Consumables

Water-based ink manufacturer Magna Colours has launched its new MagnaPrint UV-reactive invisible ink range, kicking the range off with a dark blue.

Italian manufacturer Barbieri has unveiled its latest spectrophotometer, the Spectro LFP qb.

EFI has launched a new Fiery digital front-end (DFE) print server for the iGen 5 with White Dry Ink capability.

Kodak chief executive Jeff Clarke has called for "immediate action" to cut costs, including shedding 425 jobs, after the company's Q3 results revealed losses of $46m.

Fujifilm’s Superia ZD processless plate will make its UK show debut on Apex Digital Graphics’ stand at Ipex this month.

Coatings and pressroom consumables manufacturer Ultrachem has launched a new range of UV flexo inks and refreshed its other flexo product ranges.

Kodak has announced a global price increase for its offset printing plates of up to 9%.

Ricoh’s new neon pink toner, which has been unveiled at Print 17 in Chicago, follows the success of its neon yellow that was released in 2016.

Updates for the Versafire CV and CP family of presses include a new neon spot colour, Prinect 2018 with improved DFE functionality and new substrate management and business analysis tools.

The increasing availability and affordability of UV curing in offset presses is seeing many printers adopting these versatile inks for the first time.