Electronic Publishing articles from December 2002

Electronic Publishing archives from December 2002

That's more like it. (Editorial).
December 1, 2002... Compared to almost every other show I've been to over the past year, my visit to Graph Expo in Chicago in early October gave me at least some hope that a "recovery" is on the horizon. The aisles were busy and the vendors seemed to be in good...

A.B. Dick premiers four-color press. (Tech News).
December 1, 2002... A.B. Dick (Niles, IL) recently celebrated the sale of the 1000th DPM2340, an entry-level CTP system in the company's award-winning Digital PlateMaster product line. During Graph Expo, A.B.Dick unveiled the 4995-ICS, the company's first...

Economic Survey.
December 1, 2002... Economic survey Profits rise in Q2 2002 Results of the Quarterly Economic Survey for the second quarter of 2002 indicate improvements in profitability. To receive additional information about the IPA, the Association for Graphic...

Creo introduces the new Spotless solution. (Tech News).
December 1, 2002... Creo Inc. (Bedford, MA), celebrating the 1000th installation of its Lotem 800 platesetter, demonstrated its Spotless solution during Graph Expo. Designed to eliminate the use of spot color inks, Spotless technology replaces many spot color inks...

Heidelberg unveils productivity products. (Tech News).
December 1, 2002... At Graph Expo, Heidelberg USA (Kennesaw, GA) launched several tools designed to enhance the productivity and efficiency of graphic arts and printing processes. The new Digimaster 9150i Network Imaging System is a digital press capable of...

Kodak Polychrome Graphics expands its offerings. (Tech News).
December 1, 2002... Kodak Polychrome Graphics (Norwalk, CT) introduced new proofing and printing products while exhibiting at Graph Expo 2002. The company presented the 5542 and 5560 Matchprint Inkjet Proofers, which replace the 5042 and 5060 models. The...

Flint Ink debuts UV ink system. (Tech News).
December 1, 2002... MATRIXCURE-NP, the latest release from Flint Ink Corporation (Ann Arbor, MI), is a new energy-curable offset UV ink system. The environmentally friendly, low-odor inks are designed for such unique applications as signs, children's books, POP...

Hewlett-Packard adds HP Indigo Press, production software. (Tech News).
December 1, 2002... Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) demonstrated the HP Indigo Press w3200 and HP Production Flow software for the Graph Expo crowd. The HP Indigo Press w3200 is a web-fed digital offset color press offering high-speed, seven-color...

Global Graphics Software. (Industry Acquisitions and Mergers Announced).
December 1, 2002... Global Graphics Software (Waltham, MA) acquired Ansyr Technology of Bellevue, Washington. In the transaction, Global Graphics gained the business and assets of Ansyr, which designs document management workflow solutions for mobile professionals...

Printcafe Software Inc. (Industry Acquisitions and Mergers Announced).
December 1, 2002... Prinicafe Software Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced that it has completed its acquisition of printChannel Inc. A provider of web-based print-procurement solutions to commercial print manufacturers, distributors, and brokers, printChannel closed...

InteliCoat Technologies Inc. (Industry Acquisitions and Mergers Announced).
December 1, 2002... IntellCoat Technologies Inc. (South Hadley, MA) will merge with Azon Corporation, a manufacturer of wide-format coated papers and films used in the reprographics market. The acquisition of Azon Corporation by InteliCoat's parent company, Sun...

Calendar.
December 1, 2002... Calendar JANUARY 2003 Macworld Conference 6-10 San Francisco & Expo 2003 International 9-12 Las Vegas CES Graphics of the 24-26 Miami Americas FEBRUARY DIMA 2003 Annual 28-3/1 Las Vegas ...

Goodbye analog, hello digital. (What's New).
December 1, 2002... Over the last few months I have been working on eliminating analog imaging from my personal workflow. This has been a journey that is not as easy as I initially thought. Like most of you, I have been using fewer analog devices and...

Robert Stabler. (Perspective).
December 1, 2002... Robert Stabler has been with Agfa for more than 16 years in a variety of positions--the past four years have been here in the United States. Currently president of Agfa Graphic Systems, he was previously responsible for Agfa's Consumer Imaging...

Crossing over the packaging line.
December 1, 2002... As traditional commercial printers embrace opportunities in the packaging industry, package printers cross the line into the commercial market to expand their offerings. With packaging identified as a growing market, many graphic arts...

Film fixation.
December 1, 2002... It is fairly common to begin reflecting on the events of the year in December. Over the previous 11 months, the graphic arts industry has seen and heard much in the way of digital printing, digital proofing, and all-digital workflow. One...

Resource guide to imagesetters.
December 1, 2002... Although an increasing number of businesses are moving to all-digital workflows, much of the industry still places its trust in traditional computer-to-film processes. Evidence of a lasting market, many imagesetter choices are available to...

The first refuge of the fearful. (Makeready).
December 1, 2002... Selecting part of an image and working on it in isolation seems like the safest way to correct obvious defects. But it usually doesn't look natural--unless you make the selection the natural way. Patriotism, according to the great...

Delights in black and white: Kodak leverages the expertise of four respected photographers to invigorate a major marketing campaign. (Design In Action).
December 1, 2002... Sometimes it doesn't take bright, flashy colors or hours of digital manipulation to create a dramaticad, poster, or commercial. Sometimes the simplicity of black and white can deliver a powerful impact. "Black and white in general is more...

New workflow ups efficiency by 15 percent: Marcus Printing streamlines its operations with an Agfa workflow, including a Palladio 4-up flatbed CTP unit and an Apogee PDF workflow. (In The Field).
December 1, 2002... There are times in the life of every savvy commercial printer when it needs to assess its workflow and ask some hard questions. What should I do--up and down the line--to make my workflow more reliable and efficient? Should I replace my old...

Point-of-Sale materials boast colors that pop: a MacDermid ColorSpan DisplayMaker Mach 12 printer expands Mandel Graphic Solutions' wide-format capabilities. (In The Field).
December 1, 2002... After 110 years in the graphics business, Mandel Graphic Solutions decided to reinvigorate the company and concentrate completely on its large-format graphics and point-of-purchase displays. To gain a competitive edge, Mandel installed a...

Digital convert: the Nikon D100 is a convincing argument for abandoning film for digital. (Reviews).
December 1, 2002... I have been involved with photography for nearly 50 years and took my first look at digital photography roughly 10 years ago. Until recently, being able to afford a digital "35mm" was beyond the reach of all but the most dedicated professional...

Designs on an inkjet. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... The latest large-format inkjet printer from Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA), the Designjet 5500 features a heater and new production print modes for producing ready-to-sell, professional prints at high speeds. Complete with a 40GB hard...

Infused with functionality. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... MetaCommunications Inc. (Iowa City, IA) upgraded its Virtual Ticket electronic job ticketing and digital asset management software to version 5.0. Virtual Ticket 5.0 is designed to assist printing, publishing, and creative professionals in...

PDF preflight. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Quite Revealing, the latest offering from Quite Software Limited (Lochawe, Scotland), is a preflighting plug-in for Adobe Acrobat. Adding a single, floating dialog box to the Acrobat interface, Quite Revealing uncovers problems in PDF files and...

Xerox show news. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Now shipping its award-winning DocuColor iGen3 Digital Production Press, Xerox Corporation (Fairport, NY) unveiled the DocuTech Large Format Paper (LFP) option for its 6100, 6115, 6135, 6155, and 6180 printers. With the adapted paper path,...

From Bestcolor. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Bestcolor USA Inc. (West Chester, OH) presented BestRemoteproof, a new remote-proofing package that maintains and verifies color integrity when used in conjunction with the Best Eye spectrophotometer. Best Remoteproof enables users to collect...

The proof is in the CromaPro XP. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... DuPont Imaging Technologies (Wilmington, DE) announced the availability of the DuPont CromaPro XP Inkjet Color Proofing System for drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printers. The new CromaPro XP targets designers, trade shops, printers, and others...

Anthem announcement. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... At Graph Expo, Presstek Inc.'s (Hudson, NH) chemistry-free Anthem plates were put to work in the booths of Presstek and such partners as MAN Roland, Xpedx, EFI, KBA, and Creo. Presstek announced that it has signed an agreement with Creo...

A new Arizona. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Oce-USA Inc. (Chicago) improved its Arizona 500 large-format inkjet printer with an infrared drying system and a new Print & Go module. By adding an alternative media exit path, the Print & Go feature provides roll-to-sheet capability, enabling...

Fujifilm Match Certified. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... The Graphic Systems Division of Fuji Photo Film USA Inc. (Hanover Park, IL) demonstrated Match Certified, its new color-matching service for ensuring accuracy from proof to press. Part of the Fujifilm ColorPath system, Match Certified includes...

MicroPress upgrade. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Version 6.2 of T/R Systems Inc.'s (Norcross, GA) MicroPress X Series document production server incorporates improvements to the TRueEdit image-editing application, the PrintStation Manager, and the MicroPress RIP. TRueEdit gained the ability...

Tekgraf technology. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Tekgraf Corporation (Greenville, SC) introduced the TDS DoubleProof, reportedly the industry's only automated, double-sided imposition and single-sided color proofer. The new release combines the engineering expertise of FFEI, DuPont Digital...

Canon imageRUNNER debut. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Canon USA Inc. (Lake Success, NY) presented its imageRUNNER Pro 150+, which is now available. Suitable for a monthly duty cycle of 3 million to 5 million impressions, the 150ppm, black-and-white digital printer is targeted at high-volume...

EagleProof update. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Founder Electronics (Beijing, China), developer of software solutions for the graphic arts, unveiled the latest version of its EagleProof ICC-calibrated, color-proofing application. Integrating Founder's EagleRIP interpreter technology with...

CGS shows new Color Tuner. (News from Graph Expo).
December 1, 2002... Version 5 of CGS Publishing Technologies' (Minneapolis) ORIS Color Tuner features automatice device calibration, independent spot color calibration, and enhanced remote proofing capability. Color Tuner is a software RIP combined with CGS...

Mohawk Paper Mills Inc. (Modern Media).
December 1, 2002... At Graph Expo in Chicago, Mohawk Paper Mills Inc. (Cohoes, NY) exhibited its Digital Papers Portfolio, including a wide variety of paper in a choice of grades, colors, and finishes for today's color copiers. The company also re-launched its...

Encad Inc. (Modern Media).
December 1, 2002... Encad Inc. (San Diego), a Kodak Company, amended its line of wide-format inkjet media with second-generation Kodak Premium Photographic Papers and Films. The new generation of Kodak Premium media consists of 7-mil Backlit Film, 5-mil White...

InteliCoat Technologies. (Modern Media).
December 1, 2002... InteliCoat Technologies (South Hadley, MA), formerly Rexam Image Products, introduced two additions to its popular Magic family of substrates. Magic Poster-Pro is a 7-mil, semi-gloss photorealistic paper sporting an ultra-smooth universal...

Donna Bogener. (Digital Gallery).
December 1, 2002... After three years working as a senior editorial designer at Comstock's Business Magazines, Donna Bogener built up a substantial portfolio, and now freelances. The Stockton, California-based artist creates illustrations and collages primarily...

Deja vu all over again. (Frank Talk).
December 1, 2002... If you are a printer and have been in business for at least three decades, you probably feel like a veteran of multiple wars. You have seen the transition from letterpress to litho, from linecasting to phototype, from graphic arts cameras to...