Unit Safety Signs of Japan Gains Speed and Flexibility with Agfa's :Dotrix Modular UV Inkjet Press
Agfa Graphics today announced that Unit Safety Signs (USS), a large Japanese company specialising in the design and manufacture of safety signs and products for the safety industry, is able to handle shorter run lengths and expand its media assortment thanks Agfa Graphics' Dotrix digital UV inkjet press. The company, which has been operating since 1968, has seen the market for safety signs growing in recent years, and the competition getting tougher and tougher.
May 14, 2010
Agfa's First :Dotrix Installation with :Agorix Low Migration Ink Goes to Le Mac Australia Group
Agfa Graphics today announced that Le Mac Australia Group, a packaging printer that specialises in flexible packaging and bottle labels, recently installed the :Dotrix Modular digital UV inkjet press. The company, which has been operating since 1983, purchased and installed the system earlier this year. Le Mac needed a solution that would help them as print buyers were trending toward shorter runs with greater variety.
May 14, 2010
Agfa's Apogee Impose Saves Time and Money in Prepress
Agfa Graphics today announced :Apogee Impose, an innovative Agfa-developed imposition module. :Apogee Impose, which is part of :Apogee 7, the new version of Agfa's Apogee workflow management suite, uses job information instead of templates to determine imposition, saving users time and money in prepress.
May 11, 2010
New :Anapurna M-series G2 inks from Agfa Graphics offer greater flexibility
A new formulation of inks for the Agfa Anapurna M-series of hybrid printers has been introduced. It improves flexibility on a wide range of rigid and flexible materials. This new generation UV-curable formulation, designated G2 UV, is incorporated into all new :Anapurna M machines, with upgrades available for existing models. The :Anapurna G2 inks will be available from June 2010.
May 06, 2010
Agfa Graphics Launches Next Generation Ultra-Low Viscous UV inks for Single Pass Inkjet Head Technology
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of the new :Agora® ink product family, designed and manufactured by Agfa Graphics. It consists of two new ink lines that are ideal for the next generation single pass "piezo" print heads offering photo-quality resolution at record-breaking speeds. These inks are compatible with major inkjet head suppliers such as the Kyocera KJ4A. The :Agora® D ink family is utilised for document printing including transactional, transpromotional and newspaper printing. The :Agora® G ink family is designed for general purpose printing: flexible packaging, labels, folding carton applications, shelf ready packaging, POS and specialty printing applications. These new inks are commercially available starting at IPEX 2010.
May 05, 2010
Agfa’s New :Antura Fountain Solution Makes Eco Friendly Printing Even Greener
Agfa Graphics will demonstrate at IPEX, that commercial printers that already use :ThermoFuse™-based digital plates from Agfa can do even more to help the environment while producing high-quality print on their sheetfed presses. Agfa’s new :Antura fountain solution additive, :Antura fount AFS1, can be used with Agfa’s chemistry-free digital plates, yielding high quality print with better treatment of the environment.
May 03, 2010
Agfa Graphics Launches new :Azura V Chemistry-free Plates at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of the :Azura V chemistry-free plate for violet CtP systems. The new violet photopolymer plate works with gum, similar to Agfa's industry-leading, ThermoFuse-based :Azura plates for thermal systems.
May 03, 2010
Agfa Graphics Demonstrates Newspaper Solutions at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced that at IPEX in Birmingham, UK, 18-25 the company will display its full array of newspaper solutions, including the new :Arkitex 7 workflow software, :Advantage N family of CtP systems, chemistry-free plates, ink-saving technology and image enhancement software.
April 30, 2010
Agfa Graphics Adds Features to :Apogee Portal in Response to Customer Feedback
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of :Apogee Portal 7. The new version of Agfa's popular portal for file upload, preflight and softproofing provides advanced functionality for user convenience and automation. The new :Apogee Portal builds upon Agfa's unique StreamProof pixel-on-demand technology to provide fast access to highly reliable soft proofs that are rendered and colour managed by :Apogee Prepress. By integrating :Apogee's Preflight technology and adding self-service functionality, the new release offers greater economy for publishers and printers.
April 28, 2010
Agfa to Launch Faster :ThermoFuse Plate, :Amigo TS, at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of the next-generation of the popular :Amigo ThermoFuse™ plate. The new :Amigo TS, which runs up to 50 percent faster than the original :Amigo, will make its debut on the Agfa stand at IPEX in Birmingham, UK, 18-25 May 2010.
April 26, 2010
Agfa Graphics Adds Variable Data Capabilities to :M-Press TIGER Digital Press
Agfa Graphics today announced the addition of variable data capabilities to the :M-Press TIGER digital press. Co-developed with Thieme, Agfa's :M-Press TIGER is the fastest and most advanced digital press in its class. More info will be available at the Agfa stand at IPEX in Birmingham, UK, 18-25 May 2010.
April 22, 2010
Agfa Graphics Announces :Antura Fount Solution for Alcohol-Free Printing and Plate Cleaner with low VOC
Agfa Graphics today announced the :Antura AFS1 fount solution for alcohol-free printing and :Antura CtP plate cleaner with low VOC and solvent content. The :Antura products are a direct result of Agfa's unique collaborative process between its plate development team and pressroom chemists.
April 13, 2010
Agfa Graphics to Show New :Jeti 1224 UV HDC Inkjet Printer at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of the new :Jeti 1224 UV HDC inkjet printer, which will be demonstrated for the first time in Europe at IPEX 2010 in Birmingham, UK, 18-25 May 2010. The system made its debut appearance 8 April 2010 at the International Sign Expo in Orlando, FL, USA. The :Jeti 1224 UV HDC is the first inkjet printer to be launched since Agfa acquired the :Jeti business and demonstrates the results of the combined Agfa and :Jeti research and development teams.
April 12, 2010
Agfa Launches New Thermal 8-up CtP System Optimised for :Azura TS Chem-free Plates and :Sublima Screening
Agfa Graphics today announced the availability of a more environmentally-friendly and more productive version of the company’s popular :Avalon N8 thermal CtP system. The new :Avalon N8 system, combined with Agfa’s chemistry-free :Azura TS ThermoFuse™ based-plates and :Sublima, Agfa’s patented cross-modulated (XM) screening technology, delivers unmatched plate production predictability, excellent on-press performance and high-quality image reproduction.
April 12, 2010
Agfa Graphics to Launch UV Low-Migration Inks for High-speed Inkjet Printing at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of the UV curable Low Migration Inks for the :Dotrix Modular LM high-speed, single-pass UV inkjet press. The unique :Agorix LM UV inks can be used for digital printing applications on primary and secondary food packaging substrates.
April 08, 2010
Agfa to Showcase Low-Migration 6 colour Digital Packaging on its :Dotrix Modular LM at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced that IPEX attendees and visitors to the Agfa Graphics stand will get their first look at the new :Dotrix Modular LM and the low-migration packaging applications this digital press is designed to handle. Printing with low-migration inks is crucial in the food service industry, ensuring that no contamination occurs from the ink on the outside of the packaging to the food inside.
April 08, 2010
Agfa Graphics Launches 4-up Violet Chem-free CtP for Commercial Printers at IPEX
Agfa Graphics today announced the launch of a new 4-up violet chemistry-free CtP system, designed to help small- to mid-size commercial printers eliminate plate production errors, reduce waste and water usage, and lower maintenance requirements.
April 08, 2010
Agfa Graphics Empowers :Apogee Workflow Software with Intelligent Imposition
Agfa Graphics today announced that at IPEX 2010 the company will release :Apogee 7. The new version of the :Apogee workflow management suite includes :Apogee Impose, an Agfa-developed imposition module that relies on live job information rather than templates to perform imposition. In addition :Apogee 7 allows print buyers to go beyond the web-to-print screen to create new jobs in the prepress stage with WebApproval. The new version of :Apogee also includes APPE 2.5, Adobe’s latest version of its native PDF renderer. :Apogee 7 also allows printing companies that have digital inkjet printing capabilities to manage file distribution to different printers with their own specific application.