Pre-media

Star product: Cron UVP Platesetter
An “affordable, high-throughput package” from the Chinese manufacturer.

Enfocus unveils latest version of Connect software
Enfocus has announced an upgrade to its Connect file preparation and submission tool, Connect 13.

Q&A: Tracey Hemingway-Wright, studio manager, Hibiscus
Since getting a job as a paste-up artist/typesetter 25 years ago, Tracey and print have been inseparable. Moving to specialist commercial printing firm Hibiscus as a Mac operator, she now manages the...

Sonora boosts Kodak results
Kodak’s Sonora processless plate business grew by 212% year-on-year and the company is set to add 15 million square metres of manufacturing capacity for the plate in 2015.

Rapidity adopts Infigo MegaEdit for Catfish
B2B print company Rapidity hopes to break into new sectors after signing up to use Infigo Software’s MegaEdit photobook platform run through its Catfish set-up.

Agfa books net profit for second year running
Agfa-Gevaert Group has cemented its return to profit with a positive net result for the second consecutive year in its full-year 2014 accounts.

Marstan boosts CTP firepower with second Suprasetter
Marstan Press has completed the construction of a mezzanine CTP suite above its pressroom in order to accommodate an expanded pre-press set-up.

Agfa launches v2.3 of Apogee and Asanti StoreFront
Agfa Graphics has added support for electronic document distribution to the latest version of its StoreFront open web-to-print system.

Kingston Carton to install Tharstern MIS
Hull-based carton manufacturer Kingston Carton has invested in a Tharstern MIS in order to support growth and improve customer service.

Star product: Bodoni pressSign V6
Software designed to manage press performance across multiple sites and devices.