Plates

Pre-press service provider Reproflex3 has invested £500,000 in expanding its corrugated packaging pre-press capabilities, including the building of a 280sqm studio expansion.

Precision Card Services (PCS) has invested in an SA-L 4300 MK2 Screen Autoloader to streamline its workflow and provide a more efficient process.

Agfa is targeting SME commercial printers with a new process-free plate described as a “drop-in” product that is as easy to use as conventional plates.

Kodak has launched a new online tool to help printers calculate the estimated savings they could make by switching to its Sonora process-free plates.

CPG has concluded its installation of a range of new pre-press kit and software from Agfa.

Kodak is selling its Chinese plate factory to Lucky HuaGuang Graphics as part of a new partnership deal that will see HuaGuang license Kodak’s plate know-how.

Edwardthompson is looking to expand its team, partly thanks to an increase in productivity borne by switching plate providers.

Brand delivery agency Brand Imaging Solutions has doubled the size of its business and bolstered its capabilities after acquiring flexo reprographics and platemaking specialist PPP Digital.

Kodak has now completed the sale of its flexo business to Montagu Private Equity in a deal ultimately valued at $340m (£260m).

Kodak expects to complete the sale of its Flexographic Packaging business as soon as next week, with new boss Jim Continenza pledging to return the business to financial health after it reported...

Agfa has revamped its divisional structure and created three separate divisions for its print-related activities, as the group seeks more partnerships for future growth.

Dutch media has reported that Fujifilm is set to close one of its offset plate production lines in Tilburg at the end of the year, resulting in the loss of more than 100 jobs, with some UK jobs also...