Pre-media

Agfa cuts debt with 136m sale of receivables in Q2

Agfa-Gevaert has turned to factoring to help reduce its net debt after it posted a 100m euro (84.8m) drop in sales, to 677m euro, and a 9m euro net loss in its second-quarter results, compared with a...

Wren Press revitalises Linotronic 330 with StudioRIP

Wren Press, a family-owned specialist in high-quality bespoke stationery, has installed a StudioRIP system to prolong the life of its existing Linotronic 330 imagesetter.

Printpak adds job costing to free MIS

Printpak has added job costing to the free version of its eponymous Management Information System (MIS), as well as a cost absorption tool to help users calculate how to spread indirect costs over...

EFI posts lower Q2 results due to delayed shipments

EFI has announced its second-quarter results, citing a delay in commercial availability of its new hybrid printer for the lower results.

Platesetters: flexo, newspaper & VLF

With more UK printers investing in bigger presses, the need for larger-format platesetters is also on the rise, says Nosmot Gbadamosi

Agfa Avalon N36-50

Bob Thompson, digital platemaker at Wyndeham Heron, has found the firm's two new platesetters faster and easier to use, says Philip Chadwick

Fuji's XMF Remote hits the shelves

Fujifilm has announced the commercial availability of its XMF Remote online job submission portal and soft-proofing module for its XMF cross-media workflow.

Xingraphics claims 'victory' in Agfa patent case

Chinese plate manufacturer Chengdu Xingraphics Co has claimed "victory" in a landmark patent infringement lawsuit brought by Agfa Gevaert in The Hague District Court.

Positive Focus to hold Web2Print Open Day

Positive Focus will hold a second Web2Print Open Day in September to showcase the benefits of DMP FLO Suite 4, following the success of last month's event at its Shepperton offices.

Enfocus updates Switch 08 tools with web-to-print functions

Enfocus has released a new update for its Switch 08 range of workflow automation tools that includes new configurators to support web-to-print, soft proofing and colour-management software.