COMMERCIAL PRINTERS, PRINTING EQUIPMENT & PRINT TECHNOLOGY NEWS FOR SOUTH AFRICA & AFRICA

Known for their broad range of print media, Papersmith & Son, has recently announced the launch of their latest innovation, EnDURO Ice, which is a semi-synthetic material made in Germany by SIHL GmbH.

Swedish based Frontdesk Publishing announced a partnership with distributors and digital printers in South Africa. Burlington Dataprint and Shumani Mills printed and distributed nine European newspaper titles during the FIFA World Cup to the soccer players. The project started on the 11 June and ran until the 12 July 2010 during the World Championships supplying the teams with the latest news from home.

Well-suited for digitally printed hardcover photo album, Schmedt has launched the PraziPur PUR Book Block Binding Machine.

Sappi, one of South Africa’s largest paper producers, asks that people use paper more intelligently and look deeper into the benefits of recycling. There is a common perception that the use of paper is ruining the world's tropical and endangered forests. True or false?

Exell Technologies has recently introduced an online shop, to make your product selection and purchase much easier, quicker and more reliable. Exell Technologies is always busy streamlining workflows and now improving its own workflow and client service experience.

The Agfa Graphics acquisition of Pitman will benefit the packaging industry, and DuPont has reaffirmed Pitman as the US distributor of Cyrel® Flexographic products.

Unisource Worlwide Inc and The Print Council announced their impending partnership for the print communications industry.

Lake Image Solutions announced that they will be demonstrating their Discovery PQ print quality inspection system for the first time in North America at the LabelExpo Americas, set to be held in Chicago from September 14 – 16.

Mimaki Engineering, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines for the sign/graphics, textile/apparel and packaging/industrial markets, recently announced the release of the new ES3 metallic ink ready for release in South Africa in October 2010.

Neryos announced the launch of the IPN75, the latest in high-speed, low-cost colour inkjet printers.

IGS UK announced that they will soon be distributing certain Barbieri Electronics products, having been appointed in this capacity to distribute their automatic spectrophometers.

Chromos AG, the distributer of equipment with a large customer base in the region, and Scodix Ltd, the leading developer of UV DigitalEnhancement™ presses, have signed a distribution agreement. This agreement will enable Chromos to allocate the Scodix1200™ DigitalEmbossing™ press and its consumables, to the Swiss and Austrian markets.

Rotocontrol has recently released an information video for the EDM200 Series Over-printing Press, which contains footage of the machine in production, as well as features and benefits.