Plates
Flint Group announces 3% flexo plate price hike
Flint Group Flexographic Products has said it will raise the price for its photopolymer printing plates by 3% from 1 January 2013.
Kodak culls COO role and will cut further 1,000 jobs
Kodak has axed the role of president and chief operating officer Phil Faraci and will shed a further 1,000 jobs as it speeds up cost cutting efforts while the clock ticks on its Chapter 11...
Agfa Graphics earnings dip in second quarter
Agfa Graphics has posted double-digit percentage falls in EBIT and EBITDA in its second quarter results despite a small increase in turnover.
Flint Group launches nyloflex Ace New plate
Flint Group Flexographic Products will launch its latest flexo plate, nyloflex Ace New, in Western Europe and America next month.
Presstek to launch colour calibration technology and chemistry-free plate at Drupa
Presstek is to launch a new chemistry-free CTP plate for waterless printing, along with new colour calibration technology at Drupa 2012 (Hall 4, Stand B03).
DuPont announces flexo screening upgrade and 5% Cyrel price hike
DuPont will show a "simple and relatively inexpensive" workflow enhancement for its Cyrel DigiFlow flexo CTP system at Drupa that gives the ability to select the ideal dot structure depending on...
Flint Group announces global roll-out for Nyloflex FAM plate
Flint Group Flexographic Products has announced the global availability of its Nyloflex FAM digital plate following its successful launch in North America.
Lscher and MacDermid launch Accent flexo plate
Lscher has partnered with MacDermid to launch Accent, a new flexo coating plate for packaging and commercial print applications that can be imaged like a normal litho plate on Lscher's XPose! UV...
Fujifilm gears up for Drupa with new EMEA plate line
Fujifilm official opened its new PS-10 plate production line in Tilburg, The Netherlands, yesterday, at a star-studded ceremony attended by the Prince of Orange, HRH Prince Willem-Alexander.
Flint to raise prices for nyloflex and nyloprint printing plates
Flint has blamed forthcoming price hikes for its nyloflex and nyloprint printing plates on increases in the cost of raw materials and energy.
GPS unveils low-cost UV CTP
Wifac Group subsidiary GPS has launched a low-cost UV platesetter after signing an OEM deal with the Chinese CTP manufacturer Amsky Machine Equipment.
"An idea whose time has come," says Hitesh Jobalia of Max Flex & Imaging Systems
Chairman and MD of Max Flex & Imaging Systems Hitesh Jobalia tells Noel D'cunha about infusion of funds in Max and how essential business strategies can raise a company's profile to an upscale brand