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First Impression brings in a Kodak Trendsetter
Noida-based First impression has now brought its pre-press facility in-house after installing a Kodak Trendsetter 800 platesetter.

GMG's colour targets are realised in India
GMG, a developer and supplier of high-end colour management software solutions, has announced that the company succeeded in achieving a substantial increase in global sales of 30% in 2010, compared to...

Ipex South Asia attracts major brands for show in September
The top team at Ipex South Asia said the show at the NSE ground from 16 to 19 September in Mumbai will focus on "differentiation" and how customers can add value with its range of print, softwares and...

Kanan Graphics acquires Crisil certificate for its operations
Mumbai-based Kanan Graphics, a renowned dealer for pressroom chemicals and consumables in Western India, acquired a Crisil SE 3B rating.

Multi Hitech completes 26 conversions of Heidelberg perfectors into straight machines
Delhi-based Multi Hitech has completed 26 successful conversions of Heidelberg perfector into straight machines.

Marie Claire bids to boost readership with mini-mag campaign
IPC Southbank aimed to boost its readership over the weekend by creating a 52pp taster version of <i>Marie Claire</i> for distribution with the Saturday edition of <i>The Times</i>.
Fespa Digital 2011: An Overview
The volcano ash cloud did not deter visitors to the 18,000 sq/mts Fespa Digital show. Although the brief shut down of Hamburg airport (on Wednesday) did affect traffic into the show which has 400...

New cutting devices from Esko, Zund, Summa and Roland refine finishing
EskoArtwork's Kongsberg i-XL24 and i-XP44 digital finishing solutions, ArtiosCAD 7.6 structural design software, along with the i-Cut Suite for pre-flighting and lay-outs were the stars at the stall.
InfoTrends' wide-format study at Fespa
One of the things that attracted attention was the study conducted for Fespa by InfoTrends.
The battle of printheads
The battle for inkjet printheads is truly on. Xaar's Proton printheads are in use on machines on a wide range of exhibitor company stands, such as Neolt and its Aster-Jet printer.

MGI sells its latest Meteor DP 8700 XL in India
MGI debuted with the Meteor DP8700 XL which is a multi-substrate digital press.

Integration spells value at the HP stall
The theme for HP's 890 sq/m booth, the largest at the show, was integration.

Agfa launches new avataar of M-Press Tiger
Agfa, which had the second largest stall at the show, had an array of Jetis (till recently with Gandi), Annapurna and the new avtaar of its M-Press Tiger flatbed inkjet press, an M-Press Leopard.

Garnett Dickinson prints programme for Champions League final
Garnett Dickinson has rounded off a prestigious month this week by printing the programme for tomorrow night's Champions League final.

Ricoh announces global job cuts of 10,000 in bid to boost profitability
Shares in Japanese office equipment giant Ricoh rose yesterday on the news it is to shed 10,000 jobs in a bid to boost profitability.