Pre-media

Stork Prints Austria has introduced a new raster image processing (RIP) software tool, designed to produce quality half-tones by the direct laser engraving process and cut tonal loss by up to 50%.

Flint Group will raise the global prices of its photopolymer plates for flexo printing from 1 May to offset the continued escalation in raw materials and energy costs.

Apago has updated its Adobe Acrobat plug-in software Oneticket, offering a single user interface to drive digital printers from its widest-ever range of manufacturers.

The Jarvis Print Group has taken delivery of a Screen PlateRite 4300E platesetter system to complement its new five-colour Komori B2 press in a push to make the firm more competitive in long-run work.

Quark is giving designers the chance to showcase their work on its newly launched community-based website ilovedesign.com.

Agfa has announced its full-year and fourth-quarter results, revealing a tough market with high materials costs and strong euro all impacting its figures.

Hypa Colour has anticipated annual cost-savings of nearly 15,000 after boosting its plate-making capabilities by a third with a switch to a Screen platesetter.

LithoTechnics has launched Metrix 3.0, the first Mac-compatible version of its layout tool for commercial print jobs.

Gradual Software has released an update to its Switch 07 workflow automation product, featuring compatibility with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.

Kodak will use Drupa to release the new Colorflow software solution, which provides integrated colour control across all devices.