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Baldwin to acquire Digital Ink System From QuadGraphics
Baldwin Technology Company has reached an agreement with QuadGraphics to acquire the intellectual property rights for the Digital Ink System. This will enable continued development of the technology.
Xerox investor’s lawsuit targets CEO Jeff Jacobson
On 18 April 2018, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg updated their reports on lawsuits by Xerox’s biggest and third biggest investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason
Fujifilm launches new website for the inkjet orienting segment
On 18 April, Fujifilm India unveiled a dedicated website (www.powerofinkjet.in) for customers in the inkjet printing segment. The unveiling was done by Sandip Thanawala of Mumbai-based
EFI Reggiani’s new digital textile printer launched in Istanbul
EFI has launched its newest digital textile printer EFI Reggiani COLORS at the ongoing ITM Exhibition in Istanbul. EFI is also highlighting its advances in traditional manufacturing, with the new
Illustrators’ Corner to showcase creative talents at ADIBF 2018
A select group of famous painters, calligraphers, animators, graphic designers and comic artists are all set to showcase their artworks at the Illustrators’ Corner at ADIBF 2018.
100 exhibitors registered so far
WAN-IFRA joins forces with journalism organizations
The formation of a Global Council to Build Trust in Media and Fight Misinformation was announced at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. The World Association of Newspapers and News
Andheri’s Shraddha Jumbo Xerox buys Konica Minolta AccurioPress C6085
After running a successful digital print shop for many years in Vile Parle East, Shraddha Jumbo Xerox branched out to the Koldongri area of Andheri East in search of bigger volumes.
FIPP Asia to take place in Wuhan, China
FIPP Asia 2018 will be held on 14-15 September 2018 at Wuhan, China in partnership with the China Periodicals Association and Hubei Administration. The event will bring the world’s leading
Dina Digital Prints in Chennai buys first KM-AccurioJet KM-1
Konica Minolta Business Solutions will be installing its first AccurioJet KM-1 UV inkjet press in India at Dina Digital Prints in Chennai. The sheetfed inkjet press solution, which comes with a B2 plus sheet-fed,
Color measuring in a running offset press
InkZone Inline retrofits legacy as well as new sheetfed and web printing presses from various manufacturers with up-to-date inline color measurement technology. Combined with InkZone Loop, Digital Information’s proven automatic color control system, InkZone Inline enables older printing presses to achieve incredible gains in efficiency and print quality.
#DeleteFacebook or forget privacy – that is the only choice
Facebook could be in legal trouble as parliaments call for action, for it has never asked authorization for what it would do with the user data. Privacy violation to sway public opinion has been going on since Arab Springs. Seven years ago,
Sorry once again
The first round of Congressional hearings of the joint Senate Judiciary and the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Facebook data privacy case was held on Tuesday 13th April. A barrage of questions
Jamalon of Dubai signs for Taopix Photobook Designer
At the London Book Fair on 12 April 2018, Jamalon, the Middle East region’s largest online book store with a catalog of over 10 million titles, announced a strategic partnership with Taopix,
Recent developments at the European book fairs
Apart from the Frankfurt Book Fair in October, Europe’s other major annual book fairs are rapidly following each other within a time-frame of six weeks in the early months of the year. Between 22 and 25 February, the Brussels Book Fair
Kodak announces Sonora X plates
Sonora X is described as more robust thanks to a proprietary enhanced anodizing and coating technology that allows it to cope with highly automated or fast-paced operating environments.
Pune-based Kadam Digital commissions HP Indigo 12000
Pune-based Kadam Digital commissioned a brand new HP Indigo 12000 press on 25 February 2018 and has conducted rigorous trials on a range of media before being ready to put the press in full service. Kadam Digital is
manroland web systems retrofit to reduce waste
Manroland web systems offers a wide range of service upgrade solutions to give its customers the possibility to reduce costs and increase quality – both important aspects at the highly competitive market for commercial printers
Fujifilm-Xerox deal is a great development for print industry: Balaji Rajagopalan
The announcement of Fujifilm taking over Xerox that came in January this year is a development of great importance for the print industry, says Balaji Rajagopalan, executive director, technology, channels and international distributor operations, Xerox India.
Keeping investigations of threatened journalists alive
Amid the growing threat to journalists’ safety in many parts of the world, a collaborative project called Forbidden Stories is working towards combating this unsettling trend by pursuing
Esko opens packaging excellence center in Mumbai
Esko inaugurated its first packaging excellence center in India at Mumbai on 14 March 2018. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Esko customers, Esko employees and the media at the
Indian Printer and Publisher celebrates 40 years
Since Indian Printer and Publisher published its first issue as a monthly technical newsletter in April 1979, the current issue marks forty years of publication and the beginning of our 41st year. It also marks forty years
Esko at FESPA 2018
The analog-to-digital transformation is sweeping through the sign, display and corrugated markets as sign providers and corrugated converters look beyond their production equipment to find an automated
KM sells first AccurioJet KM-1 UV sheetfed inkjet press in India
Konica Minolta Business Solutions will be installing its first AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet press in India soon. The sheetfed inkjet press solution which comes with a B2 plus sheet-fed was first unveiled at drupa 2012
Color management for wide format interiors
Since large format digital printing offers solutions to print on almost any type of material, there are some challenges when it comes to managing color appearance. But understanding the limitations
OneVision Software develops Automation Suite for publishers
With 25 years of experience in prepress automation for printers and publishers, the German software manufacturer OneVision Software has developed an Automation Suite to meet the needs of book publishers.
Fujifilm at FESPA 2018
At FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 in Berlin, from 15-18 May, Fujifilm will focus on two new high-end platforms. The first is the new Acuity B1 modular system, previewed at FESPA 2017, while the
Custom-built Libra 800 B2 installed at Pixartprinting
The perfect binding system, Libra 800 B2, which is custom-built by Tecnau to Pixartprinting's specifications, has been installed to enhance the company's print setup for short-run digitally printed
Inaugural INMA South Asia Festival – New Delhi 6 to 10 August 2018
INMA has announced the inaugural INMA South Asia Media Festival to take place from 6 to10 August 2018 – a five-day event offering new ideas, best practices and growth strategies for
INS seeks increase in government ad rates
Lately the newsprint prices have shot up in India and worldwide. Recently, the government of the United States of America hit the Canadian forestry industry with duties and also held to
Publishers lose out as digital giants take over marketing
Facebook Instant, the hottest marketing tool of the digital world, has slowed this quarter. Several print media houses in India found their digital revenues plummeting to a fifth of what it was just a few months ago
Hindi daily to add two new locations in FY 18-19
When we wrote about the Hindi daily Amar Ujala a year ago, it was in the process of installing and establishing five new automated presslines in its Meerut, Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi
Large gamut of solutions from Konica Minolta at PrintFair 2018
At the recently concluded PrintFair 2018 held in Hyderabad, Konica Minolta showcased a whole gamut of digital printing solutions. The company demonstrated its AccurioPress C6100 color digital
Thane-based Neelkamal Xerox adds solutions from Epson and Konica Minolta
Thane-based digital print services provider Neelkamal Xerox has overhauled its printing set-up in the last six months by adding new machines for wide format printing as well as regular commercial
Venkataramana Graphics has a good PrintFair 2018 in Hyderabad
At the recently concluded PrintFair 2018, Hyderabad-based Venkataramana Graphics displayed a wide array of solutions for the commercial printing and photo segments. Venkataramana Graphics is
WAN-IFRA Women in News Editorial Leadership Award
WAN-IFRA in partnership with Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, has announced the launch of nominations for the 2018 Women in News Editorial Leadership Award.
PRINTPACK INDIA 2019 operational work tenders being floated
The Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) is organizing the 14th edition of PRINTPACK INDIA exhibition at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida from 1-6 February 2019.
Facebook helps develop digital subscriptions for local news publishers
On 27 February 2018, Facebook announced its ‘Journalism Project: Local News Subscriptions Accelerator’, a US$ 3 million project scheduled to be run for a three-month timeframe in the United States.
Shortlist revealed for LBF International Excellence Awards 2018
The shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2018 has been announced, with Brazil leading the way with five nominations, closely followed by USA with four, and a record-high 27 countries represented overall.
Xerox shows Versant 180, 3100 & Color C70
In early February 2018, Fuji announced the takeover of Xerox in a US$ 6 billion deal that will make Fujifilm 50.1% majority shareholder in a combined entity expected to clock annual revenues of US$18 billion.
It’s ‘all’ about reader revenues, say Innovation Report editors
Without generating revenues directly from readers, journalism is doomed, write the editors of FIPP and Innovation Media Consulting’s Innovation World Report in their editors’ letter for the 2018/19 edition.
Online shopping payment will remain COD in India
The popularity of online shopping is undebatable. With close to 329.1 million people projected to buy goods and services online in India by 2020, it has undoubtedly transformed the way we all shop. However, in spite of the convenience, the low
Imaginarium showcases HP 3D printer
Shortlist announced for best advertising campaigns
The World Media Group has unveiled the shortlist for the 2018 World Media Awards, revealing the world's best content-driven, cross-border advertising campaigns. The Awards attracted interest from across the globe, with entries coming in from Austria
More than 60% exhibitor space at Printpack 2019 already sold
The Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA), which is organizing the PRINTPACK INDIA 2019 exhibition at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida from 1 to 6 February 2019, has already sold more than 60% of
The most efficient newspaper industry in the world!
The latest IRS Survey released last month after a period of four years and incorporating a larger sample of respondents (320,000) seems more fantastic than realistic. Various reasons have been
New Straits Times redefines its aims
New Straits Times Press (NSTP), a Malaysian conglomerate of publishing companies owned by Media Prima, is transforming its footprint on digital platforms. NSTP has redefined its vision and
Prism’s Canon imagePRESS C10000VP
Started by the Kharbanda brothers seven years ago, Prism Printers is committed to providing quality print for brochures, catalogs and booklets. The company works for jobbers and has been outsourcing to various digital
KM 1 equipped with key technical components
Konica Minolta has come up with the AccurioJet KM-1 UV inkjet press. Konica Minolta is committed to be amongst the top manufacturers in the commercial and packaging printing arenas, and is investing a substantial amount in R&D.
GroupM estimates India’s 2018 advertising expenditure to grow by 13%
GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, in its ‘This Year, Next Year’ 2018 report, launched on 13 February, has forecast India’s advertising investment to reach an estimated Rs. 69,346 crore this year, representing a growth of 13% for the






















































