Pre-media

Heidelberg adds green touch to DPI's pre-press kit

Design and Print Integration has bolstered its green credentials after investing in a Heidelberg Suprasetter A74 with Auto Load.

Star product: RedTie Quotation and RedTie Template

Software firm RedTie is targeting its recently launched online template and quoting systems at small and medium-sized firms trying to beat the squeeze on time and software costs.

I swear by my: Acento platesetter

My company produces print for a number of prestigious retail customers who demand reliability and quality from their suppliers.

Adobe PDF becomes international standard

Adobe PDF 1.7 is to become an international standard, in a move that could lead to "confusion" for the print industry and affect printers bidding for corporate and government contracts.

NiXPS launches search software for Microsoft page format

Belgian software developer NiXPS has launched new software to handle Microsoft's page description language XPS.

Book firm ups fast turnaround capacity with Europe's first auto pallet loader

A German book printer has installed Europe's first Kodak Automatic Pallet Loader to improve production of "just-in-time" work.

Pamarco bolsters pre-press department with EskoArtwork spend

Lancashire-based Pamarco Global Graphics is hunting bigger customers after installing a CDI flexographic platesetter and software suite from EskoArtwork.

Heidelberg offers cost saving advice with Prinect tour

Heidelberg has announced a series of technical tutorials for users of its Prinect PrePress Interface, which links its presses to workflow systems.

Fuji hits the road with green printing drive

Fujifilm is running an eco roadshow to highlight how environmentally friendly business practices, such as using processless plates, can help printers increase efficiency and improve performance.

XChange supplies Human Software add-on for Adobe

XChange International has released Human Software's PhotoSpray plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, offering the ability to spray pictures on top of RGB photos or layers.