Pre-media

Countering the threat from electronic publishing

Speaking at the Cartagena, Colombia edition of the Hay Literary Festival in January, acclaimed US author Jonathan Franzen struck a blow for print when he insisted that, for the serious book reader -...

KJB boosts turnover and eyes expansion with Komori press spend

KJB has boosted turnover by 20% after moving into B2 press production with the installation of a five-colour Komori Lithrone S29.

Star product: GMG productionSuite

GMG says this production workflow boasts highly accurate colour matching that ensures consistency across multiple substrate types

Drupa preview: Pre-media, MIS, workflow and W2P stand-by-stand

PrintWeek's round-up of the new pre-media, MIS, workflow and W2P products on show

EFI launches cloud-based Fiery Dashboard and boosts ERP offering with Metrics acquisition

EFI has unveiled Fiery Dashboard, a new cloud-based MIS for any digital presses driven by the Fiery RIP that gives access to real-time production data from a variety of web-enabled devices.

Hamillroad shows impact of Auraia-II DM screening in free sample book

Hamillroad Software is giving away 2,000 copies of a sample book that demonstrates the real world impact of its revolutionary Auraia-II digitally modulated (DM) screening technology.

Esko owner to buy X-Rite Pantone in $625m deal

Danaher Corporation has made a cash offer for X-Rite, owner of design industry color provider Pantone, with the deal for the colour management specialist broadly welcomed by shareholders and senior...

North Plains buys Xinet to form largest pure-play DAM in print

North Plains has acquired rival digital asset management (DAM) vendor Xinet for an undisclosed amount to form "the largest pure-play DAM vendor" in the print industry.

British Pavilions to return at Drupa

A host of UK manufacturers will be joining forces at Drupa, under the Picon banner, with the goal of highlighting the best of British print equipment.

EFI makes fresh assault on screen printing with Orion

EFI will unveil a new digital press that it believes can replace wide-format screen printing at Drupa (Hall 05, stand C01).