J HEIDELBERG Visit www.heidelberg.com Model Max. Sheet Size (in.) Max. Printing Area (in.) Speed (sph) Speedmaster 23.62x29.13 23.031x29.134 15,000 CD 74 Speedmaster 28.346x40.157 27.559x40.157 15,000 CD 102 Speedmaster 29.53x41.34 29.13x41.34 18,000 XL 105 See Ad p. 92 KBA North America, Sheetfed Division Visit www.kba-usa.com Model Max. Sheet Size (in.) Speed (sph) KBA Rapida 74 (2-10 units) 20 x 29 15,000 KBA Rapida 105 (2-10 units) 29 x
Agfa The Sherpa 43 Inkjet System for contract proofing offers multi-density ink capability, optimal color accuracy, and a digital workflow. Write 196, Visit www.agfa.com J ANDERSON & VREELAND Digital proofing systems include digital halftone proofers and digital inkjet proofers from leading-edge manufacturers. Write 197, Visit www.anderson vreeland.com, See Ad p. 8 Artwork Systems Products support multiple output devices, including all common proofers, imagesetters, and platesetters. Write 198, www.artwork systems.com J BETA INDUSTRIES The full line of magnifiers, loupes, and microscopes from 5x to 300x fill every requirement in the film, plate, and print
ABETOS/INFLEXCO, S.A. Visit www.intermach.com Model Print Width (in.) Colors Self-adhesive flexo presses Power 7, 10 4, 6 Leader 7, 10 2, 3, 4 SUPER Power 16-6 16 6 Flexo central impression presses Master 400 16, 24 4, 6 Junior 16, 24 4, 6 Write 471 on Reader Service Form J AQUAFLEX Visit www.aquaflex.com Model Web Width (in.) Max. Printing Width (in.) Speed (fpm) ELS Servo 10,13 10,13 750 Instaprep 10,13 10,13 500 LX 26 13,16,18,20,24,26 500 FPC Servo 20-32 32 1,000 Write 472 on Reader Service Form, See Ad p.46 Bell-Mark Visit www.bell-mark.com Model Width Repeat Speed (fpm) 1234 HS-FD 4˝ 12˝ 275 1238 HS FD 8˝ 12˝ 275 1834 HS FD 4˝ 18˝ 375 18310 HS FD 10˝ 18˝ 375
PDF (portable document format) may be the greatest thing since sliced bread (or at least since PostScript), but it takes more than bread to make a sandwich that will satisfy a hungry customer. TODAY'S SHORTER PRINT runs depend on reliable, high-quality print output, delivered with minimal turnaround. The addition of JDF (job definition format) production language to PDF-based workflows increasingly is seen as a way to dramatically reduce print production time and costs while ensuring consistent, reliable output—even when last minute changes are required. In packaging applications, the benefits of JDF-enhanced or JDF-enabled workflows show up in better customer service; faster time to
DARMSTADT, Germany—The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress (CIP4) announced that version 1.3 of the Job Definition Format has been published. Prior to this version, the JDF Specification was optimized for sheetfed and digital printing. JDF 1.3 introduces features to support web offset printing, newspaper production and packaging. "JDF now models many types of packaging processes, a huge area of the printing industry," said Dr. Rainer Prosi of Heidelberg and CIP4's Technical Officer. "While it can now be said that JDF fully supports web offset and newspaper production, in the case of packaging, we've only introduced some basic
NORTHLAKE, Ill.—Sun Chemical, the world's foremost manufacturer of printing inks and organic pigments, today announced the alignment of its North American Inks businesses to better serve its customers in different market segments and to overall increase the value to the customer. "The North American inks market has become increasingly challenging and competitive due to a number of factors," said Michael Griem, president of Sun Chemical's North American Inks business unit. "As the industry leader, it is essential that we are proactive and align our business model to better serve our different markets. We have reviewed our current organizational structure to ensure that we continue
PRINT 05 & CONVERTING 05 drew an international audience to the Windy City for a week of new technology demonstrations. THE STATISTICS ARE in from the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC). PRINT 05 & CONVERTING 05, held last month in Chicago, was a big success by many of the reported metrics. Attendance was in the neighborhood of 62,000. The number of exhibitors, 954, was up from the 893 at the last PRINT show in 2001. The international flavor of the show was demonstrated by the more than 7,200 international attendees from 99 countries, up from 75 in 2001. Clearly, the show had the
Extended color printing could be the next best thing to the eye of the beholder in the package-printing industry. PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING, THE exact nature of color may be in dispute forever. As far as brand owners and the package and label printers who work with them are concerned, however, color is a concrete, measurable reality and the most critical component of print quality. If the job of the packaging or label designers is to create shelf appeal and ensure brand recognition, the job of packaging and label printers is to lock in those attributes by reproducing those designs as faithfully, efficiently, and affordably as
A new Gallus folding carton production system has helped Cadmus Whitehall Group focus on helping its customers face increasing competitive pressures. THE CADMUS WHITEHALL Group has roots dating back to 1902, close to one hundred years before it moved into its current flagship facility in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997. This building covers more than 300,000 square feet with more than 300 associates, a big step from the business in the early 1900s. Jerry Lux, president, Whitehall Group, attributes this growth to the company's "commitment to customer service and a focus on each customer. It is innovation and technology that really separates our business
Soft proofing technology can do the job, but its success depends largely on good discipline and the printer-client relationship. "SOFT" PROOFING GOES by several names—monitor, virtual, online—and comes in an array of "flavors." No matter what you call it, however, the ultimate goal is as straightforward as it is universal: shrink production cycles, eliminate rework, reduce costs, and move everything faster. Unlike traditional hardcopy proofing, in which handling and transmission of the physical proof increases both cycle time and the potential for error, soft proofing depends on workflows in which color-accurate proofs can be viewed on calibrated computer monitors under controlled lighting conditions.
