Pre-media

Agfa Graphics cuts transportation packaging on Azura/Amigo plates

Agfa Graphics has halved the amount of packaging per sqm used to transport its Azura and Amigo printing plates, as part of a drive to reduce its environmental footprint.

Pomeroy chosen as MaxPro software distributor for UK

Graphic Republik, the European distributor for the MaxPro image editor, which debuted at last year's Drupa, has signed up Pomeroy to bring the software to the UK market.

Schawk shares plummet as group issues profit warning

Shares at the global packaging pre-press specialist Schawk have nosedived after the company was forced to issue a profit and debt default warning ahead of its 2008 full-year results.

Next-level file flow

There are a host of pre-press products on the market to automate file processing and improve file checking and approval, ganging, imposition, image correction and ink optimisation

EFI demos latest Fiery server for iGen4

EFI has unveiled its next generation high-performance Fiery print server for the Xerox iGen4 press this week.

Extensis extends Mac compatability to Suitcase Fusion 2

Extensis has added support for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) to its Suitcase Fusion 2 single-user professional font management tool, with the release of version 13.1.

Reducing the environmental impact of a printing plate

Major plate suppliers have taken steps to reduce their environmental impact in four main areas: chemistry, energy water and waste. J Zarwan Partners has published a study to help printers make more...

Star product: Pantone ColorMunki

The first child of the Pantone/X-rite union, ColorMunki Design is an attempt to put technical colour-management tools in the hands of designers at an entry-level price.

I swear by my Markzware FlightCheck Pro

We introduced the software into our workflow to help identify problems in native PDF files.

Collective Colour stems water use by 90% with Fujifilm 'ZAC' buy

Collective Colour has become the first UK printer to install Fujifilm's FLH-Z 125 "ZAC" processor with optional water recirculation unit.