Prepress

“We’re not afraid to challenge our clients. For us, it’s a really important part of building and maintaining a relationship — it’s how we discover new ways of working.” The speaker is Chris Rigby, the business he’s talking about is Pulse Media, and the Stockport, UK-based company has collected a Silver Award in the Global Flexo Innovation Awards by Miraclon last year, recognised for workflow efficiency and offset-to-flexo process conversion.

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U. Günther GmbH helps packaging printers achieve quality leaps and win gravure jobs for flexo with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates
At U. Günther GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution is rapidly becoming an indispensable option for customers seeking premium flexo plates that combine high quality packaging printing with eco-friendly production. The Miraclon solution unites all of the quality and performance benefits of the well-established KODAK FLEXCEL solutions with solvent-free, VOC-free, water-based plate processing. Speed is a further point in favor of the FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution. Press-ready KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates can be produced in less than an hour.

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Leading Danish independent trade shop reprocentret A/S has invested in a fully integrated flexo plate making solution from Esko to deliver enhanced quality and consistency for its customers.
reprocentret_logoThe specialist in plate making for mid and wide web flexible packaging, labels and brand owner services has installed an Esko CDI Crystal 5080 XPS, the fourth such machine at its facility in Vejle, Denmark. The new installation continues the company’s long-standing relationship with Esko, the leading developer of integrated hardware and software solutions for the global packaging industry.

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GMG, a provider of color management solutions for packaging and industrial printing, announced it has signed an agreement with HP to become an HP PageWide corrugated workflow partner. GMG’s holistic corrugated workflow solution for the HP One Package Suite will enable converters to make a smooth transition into digital printing.

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Esko, a global supplier of integrated hardware and software solutions for the print and packaging sectors, has launched its eagerly anticipated latest generation native PDF editor for packaging and label prepress, ArtPro+ 20.0. With advantages including 70% faster trapping, significant time and material savings for staggered plate cutting, as well as simplification of shrink sleeve jobs, the latest software delivers a significant boost to prepress operational excellence.

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Miraclon is expanding its global presence through a new partnership with Phoenix Technologies, one of the Persian Gulf region’s leading technology solutions providers for the print and packaging industries. Based in Dubai, Phoenix will act as Miraclon’s local distributor partner serving a host of Arab states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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HYBRID Software understands that the successes of its customers rely on advanced technologies in combination with exceptional service and care. On the day that was scheduled to open drupa 2020, HYBRID Software has introduced a number of new revolutionary features to its product line of automated production workflow, advanced editing, customizable job ticketing, customer-facing e-commerce portals and version control for critical production files.

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Tectonics is a brand-new application from HYBRID Software which saves Flexo plate material and optimizes the use of your Flexo CTP devices. The software allows Flexo customers to automatically optimize the layout of their jobs, reduce waste and optimize CTP usage. As a result, the software has a typical return-on-investment within the first six months.

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• Fully automated line with minimum operator intervention, resulting in more plate production even after the end of a shift
• An open system allowing easy loading of plates even from other Imagers into the Catena line
• Access to production data of all modules, provides a brand new level of pro-active maintenance, minimizing the need for physical service intervention

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Esko has rolled out a new XPS Crystal Certification Program to recognize those plate making businesses that consistently produce superior flexo plates and flexographic print quality.

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