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MicroGreen introduces plastic sheet stock made using recycled water bottles
Looking to provide printers with a sustainable alternative to traditional resin-based printable plastic sheet stock, Seattle-based MicroGreen Polymers has launched InCycle, made in part from recycled...
RR Donnelley buys custom packaging provider Genesis
Chicago-based RR Donnelly has announced the acquisition of Genesis Packaging & Design, a full service provider of custom packaging solutions, including design, printing, die cutting, finishing and...
FCL Graphics goes digital with Xerox Color 1000 install
After years of successfully serving the financial and insurance direct mail industries with offset printing, Harwood Heights, IL-based FCL Graphics this week announced several new equipment...
Used equipment market stock bulked by newer kit
Even the industry-wide shift to digital doesn't appear to be slowing the interest in used commercial printing equipment, with anecdotal evidence suggesting that even fairly new digital machines are...
The vexed case of anti-dumping duty
PrintWeek India hosted a discussion between the representative of the All India Federation of Master Printers and TechNova to understand the relative merits of a fair market competition in the digital...
Inca Digital ramps up Onset flatbed production
Wide-format manufacturer Inca Digital is to increase its headcount after doubling the UK manufacturing volume of its Onset UV flatbed in response to growing demand for the range.
Sun Chemical launches quick drying ink
Ink manufacturer Sun Chemical has launched SunLit Titan, a sheetfed ink system designed to increase printers' productivity.
Confusion surrounds Agency Workers Directive
Printers using agency workers could be set for a confusing couple of months, with the government unclear how it will roll out the Agency Workers Directive, despite its implementation due on 1 October.
Print Designs' Zund cuts bottleneck
Commercial printer Print Designs has bought a Zund G3XL3200CVE from supplier Robert Horne to ease a bottleneck in its finishing department.
Diecut UK appoints new engineering expert
Finishing equipment supplier Diecut UK has appointed Mark Woolf as engineering manager as the company grows its presence in the sector.
Kremer Signs invests in third Spyder 320 flatbed printer
Kremer Signs has taken its spend on Inca Digital equipment to in excess of 750,000 in the past three years after installing its third Spyder 320 flatbed printer.
CTP maker basysPrint upgrades interface
Dutch UV CTP manufacturer basysPrint has revamped its software to include a new touch-sensitive GUI.
DS Smith hails French contribution to strong first quarter
DS Smith has announced volume and revenue growth across its recycled packaging business for the three months to 31 July 2011 following a strong contribution from its French subsidiary Otor.
Fujifilm launches Acuity LED 1600 wide-format printer
Fujifilm has unveiled its latest inkjet roll-to-roll and flatbed UV-LED wide-format printer, the Acuity LED 1600, which is claimed to offer "best-in-class" productivity.
FS Moore owed almost 2m when administrators appointed
East London printer FS Moore went into administration owing almost 2m to creditors, according to the administrator's report.