3rd INTERNATIONAL PRINTING technologies symposium

The aim of the symposium is to provide a forum about contemporary research and applications in scientific and technological developments in printing.
Symposium Topics: Online printing systems, Desktop publishing, Reproduction techniques, Printing techniques, Paper- Cardboard, Printing machines, Ink and lacquers, Post press processes, Printing problems and solutions, Printing chemicals, Printing administration, Cost systems in printing Control systems, Education in printing, Color systems.
Language: Turkish or English. Location: Gazi University Technical Education Faculty, Conferance Hall Teknikokullar - Ankara Call For Papers Authors are invited to submit their abstracts to the Symposium Secretariat by April 2009. The abstracts should include author(s) name(s), full mailing address, fax and phone numbers and e-mail address. After selecting the abstracts, authors whom their papers have been accepted will be informed to submit the full text of the papers by July 2009. Accepted papers selected by the advisory committee will be published in the Symposium Proceedings
www.iprints.gazi.edu.tr
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ALWAN PRINT STANDARDIZER V1.1 SUPPLIES DIGITAL PRINTERS WITH MISSING LINK TO MATCH OFFSET PERFORMANCE TO ISO 12647

Digital printers can now produce standardized and stable prints to offset quality thanks to Print Standardizer, the latest software from Alwan Color Expertise, the graphic industry's leading color standardization company. Print Standardizer operates with X-Rite's press-side auto-scanning instruments and this new version works with a number of X-Rite prepress instruments, including I1, IO, iSis and Spectroscan. The new software maximizes quality and profitability, and ensures meeting standards on a digital printer and press is simple, cost effective and guaranteed.
www.alwancolor.com

ATLANTIC ZEISER BRINGS FULL-COLOR INNOVATION TO NARROW WEB LABEL PRINTING AT LABELEXPO 2009

GAMMA 70 Series combines two alternative printing modules in a single footprint for improved productivity, operationing margin, flexibility

Atlantic Zeiser, a leading innovator and technology supplier for digital narrow format printing processes, has announced that its innovative GAMMA 70 Series is now available for full-color UV narrow web label printing applications. The GAMMA 70 fills out Atlantic Zeiser’s product portfolio and is added to the company’s OMEGA series and other leading-edge printing solutions.  In bringing this product to market, Atlantic Zeiser has partnered with leading solution provider Xaar.  The combination of Xaar print head technology, Atlantic Zeiser integration and application expertise results in a powerful end-to-end solution that includes a UV printer, UV inks, and UV drying capability.  
www.atlanticzeiser.com

ESKOARTWORK SUPPORTS ELECTRONIC UPDATE OF ECMA CODE OF FOLDING CARTON STYLES

Structural design expertise EskoArtwork used to include 3D viewing of standard folding carton boxes and animated folding sequences.

EskoArtwork, a global supplier and integrator of innovative solutions for packaging, commercial printing and professional publishing, has contributed its expertise to a completely revised edition of the European Carton Makers Association (ECMA) Code of Folding Carton Styles.With ECMA in the driving seat of this project, EskoArtwork made available its expertise and resources to the ECMA Code project team, managed by Ludwig Anckaert of LA Consulting. Intense teamwork over the past months has resulted in the first digital edition of the ECMA Code, including many new digital capabilities supporting the folding carton design and manufacturing process.
www.esko.com

FESPA WELCOMES NEW MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS FROM SRI LANKA AND NEPAL

FESPA has extended its global reach with the addition of two more Asian associate members, as it welcomes the Sri Lanka Association of Printers (SLAP) and the Nepal Printers’ Association (NPA).

As associate members of FESPA, members of SLAP and NPA will now benefit from a wide range of educational resources, training and best-practice development tools, as well as participating in a growing number of international projects and events. FESPA will benefit by forging even stronger links with the Asia-Pacific region, which as a whole is an increasingly significant player in the global screen, textile and digital printing markets.
FESPA’s firm commitment to the Asia-Pacific region is evidenced by the number of events it runs in the area. FESPA launched the first ever screen and digital print exhibition in India, FESPA India 2005, which has continued to run every two years since the inaugural show, with the third FESPA India taking place in December 2009. Further to the success of these exhibitions, FESPA launched FESPA Digital India in 2008, dedicated to the digital wide format printing industry.  Last year the association also launched FESPA Asia-Pacific, the region’s only international event dedicated to screen and digital printing which will return in 2010.

Kodak’s Unified Workflow Solutions Deliver Greater Production Efficiency and Color Management Capabilities

The latest versions of Kodak Unified Workflow Solutions help to further simplify and automate complex production and color management processes for print service providers in digital and offset environments. Kodak’s Unified Workflow Solutions include customer availability of Kodak Prinergy Workflow System 5.1 and Kodak Colorflow Software 1.0, the launch of Kodak Preps Imposition Software 6.0, and the introduction of Kodak Insite Storefront System 6.0 for Kodak’s Web to Print Solutions.
www.kodak.com

XEIKON INVITES INFOTRENDS 2009 TRANSPROMO SUMMIT ATTENDEES FOR OPEN HOUSE

Transpromo conferences provide unique opportunity to educate marketers, agencies and print service providers about the business opportunities of Xeikon solutions

Xeikon, a division of Punch Graphix, is inviting attendees of the European TransPromo Summit to its Open House event on October 6. Xeikon will participate in a number of educational panel discussions at the Summit, which takes place in Brussels on October 6-7. Delegates registering for the Summit can sign up for the Open House event free of charge, and get the chance to see live demonstrations of Xeikon’s range of transactional and transpromotional printing solutions.
www.punchgraphix.com

AGFA GRAPHICS INTRODUCES THE EXPRESS PRINT MODE ON ITS :DOTRIX MODULAR DIGITAL PRESS

At Print in Chicago and LabelExpo, Agfa Graphics announced the availability of an additional Express Printing Mode on its :Dotrix Modular single pass UV press. This Express Print Mode increases productivity from an already impressive 1440 linear meter to 1920 linear meter per hour with a web width of 65cm, meaning a capacity improvement with 35%. The Express mode is available now. It is offered as an option to new presses and as upgrade kit to installed presses.
 www.agfapress.com

AFTER PRINT 2009 – CHENNAI (INDIA) June 12-14, 2009

After Print - 2009 is a meeting ground for Manufacturers, Importers, Traders, Distributors, Converters and End - users in the Printing Industry. Launching new products and latest technologies are the highlights of After Print 2009. Exhibitors from India and abroad will be displaying their products and around 30,000 trade visitors will be visiting the After Print - 2009.
Business Live based at Chennai in India is an innovative venture started with  a vision to excel and set a new standard in the field of exhibitions . The strength of the organisation lies in its core staff that has 20 years of first hand

Venue: Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai (India)
Phone: 044 28344851 / 53
Fax: 044 28344852
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www.businesslive.in

ASIA PRINT & PACK EXPO HAS BEEN POSTPONED

PDA TRADE FAIRS regrets to advice that Asia Print & Pack Expo 2009 that was scheduled to be held from the 28-31 August 2009 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bangalore, India stands postponed.

In light of the inadequate stand sales, with much regret, PDA TRADE FAIRS announce the postponement of Asia Print & Pack Expo 2009 to a more conducive date in the year 2010. PDA will inform on the new dates shortly.
PDA Trade Fairs
Tel: +91-80-25547434

I-CUT LAUNCHES IN EUROPE, SHOWCASES VISION PRO 7.0 AT VISCOM 09

Company targets European market with dedicated agent and new online store

i-cut, a division of EskoArtwork, is to kick off its European launch by exhibiting at one of the print industry’s leading trade shows, Viscom 09. i-cut specializes in software development and materials automation for digital cutters, ran live demonstrations of its new Vision Pro 7.0 software at the event. To support its launch the company has established a European sales team and created an online store – www.icuttools.com– where customers can order the new Vision Pro software, obtain technical information and product support, and buy cutting consumables, such as bits, blades and conveyor belts.
www.icutvision.com
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EXPO PRINT & IMAGING 2009 International Specialised Exhibition

Design, Photography, Printing, Advertising, Visual Communications

The 9th edition of the International Specialised Exhibition EXPO PRINT
& IMAGING will be held at Inter Expo Center – Sofia from 28th to 31st of October, 2009. Leading foreign and Bulgarian companies will present the current trends in the field of design, photography, printing, advertising, visual communications and packaging industry. EXPO PRINT & IMAGING has the ambition to become again a forum for professionals, advertising agencies, design and photo studios, producers, distributors and dealers, professional consumers and amateurs. The aim of the organizers is to offer venue for presenting and demonstrating the newest digital conceptions and technological achievements as well as for ingenious ideas and their realization.
www.bulgarreklama.com

FOURTH BALKAN PRINT FORUM IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

The Fourth Balkan Print Forum meeting under the patronage of manroland AG will take place on October 22 and 23, 2009 in Bucharest, Romania. Invited are managers and members of the National Printers Federations of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey; specialists, experts and managers from the Romanian printing industry; manroland customers; as well as representatives of the Balkan Graphic Arts Schools and Universities, Balkan trade press, local press, guests from the National Printers Federations and Graphic Arts Universities of Russia and Ukraine.
Speakers from manroland AG, UPM, Sun Chemical (PrintCity members), Intergraf, EUROEXPO Romania and Agressione, Romania will give their presentations at the Forum about "Innovative Enhancement in Sheetfed and Webfed Printing". The participants will have the possibility to discuss the future mutual activities of the Balkan Print Forum: exchanging technical information, supporting training and education of students and printers in the region, promoting events in the graphic arts industry of the Balkan countries, performing information assistance for the Balkan trade press.
On October 23 the guests of the Forum will have the opportunity to visit Romanian printing houses, to meet specialists and managers and exchange views, opinions, information and know-how.
www.euroexpo.ro
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KODAK TO REVEAL TWO NEW NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING PRODUCTS AT IFRA EXPO 2009 BOOSTING PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY

Kodak is to unveil two new products at IFRA Expo 2009 that will help newspaper printers work more efficiently and more profitably. The company will showcase its newly redesigned KODAK TRENDSETTER NEWS Platesetter, which brings the quality, consistency and stability of thermal imaging to newspaper printing. Kodak will also exhibit its KODAK VIOLETNEWS GOLD Digital Plate, the latest product in the company’s range of digital, newspaper printing plates. IFRA Expo 2009 takes place in Vienna, Austria, between October 12 – 15, 2009. The event is being staged at the Messezentrum Wien, and Kodak can be found in hall B, Stand 180.
www.graphics.kodak.com

PRESSTEK GARNERS AWARDS, SALES, LEADS AT PRINT 09

Results Validate That Company's Strategic Growth Initiatives Are on the Right Path

Presstek has reported that it had a successful showing at Print 09, North America's largest printing trade show held September 11-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, where it introduced an array of new products designed to serve a larger segment of the print market. The company introduced the Presstek Aeon, a long run, high resolution open platform non-preheat thermal CTP plate, the Presstek DPM Pro 400 platesetter and the Presstek DI-Dry waterless offset printing inks.
Presstek was awarded a coveted Print 09 Must See 'ems award for the Presstek 52DI-UV and 34DI-UV digital offset presses which blend the core benefits of the highly automated Presstek DI press -- waterless press design, on-press chemistry-free platemaking and Zero Transfer Printing (ZTP) process which uses a single impression cylinder to provide immediate and precise on press registration -- with the ability to print with instant drying, highly durable UV inks for cost-effective, quick production of high quality short run printing for an even wider range of commercial and packaging printing applications.
www.presstek.com

XEIKON SUPPORTS GREEN PRINTING AT LABELEXPO

Xeikon 3300 delivers exceptional production capacity and broader applications variety

Xeikon, a division of Punch Graphix, showcased its best-in-class digital label printer, the Xeikon 3300, at Labelexpo. The company demonstrated a wide range of innovative applications that are possible with the digital press, including heat transfer applications and on-demand personalized label printing on a broad variety of substrates. Delegates discovered how the Xeikon 3300 boosts productivity, is easy to integrate and can make their business a far more eco-friendly operation.  
www.punchgraphix.com