Pre-media

UK Greetings makes Fujifilm thermal plate switch to improve green credentials

UK Greetings has switched to Fujifilm Brillia HD LH-PJE thermal plates, boosting plate resolution and reducing the company's environmental footprint.

Star Product: PerfectProof PrintFactory

Offering workflow optimisation for large-format production, PrintFactory builds on the success of PerfectProofs flagship software ProofMaster, aimed at the sign-printing sector.

I swear by my: Kodak Maxtone

Kodaks Maxtone hybrid screening technology has enabled us to create extremely small dots on the plate, and hold that dot while printing the job on one of our six eight-colour Mark Andy UV flexo...

EskoArtwork expands Indian presence with resources centre

Pre-press specialist EskoArtwork has opened a new resource centre in Bangalore, India's 'Silicon Valley'.

Inkslinger buys Fuji Pro-T plates to cut waste and costs

Inkslinger Printing Company has become the latest business to adopt Fuji's Brillia HD Pro-T processless plates.

TPI administrator hints at possible sale

Administrator Joe McLean of Grant Thornton has said he is in discussions regarding the sale of pre-press software company Turning Point Innovations (TPI), which went into administration on Wednesday.

Agfa shares rise on news of interest in healthcare division

Agfa-Gevaert's battered share price, which has fallen around 70% in the past year, recovered slightly last week on the news that it may have found a buyer for its underperforming medical unit.

Buxton Press invests 500,000 as demand rises a fifth

Buxton Press has invested 500,000 in two high-speed Fujifilm Luxel V-8 platesetters, in order to feed the 1,000 plate-a-day demand of its press hall.

UK first as Printmates trials Agfa's new Azura plate

Printmates has become the first UK printer to use the new Azura TS from Agfa Graphics, and is one of only five users worldwide to be involved in alpha trials of the chemistry-free plate.

Graphic Republik wins European MaxPro rights

Graphic Republik, the pre-press software developer led by former Compose Systems European sales manager Steve Donegan, has landed the European distribution rights for image editor MaxPro.