Pre press

New software helps PWPFS save on ink

Commercial printer PWPFS Print & Design has installed PressSave and PressProfiler software to help it save on ink costs and makeready times.

Agfa launches new high-speed platesetter

Agfa Graphics has launched a new high-speed platesetter for the high-volume newspaper market.

Cyril Luff upgrades pre-press to Agfa VLF CTP system

Cyril Luff Metal Decorators has invested around £60,000 to upgrade its Imagesetter based pre-press to a large-format Agfa VLF CTP system and Xitron Harlequin workflow to enhance its quality and...

Pureprint rolls out Tharstern MIS integrated workflow

A Tharstern MIS that links together Kodak, Heidelberg and HP workflows is being installed at Uckfield-based printer Pureprint in a six-month rollout starting this month.

EFI opens Connect with new software strategy

EFI kicked off its biggest-ever Connect user conference with news of a fresh 'best of suite' approach to its software offerings.

Shuttleworth and KAS outline plans for Print Efficiently 2014

MIS provider Shuttleworth Business Systems and equipment manufacturer KAS Paper Systems have outlined their plans for Print Efficiently 2014.

Woodrow Press boosts productivity with SM 74 buy

Woodrow Press has invested in a second five-colour Heidelberg SM 74 to boost productivity and reduce makeready times.

Kodak targets corrugated market with plate and platesetter launch

Kodak has extended its range of flexo platemaking products to address the corrugated packaging market with a new plate for corrugated pre-print and its largest flexo platemaker to date.

Kodak to end UK plate production as it rejigs portfolio

Kodak is to close its Leeds plate manufacturing facility, with the loss of more than 200 jobs, as the group realigns its global Sonora processless plate production portfolio as upgrades to facilities...