The winner of the Nobel Prize for literature was announced in Sweden on October 9, 2014. The good news was delivered to Patrick Modiano in France. A German translation of Modiano’s novel is published in Germany by Carl Hanser Verlag […]
Around 7,000 visitors from exactly 100 countries – the largest number of countries ever recorded in the history of the event – attended the World Publishing Expo 2014 held from October 13-15 at Amsterdam RAI. World Publishing Expo 2014 set
All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) celebrated India Day during All in Print China at Shanghai. It was for the first time that a procession of waving Indian flag was held in China. The enthusiasm amongst those present in
With business worth more than Rs 5 crore, the four day event InterPrint Expo India at Ludhiana was held from October 10-13, 2014. The event was unique in many ways, the record presence of presidents of printers’ associations of 53
Offset Printers’ Association, Ludhiana, conferred the ‘Woman Print Entrepreneur of the Year’ awards to Mena Kumari and Neelam Dawar at their office in South City, Ludhiana. The awards were presented by Alex Wang, project director and Susie Zhang, assistant marketing
Keeping in view the most devastating calamity created by the floods due to the heavy rains in the Kashmir Valley, Punjab Kesari Group had as usual started Chief Minister’s Relief Find (J&K) with their contribution of Rs 11 lakh. The
India’s largest media conglomerate The Times of India has opted for Q.I. Press Controls’ press automation solution. The Times Group is the largest publishing company in India and South-Asia. With a turnover exceeding a billion dollars, the group has the
Research says printers and service providers find it difficult to give good quality finish in terms of creased/ perforated/half cut print products. In order to overcome this situation, an automated creasing machine of ideal capacity and affordable price is essential.
-India’s first compact press suitable for small to medium newspapers. Addressing the growing demand from Indian customers, Manugraph India Ltd (MIL) has launched the new ECOLINE press, a versatile single width, single circumference press for newspaper printing. Manugraph’s newly unpacked
In just nine months, with the help of its newly adopted Esko Kongsberg XN digital cutting and creasing table, Mumbai-based Malhar Digicomm, a commercial digital printing firm has made a remarkable transformation from a manually operated facility to a fast-growing
The first results of the ‘drupa Global Insights’ report on ‘The Impact of the Internet on Print – The digital flood’ are now out. They illustrate how many internet-enabled tools such as webto- print, variable data printing, interactive print such
Pradeep Chellakani, vice president, Take Solutions, gave a presentation on the use of LEAN technique mentioning ‘Follow LEAN…Grow Fat” to the members of The Printing Technologists Forum recently. He touched on all aspects of LEAN philosophy. He quoted the originator
Eighteen months after Mr Letterpress, a descendant of the printing press’s inventor Johannes Gutenberg, was wed to Ms Cotton, a fine and respectable lady from Gmund at Lake Tegernsee, the couple proudly announced the birth of their first child –
Anderhub Druck-Service AG in Rotkreuz has been operating the world’s first Speedmaster XL 75-5+L with AutoPlate Pro since January 2014. The Swiss family company has 18 employees and specialises in print jobs for industrial and pharmaceutical customers. It often prints
The offset of the Society of Printing Engineers 2014 inauguration recently commenced at the Department of Printing Technology, College of Engineering (CEG), Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. Dr N Rajeswari, head of the department, Department of Printing Technology, CEG, Anna University
Hangzhou CRON Machinery & Electronics Co Ltd, China’s largest CtP manufacturer, has forayed into North American graphic communications market by forming a joint venture company with ECRM I m a g i n g Systems, a global leader in imaging
WoodWing Software, the expert in publishing efficiency, has announced the availability of Enterprise Analytics, the new cloudbased product, which equips WoodWing’s multi-channel publishing system Enterprise with comprehensive features to analyse the publishing process. It enables publishers to monitor and steer
Consumers want the right to choose on how they are contacted by banks, utility providers and other service companies, and very often that choice is via the envelope. This was the message at FEPE’s 57th Congress of the European Federation
Arun Gupta of Arun Art Printers has been unanimously elected as the president of Jammu Printers Cooperative Association Ltd for the term 2014-2016. The decision to this effect was taken during the 4th Annual General Body Meeting of the Association.
Bengaluru based Bodhi Professional Solutions showcased the revolutionary Inkjet Film Output systems, which are already installed across country in different segments like industrial decals, textile screen printers, large screen houses, prepress service providers, and photographers. They from BenQ, which received
