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Colour management tool gains new features including hotfolder-based automation to raise safety and productivity Germany GMG has introduced ColorServer 5.0 featuring an improved hotfolder-based automation designed for maximum productivity and process safety. GMG ColorServer’s automatic colour conversion ensures consistent print results across all printing processes and substrates – be it industry or in-house standards. “Retouching …

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Nativia Ness from potato starch and PLA Germany At Interpack, Tagleef Industries unveiled its Nativia Ness, a potato starch- and polylactic acid (PLA)-based white voided biobased film. The material was originally designed for confectionery film Mars, in cooperation with Mondi and Rodenburg Biopolymers. Mars is still evaluating the film for its flow-wrapped candy bars and …

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David Zwang reports on developments in PDF workflows and how they will drive the growth of digital packaging products USA In 1993 Adobe released version 1.0 of PDF as an ‘electronic paper’ solution. However, it didn’t support colour until 1996 with the release of PDF 1.2. This coincided with the early development and adoption of …

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For Uteco Group’s CEO and shareholder, the company’s further expansion will involve an “organic” element, maintaining its Italian heritage, while bringing its broad gamut of flexo, gravure, off-set, converting and digital technologies to new global markets. “Uteco will continue its own internal organic growth with plants allocated in Italy,” said Aldo Peretti. “After the recent …

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Designer Patrick de Grande shares his forecasts of the upcoming trends that will dominate packaging. patrick De Grande, an active member of the European Packaging Design Agency (EPDA) and co-founder of Belgium’s Quatre Mains design agency, shares his views on packaging’s future. what challenges lie ahead forthe packaging industry? The demand for more sustainable packaging …

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Kodak has rolled out its process-free technology to Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, and Europe Dubai Kodak has announced that its Sonora UV process-free plate, the latest addition to the company’s process-free technology portfolio, is now available in many regions of the world. Sonora UV plates expand the capability of Kodak’s process-free plate …

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Prepress house introduces 3D visualisations as PDFs that can be distributed, removing need for mockups Dubai NDigitec has announced that it is now offering design and display of 3D product visualisation as PDF files, targeted at brand owners. With this service, PDFs can be distributed to customers as an electronic file generally without the need …

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Nyloflex FTC Digital flat-top flexo plate provides fluting reduction on corrugated boards from rough to smooth Germany Flint Group Flexographic Products has expanded its product range with a further inherent flat-top-dot flexo plate, which provides significant fluting reduction on various corrugated boards from fine to rough flute. The nyloflex FTC Digital Plate offers outstanding print …

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