MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Graphics of the Americas (GOA), celebrating its 35th anniversary February 25-27 in Miami Beach, Florida, has announced that an extensive line-up of exhibitors has again signed up to be part of one of the largest, annual combined exposition and education events in the U.S.
GREENWICH, Conn.—Presstek, Inc. announced that a United States District Court has issued a permanent injunction barring a U.S. based distributor from selling, distributing, soliciting, advertising, and servicing printing plates manufactured by VIM Technologies, Ltd. The injunction was ordered as a result of a patent infringement claim initiated by Presstek, Inc. the owner of the patented technology, and is the result of a settlement.
EDINA, Minn.—IPA, The Association of Graphic Solutions Providers has begun conducting an examination of the world's leading digital press systems for production printing. The 2009 IPA Digital Print Forum includes a wide testing criteria of repeatability, color integrity, and sheet recyclability. The test results of the Digital Print Forum will provide a resource for prospective buyers of digital print production devices assuring any prospective system matches their company’s needs and market conditions.
IPA, The Association of Graphic Solutions Providers announces its list of speakers at the upcoming Business Development Conference, January 29–30, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
HUDSON, N.H.—Presstek, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, has formed an alliance with Press-sense, a leading developer of Business Flow Automation for the Print Industry™. Under the agreement, Presstek will offer the Press-sense portfolio of Web-to-print and business management software as part of its on-going plan to surround its digital offset product portfolio with value-added business solutions. Presstek will offer both licensed software and hosted versions. “Today, print service providers are faced with the challenge of increasing their print volume, while they look for ways to improve their profitability,” said Klaus Schleicher, group product director, digital printing
Agfa Offers the Thermostar P970–ideal for VLF applications–and the Thermostar P971 thermal imaging plate. Write 160, Visit www.agfa.com J ANDERSON & VREELAND Offers digital prepress systems and conventional photopolymer processors and plate mounters. Platemaking materials include a range of solvent and water-wash sheet photopolymer, liquid photopolymer, rubber compounds, matrix and accessories. Write 161, Visit www.anderson vreeland.com, See Ad p. 8 J BETA INDUSTRIES The Betaflex 334 Flexo Plate Analyzer eliminates bad plates early in production cycle. Measures flexo plates, negatives, proofs, prints for true dot area, ruling, dot quality. Write 162, Visit www.beta screen.com, See Ad p. 7 BPS Printing Systems Offers state-of-the-art
AGFA Offers the Thermostar P970-ideal for VLF applications-and the Thermostar P971 thermal imaging plate. Write 207, Visit www.agfa.com, ANDERSON & VREELAND Offers digital prepress systems and conventional photopolymer processors and plate mounters. Platemaking materials include a range of solvent and water-wash sheet photopolymer, liquid photopolymer, rubber compounds, matrix and accessories. Write 208, Visit www. andersonvreeland.com BETA INDUSTRIES The Betaflex 334 Flexo Plate Analyzer eliminates bad plates early in production cycle. Measures flexo plates, negatives, proofs, prints for true dot area, ruling, dot quality. Write 209, Visit www.betascreen.com BPS Printing Systems Offers state-of-the-art nyloflex® and nyloprint® brand photopolymer printing plates for printing
Presstek to Acquire Precision Lithograining Corp. HUDSON, N.H., June 3 -- Presstek, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of environmentally responsible high tech digital imaging solutions for the graphic arts and laser imaging markets, and Precision Lithograining Corporation ("Precision"), the manufacturer of the industry leading Anthem, Freedom and Aurora chemistry-free printing plates, today announced that the companies have signed an agreement for Presstek to acquire Precision in a cash transaction valued at approximately $13 million. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2004. The companies are planning to maintain their respective operations, with
Presstek to Acquire Precision Lithograining Corp. HUDSON, N.H., June 3 -- Presstek, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of environmentally responsible high tech digital imaging solutions for the graphic arts and laser imaging markets, and Precision Lithograining Corporation ("Precision"), the manufacturer of the industry leading Anthem, Freedom and Aurora chemistry-free printing plates, today announced that the companies have signed an agreement for Presstek to acquire Precision in a cash transaction valued at approximately $13 million. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2004. The companies are planning to maintain their respective operations, with
The highly evolved and standardized process of offset platemaking still leaves some room for improvement. by Jessica Millward, Associate Editor THE SOPHISTICATION OF existing offset platemaking processes has not encouraged complacency among equipment suppliers. On the contrary, rising competition from flexo, as well as increasing adoption of CTP and DI practices, have fostered a more innovative path to better plates and processing. Science bests art In offset platemaking's struggle with art versus science, it seems the latter won several years ago. And that is a good thing, contends Richard Butler, product development manager for Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. (Graphic Systems Division). "Really, what
