Pre-media

Breckland Print switches to processless plates

Breckland Print has moved to chemistry-free plates to align the business with its clients such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.

Me & my: Vpress Coreprint

Hi, I'm a printer, can I do some work for you?' This is the misguided approach to securing new business that many in the print industry are still relying on, according to Kelly Harris, sales and...

EFI posts Q1 profits, revenue rise

Foster City, CA-based EFI cited strong US sales as well as continued demand for its Fiery controllers as it reported Q1 income of $8.2m (Q1 2012: $6.2m) on a 7% revenue rise to $171.4m.

Benson Gateshead moves coated plate processing in-house

Benson Gateshead has invested in coating plate production equipment in a move away from outsourcing to reduce processing time and expand the variety of coating designs on offer.

Luscher files for bankruptcy in Switzerland

Swiss CTP system manufacturer Luscher has gone bankrupt.

Industry hails impact of 'father of Israeli high-tech' Efi Arazi

Tributes have been pouring in for print industry pioneer Efi Arazi, founder of Scitex Corporation and Electronics for Imaging (EFI).

Scitex and EFI founder Efi Arazi dies at 76

Digital pre-press and print pioneer Efi Arazi, founder of both Scitex and Electronics for Imaging (EFI) and father of Israel's high-tech industry, has passed away, aged 76.

PJ Print switches to Fujifilm's Pro-T3 plates

Suffolk-based digital and litho printer PJ Print has switched to Fujifilm's Brillia HD PRO-T3 processless plates to improve its production.

Star product: FFEI RealPro Toolkit

This software suite is intended to extend the packaging and label design functions and production capability of Adobe Illustrator

EFI's 'smart' sign tool could be a 'licence to print money'

EFI's SmartSign Analytics (SSA) tool for monitoring and analysing the consumer response to individual signs could be "a licence to print money" for early adopters from the signange sector.