Pre-media

Swanline: new website, new workflow

Swanline automates workflow

Trade services and materials specialist Swanline Group has implemented a fully automated artwork management system using Enfocus Switch.

Byström: removing organisational barriers between AVT and Esko

Esko and AVT to merge

Danaher-owned industry suppliers Esko and AVT have come together to “extend packaging value chain connectivity”.

Prosper Ultra 520: prints full coverage on coated stock

New product roadmap from Kodak

Kodak has announced a raft of new products that would have been the centrepiece of its Drupa exhibit.

Stabel (right) at Xeikon's announcement of the new Idera platform

Xeikon makes move on single-pass corrugated

Xeikon is entering the single-pass corrugated printing market with a new water-based ink offering, and has also said that a key target market of its new SX30000 digital press will be commercial...

BoardingPass: "empowers customer facing staff to be able to easily analyse PDF files"

Enfocus readies new easy-to-use PDF checking tool

Enfocus will open up its latest PDF checking tool for free “public beta test” over the summer.

Newspaper plate change: "offset industry is marked by the strong decline in demand"

Agfa completes health sale amid concern over plates performance

Agfa has completed the sale of its HealthCare Information Solutions business, with fresh CEO Pascal Juéry stating that the near-€1bn proceeds will be used to “secure the future of the company”.

Chili Publisher Online: available in four different variants

Chili Publish puts 'most advanced' online editor in the cloud

Pre-media automation specialist Chili Publish has made its document editing know-how available in a new cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) version, targeting web-to-print applications.

Finalists for the World Wrap Masters competition will face off at Fespa 2020

World Wrap Masters rebranded as Fespa 2020 countdown continues

Fespa has revamped its World Wrap Masters vehicle wrapping competition for 2020 with a new brand design and a new scoring system.

A spectrophotometer is needed to measure colour charts and make profiles

Taming colour’s Wild West

Most wide-format printers are capable of producing a very wide colour gamut so that it’s relatively easy to print a pleasing image with vibrant colours that appear to be just what the client ordered....

Juery: keen to get to grips with new role

Agfa appoints new CEO

Agfa has appointed a new CEO at what the board described as “a decisive moment” for the group.