August 21, 2019

Prepress

What Would PI Do?

Published: September 01, 2003, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
PI, or Packaging Innovators, will always service the customer. And the corrugated plant does it well with the divine help of SunGraphics.

From Concept to Completion

Published: March 01, 2003, By Jan De Roeck, Esko-Graphics
Harnessing the improved processing power of today's Macs and PCs, packaging software developers now are offering high-performance plug-ins for the industry's

The Right Combination

Published: December 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
With Glenroy's flexible packaging expertise and Pen & Inc.'s prepress know-how, the two team up for an award-winning association.

It's a Color Thing

Published: October 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
And a speed thing, too. If you're a package printer, you know what I'm talking about and so do your proofing suppliers. The pressure on time to market

Agfa Ships Apogee 3, Renews Enfocus Contract

Published: March 25, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
GHENT, BELGIUMEnfocus Software recently announced the renewal of its contract with Agfa to include Enfocus technology into Agfa's Apogee workflow solutions.

Creo Produces 7000th Brisque Prepress Workflow

Published: February 19, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Creo Products, Inc., recently announced the production of its 7000th Brisque workflow, which the company says is scheduled for installation in March.

MacDermid ColorSpan Charts New Course

Published: February 11, 2002, By PFFC Staff
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- MacDermid ColorSpan, Inc., recently announced it's refocusing its business operations and marketing direction to better address the

ICC Review to Affect Color Software

Published: January 09, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
The International Color Consortium (ICC) has announced that a major revision to the ICC specification is available for review and comment.

Creo Invests Millions in printCafe

Published: January 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Creo Products Inc. reports it has invested $23.6 million (US) in printCafe, Inc., as part of a $39.6 million private placement of equity and debt.

Agfa Xcalibur: Jewel in Converter's Crown

Published: December 20, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
The Xcalibur VLF "breakthrough" system reportedly brings new simplicity and quality to the demands of package printers, says its manufacturer, Agfa. And one of Agfa's customers, Superior Lithographics—a 15-year-old, Los Angeles, California-based operation—is quick to agree. The package-printing plant reports the Xcalibur CTP (computer-to-plate) system has been a jewel in its production crown.

CIP4 Releases JDF Developer ToolKit

Published: December 20, 2001, By PFFC Staff
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND -- CIP4 (Intl. Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress) annnounced today the public release

CreoScitex and DuPont Promote Proofing

Published: December 06, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
CreoScitex and DuPont say together, they now offer customers a complete proofing system. According to CreoScitex, the companies have established a worldwide, strategic alliance "to promote and enhance thermal halftone proofing systems based on DuPont WaterProof thermal halftone proofing media for CreoScitex CTP (computer-to-plate) proofing systems."

Smurfit-Stone Powers Efficiency with CreoScitex

Published: November 30, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Smurfit-Stone says its getting more efficient with CreoScitex's new Prinergy Powerpack workflow.

PGI Provides Industry with Price-Friendly Proofing Product

Published: November 05, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Polaroid Graphics Imaging (PGI) LLC announces a pricing "breakthrough" in its proofing system offerings.

CreoScitex Breaks into Asian Packaging Prepress

Published: October 10, 2001, By PFFC Staff
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA--CreoScitex Asia Pacific is pleased to announce the first Asian installation of a CreoScitex Trendsetter VLF platesetter for the

Delivering Digital: CTP Carries Flexo Printing to Competitive Quality

Published: September 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
I want a T1, DSL, digital cable line. That doesn't make any sense, right? For some of us, indeed, it doesn't make any sense. For others of us, well, we're

Barco to Demo Prepress and Proofing Products at Print 2001

Published: August 10, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
At the upcoming Print 2001 show in Chicago next month, Barco Graphics will bring together the three units that comprise its business: package printing, industrial printing, and commerical printing.

Agfa Expansion Brings Digital Platemaking to North America

Published: August 06, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Agfa is expanding its plate-manufacturing capacity in its existing Branchburg, NJ, facility.

Q&A with Prepress Provider Agfa

Published: May 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Integration, standardization… What's this all about? And you thought you had enough worries with your web site and e-business! In an effort to make prepress integration easier to understand, PFFC posed some questions to Agfa Corp.

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEWS

Published: May 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Agfa announces first European Xcalibur installation, CreoScitex America names new president, Vendor Agreements Eases Color Conflict, and more...

Digital News

Published: February 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
News from: American IS&T, DAX, DPI 2001, GASC, GretagMacbeth, Heidelberg, Hilgraeve, IPA, VuePoint, and Xaar.

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Pride

Published: August 31, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Striving to be not the biggest but the best, award-winning Premiere Labels values its customers and its suppliers, including press manufacturer Mark Andy.

Converter Can't Seem to Stay Out of Business

Published: May 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
When Robert Curran sold his three label companies in 1987, he figured he was out of the converting business for good. Today, he not only owns a folding

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

Published: February 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Founded in 1928, Steketee-Van Huis (SVH), Holland, MI, produces high-end folding cartons for customers across the US

Converters See Hurdles Ahead in Digital Printing

Published: February 01, 2000, By LeRoy Leiker, Intertec Publishing
Last May Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER and Intertec Publishing conducted a focus group on the topic of digital technology and its impact on the converting

Bag machine adds value to customer-oriented operation.

Published: December 01, 1996, By Boyle, Edward
A new FMC servo draw bag machine fits right in at All-Pak, a company that takes customer needs very seriously.When Fred J. Faletti founded All-Pak Inc.,

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

Published: September 01, 1996, By Acevedo, Jennifer
Walle Corp. attributes much of its success to keeping tight control of operations at the company's three plants.Listen to the latest crop of advice coming

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

Published: June 01, 1996, By Mykytiuk, Andrew
Duralam lowers costs and adds efficiencies to its short runs with a narrow version of a wide web press from PCMC.In business for nearly 30 years, Duralam

Advances in prepress are making heads spin.

Published: June 01, 1996, By Boyle, Edward
The technology of prepress is changing at such a dizzying pace, that converters keep up or quickly get left behind.Speaking recently at the 12th Digital

Plate advances bring flexo closer to offset

Published: May 01, 1996, By Mykytiuk, Andrew
Developments in all aspects of printing plate and platemaking technology continue unabated. This article, because of space constraints, will be limited

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