G4S, the world’s biggest security firm, is to believed to be preparing a joint £1bn bid with the French group Oberthur Technologies to supply Britain’s next wave of banknotes. The Bank of England has invited bids for a new 10-year contract to produce all its notes, which will be made of plastic if the public […]
Read MoreX-Rite Pantone offers easier access to PantoneLIVE libraries
X-Rite Pantone and Sun Chemical Corporation have made it easier for smaller printers and converters to access PantoneLIVE libraries that cover the majority of substrates used in the packaging industry, including corrugated brown kraft, transparent film, carton board and labels. X-Rite Pantone now offers several turnkey solution packages including PantoneLIVE licenses so that any printer […]
Read MorePrinters on the cutting edge of the business are always interested in finding ways to print faster at lower costs, but this is not so easy to achieve. Success doesn’t simply depend on deciding between flexo or gravure, it’s about finding the best printing method in an ever-evolving industry. When we look at the marketplace […]
Read MoreHybrid Cylinders to attend Graphics of the Americas (GOA) Expo & Conference
After a successful year of development as we head into Q4 Hybrid Cylinders, part of the Karm Group UK are now in pre launch preparations for an early Q2 / 2014 concept launch. As part of our diary for early 2014 Hybrid Cylinders will be attending both the Graphics of the Americas (GOA) Expo & […]
Read MoreGravure – The environmentally friendly print process
Today it is essential for processes and products to be environmentally friendly. The customers demand it and environmental ‘bad boys’ could lose market share. And now the climate change, which could become an even more serious challenge for industry, is the top theme in the political debate. On 2 February 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Read MoreHybrid Cylinders offer identical performance to the current traditional ‘gravure printing ‘ cylinder and (like for like) are lighter, and easier to handle, resulting in faster press changeovers
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