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Offsetting litho’s print dominance
In the US, hot metal is hot. The US has a thriving community of letterpress printers, many of whom learned their skills either in college or as an apprentice...
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Last hot metal-printed newspaper celebrates 100 years
A regional NSW weekly newspaper produced on a 70-year-old Heidelberg press – the last paper in Australia to still use hot metal typesetting – has celebrated ...
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What is holding back the inkjet revolution?
The equipment is ready to go, the market is prepped, but we’re still waiting for hard and fast data on costs.
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The reality, rivalry and irony of the internet
In the second of a two-part column, our print guru points a satirical finger at the ironies in the industry
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Lüscher to launch Multi DX at Fespa
Lüscher has launched a new product, the Multi DX, which combines its CTP and CTS technology to create what it has termed Computer-to-Exposure, or CTX.
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Newly developed halftone flexo dot makes gradations 'like offset litho'
Screen has developed a new halftone dot for the flexo and letterpress industries, which it claimed can produce gradations as smooth as offset litho printing ...
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Tasmanian printer upgrades CTP with Kimosetter 525
Hobart offset printer Whatsinaname is looking to "keep up with the rest of the crowd" by upgrading to a Kimosetter 525 CTP system.
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Screen launches 4,800dpi flexo platesetter
Screen has launched the PlateRite FX870II, which it claimed is the world's first flexo platesetter to offer a maximum resolution of 4,800dpi as a standard ...
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William Cooney passes on
The local industry was saddened by the recent death of printing industry stalwart William Cooney, aged 92.
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Follow the presses
Reports of the death of print sectors are greatly exaggerated. In fact, there are now more than ever, as Frank Romano explains.
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Printers strike gold at PICA
The Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) have kicked off, with companies from South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia getting ...
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Flexo, letterpress and gravure inks
Raw material prices are constantly on the up which means that sustainability is growing in importance. That's certainly been the case in the UK market and ...
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Tie web to work and growth is automatic
Have you heard the one about the rise of automation in printing, asks Neil Parr-Davies, digital services manager at Cambrian Printers. In the not-too-distant...
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The re-emergence of the small printer
The 1960s and 1970s saw the largest number of printing startups worldwide - - because offset dupicator presses and their accompanying equipment were less ...