivery!
Following last week’s excessive excitement regarding Manroland, Kodak, and Heidelberg, a calmer week offer us just one major update on those three. Only the Kodak story has developed appreciably, with an announcement regarding print and packaging being singled out as having potential for valuable growth. It is currently aiming to secure £610 million to provide liquidity.
On the topic of finance, we have seen some activity this week from used press specialist DPM. Check out the company’s latest used machine offerings via video: they include a Manroland 505+LV B2-format machine; a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD102 six unit; and a Komori Lithorone L540.
With video’s to the fore, the software team at StudioRIP have been busy getting their web site up to date, and this also includes a neat video presentation on the many features of the software RIP product. The company has also started work on its Twitter site.
Elsewhere in the pre-press arena Apex Digital Graphics have been keen to mention their latest Screen CtP installation, with a PlateRite 2055Vi machine being installed at Basingstoke’s Fineprint.
In post-press, Morgana Systems have come to an agreement with Swiss equipment manufacturer Multigraf AG regarding a number of patents. The two companies have issued a joint statement stressing their commitment to stop the influx of unlicensed post-press product entering the EU from the far-east.
In the world of high tech, Apple have been posting even more staggering numbers than expected, and the Guardian asks if it can become the world’s first trillion dollar company.
However, debate still continues about the benefits of a low-cost iPad in the market. Wired tells us that it won’t threaten the march of the Kindle Fire.
The world of QR codes is somewhere that we haven’t visited for a while: we should be looking at QR in packaging; and QR codes in direct mail.
Also in the tech world, the ultrabook is now the weapon of choice for laptop manufacturers. Lifehacker asks what is an ultrabook and do I need one? Are we seeing ultrabook overload? Check out the latest specs.
Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 86. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
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Missed Issue 84, including Manroland break-up; Kodak Chapter 11? Then simply click here!
Issue 83: tech snippets and software
Issue 82: Kodak news and publishing topics
Issue 81: Manroland, newspapers and cloud
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Following last week’s excessive excitement regarding Manroland, Kodak, and Heidelberg, a calmer week offer us just one major update on those three. Only the Kodak story has developed appreciably, with an announcement regarding print and packaging being singled out as having potential for valuable growth. It is currently aiming to secure £610 million to provide liquidity.On the topic of finance, we have seen some activity this week from used press specialist DPM. Check out the company’s latest used machine offerings via video: they include a Manroland 505+LV B2-format machine; a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD102 six unit; and a Komori Lithorone L540.
With video’s to the fore, the software team at StudioRIP have been busy getting their web site up to date, and this also includes a neat video presentation on the many features of the software RIP product. The company has also started work on its Twitter site.Elsewhere in the pre-press arena Apex Digital Graphics have been keen to mention their latest Screen CtP installation, with a PlateRite 2055Vi machine being installed at Basingstoke’s Fineprint.
In post-press, Morgana Systems have come to an agreement with Swiss equipment manufacturer Multigraf AG regarding a number of patents. The two companies have issued a joint statement stressing their commitment to stop the influx of unlicensed post-press product entering the EU from the far-east.In the world of high tech, Apple have been posting even more staggering numbers than expected, and the Guardian asks if it can become the world’s first trillion dollar company.
However, debate still continues about the benefits of a low-cost iPad in the market. Wired tells us that it won’t threaten the march of the Kindle Fire.The world of QR codes is somewhere that we haven’t visited for a while: we should be looking at QR in packaging; and QR codes in direct mail.
Also in the tech world, the ultrabook is now the weapon of choice for laptop manufacturers. Lifehacker asks what is an ultrabook and do I need one? Are we seeing ultrabook overload? Check out the latest specs.Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 86. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
PIND085
Missed Issue 84, including Manroland break-up; Kodak Chapter 11? Then simply click here!
Issue 83: tech snippets and software
Issue 82: Kodak news and publishing topics
Issue 81: Manroland, newspapers and cloud
Get Your Print News Every Day!
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
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