Agfa customer Fedopress first to print stamps fully digitally
Fedopress, the printing establishment of the Belgian Federal Public Service, is the first to print tax stamps fully digitally. To design the stamps, it uses our Arziro security design software.
Agfa 3D Lens Technology Adds a New Dimension to Printed Signage
There was a time when lenticul printing was a low-tech 3D effect or animation, kind of the analog equivalent of an animated GIF.
de Jong (The Netherlands) – Over the past 20 years Agfa has always anticipated our demands
de Jong (The Netherlands) – Over the past 20 years Agfa
The power of UV inks
UV inks are the elite class among top-quality inkjet ink formulations, because of their drying properties, excellent adhesion, great abrasion, chemical resistance, etc
Five reasons to choose Agfa’s UV (LED)-curable inks
Five reasons to choose Agfa’s UV (LED)-curable inks Leve
Apogee Cloud at the Nishikawa Group
Moving commercial printing workflow into the cloud at the Nishikawa Group, Japan
How to get started with PrintSphere
You learned about PrintSphere or you saw it at a trade show or other event, and now you are keen to start using PrintSphere in your company. Learn how to do this.
Agfa launches cloud-based data exchange service PrintSphere
With the release of PrintSphere, Agfa now offers print service providers a standardized way to send and receive files and adds new levels of automation to all existing Agfa workflow solutions. This Software as a Service also provides Customer Service Reps (CSR) with a dashboard to properly manage their customers and offers an overview of active jobs.
Apogee StoreFront enables PrintOff Graphic Arts to expand its reach
Printoff provides a comprehensive, high-quality printing service to organizations throughout the UK. The internet plays a central role in their communication with customers. We discussed this focus on web services with John Spencer, Technical Manager.
Printing plate production: a glimpse behind the scenes
As printing plates are at the core of the printing process, their quality is of the utmost importance. Matched to the right paper and images, the result can be an award-winning work of print. Ever wondered how a high-quality offset printing plate is made though?
Day & Night printing
The principle of Day & Night printing is relatively easy. Two different or identical images are printed with a white layer in between. When using two different images, you get a ‘day effect’ when looking at the print without backlit, while you can obtain a so-called transparent ‘night effect’ when putting a light source behind the substrate.
Borderless wide-format printing? Use kraft paper.
When printing borderless on a flatbed wide-format engine, taping the media is a very labor-intensive and often tedious task. Brown kraft paper or wrapping paper can help.