Agfa Corp.

Agfa Graphics will be hosting a free Wide-Format Open House at its distribution center in Plano, TX, on Sept. 18-20, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Wide-format inkjet is a fast-growing segment in the printing industry and is helping many printers differentiate themselves by offering new and exciting products and services to their customers that previously were unattainable for most commercial printers," said Deborah Hutcheson, director of marketing, Agfa Graphics, North America.

Continuous improvement initiatives and advancements in technology are constantly in motion at DWS Printing Associates in Deer Park, N.Y. Arthur Staib Jr. and his brother Allen Staib are now looking beyond the arrival of their new Heidelberg offset press due in late 2012 and already have their next major capital investment in the planning stages for 2013.

Agfa Graphics will be hosting free demos at its open house in Branchburg, NJ, on Tuesday, May 22nd and Wednesday, May 23rd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The latest in wide-format UV and solvent printing systems, inks, software and more will be demonstrated during the event.

Since the last drupa held in 2008 the suppliers of digital solutions have become even more important and reflect the mega-trend of digitization. In six halls, drupa 2012, held at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, will show everything concerning digital printing, workflow, or Web-to-print applications, just to name some important examples.

Digital printing and workflow implementations by package printers, including items on Avery Dennison, EFI and Superior Graphics.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Ferrari Spumanti and its partnership with GuidottiCentroStampa for its labels, RH Solutions LLC, Innovia Films, Spinnaker Coating, Flexo Label Advantage Group and ACTEGA WIT, Inc., Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials and PC Industries and FiberMark joining TLMI.  

Agfa Graphics North America has been promoted Jim Sause to Executive Vice-President of Sales and Marketing.

COSTA MESA, CA—Nov. 29, 2011—Primary Color, a digital and sheetfed offset print shop, is very excited about its new partnership with Agfa/Thieme and the purchase of a new M-Press Tiger. This hybrid press utilizes digital print technology for four-color inkjet printing combined with an in-line silkscreen unit. It is the only hybrid machine in North America with an optional in-line screen printing unit that can print primers, varnish, spot color or gold, silver and white inks, as well as thermal scratch-’n-sniff inks, with no loss in productivity. At 175 impressions per hour with a 62x102" print area, the M-Press

Cary Sherburne analyses the current trends and oportunities in large format printing and looks at what we can expect to see at drupa next year. As we approach drupa 2012 we can look forward to a big presence in the large format market as digital offerings in that sector continue to mature, improve in price/performance, and displace conventional analogue sign and display graphics technologies, such as screen printing, for many applications. The Market Digital large format printers

Agfa Graphics is holding an open house at its demo facility located in Bloomingdale, Ill. for those companies interested in wide-format printing or expanding into packaging. The open house is being held on Wednesday, November 9 and Thursday, November 10 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.