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28th October 2008
Following its contract with Associated Newspapers signed earlier this year, Newsworld Corporation has formalised an agreement with a printer for the production of the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday in New York.  AlphaGraphics, which is based in New Jersey, will begin production of the titles in January 2009.

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28 October 2008: Preview Cromatic has expanded its design and repro business into print with the installation of a Screen Truepress 344 digital offset press. The Stevenage company says its organic growth brought it to a point where it had a choice to reinvest in its CTP or bring its outsourced print in-house.

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GMG displays new media, driver for new HP Z3200 and Epson Stylus® Pro 7900/9900 printers, and entire product line of color management and proofing solutions at Graph Expo.

Hingham, MA (October 26, 2008) – GMG, supplier of high-end color management and proofing solutions, will launch its ColorProof drivers for the HP Z3200 and Epson Stylus Pro 7900/990 printers during Graph Expo 08 at booth #4855, along with the introduction of two new media in North American for the popular proofing solutions. These new products support GMG’s entire product line of color management and proofing solutions, on display at Graph Expo.

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27th October 2008 – Inca Digital Printers today announce the Inca Onset S20, designed to deliver the high-volume production needs of specialist display print companies. The new printer, which will be available from global distributor Fujifilm Sericol, builds on the technology of the Inca Onset, the world’s fastest digital UV flatbed printer, and offers unique new features providing unrivalled print speed at a competitive price.

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22nd October 2008

Attendees of SGIA ’08, the annual event for the specialty graphic imaging segment of the printing industry, were treated to award-winning print quality on the Truepress Jet2500UV. Screen’s innovative wide-format UV inkjet printer was recognized as Product of the Year at SGIA by the Digital Printing & Imaging Association (DPI).

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30th September, 2008 – Verdigris, the environmental initiative from Digital Dots, the graphic arts research group, has announced Kodak as a founding sponsor. The digital giant joins Agfa Graphics, Canon Europe, drupa, Fujifilm, HP, Ricoh, Screen and Unity Publishing in their support for the project.

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Xaar plc (”Xaar”), the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, announces that its Japanese customer, Nakan Corporation (”Nakan”) is to launch a new printing machine incorporating Xaar 1001 printheads for use in LCD screen manufacturing.

Nakan, a world leader in the manufacture of LCD-TFT process technology and equipment, will announce a new G8 Inkjet Printer at the FPD International convention at Yokohama Pacifico on 29th to 31st October. Building on earlier experience with inkjet, Nakan’s new inkjet printer uses the very latest inkjet technology to print the polyimide (PI) alignment-layer in the processing of glass sheets up to 2,200 mm by 2,500 mm. The printing of the PI alignment layer is a key process in the production of all LCD displays.

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• Partnership will result in growing range of Xaar-approved inks
• Aqua Tint Super Saver and Standard Grade solvent ink already approved for Xaar 128 printheads
• Inks carry Xaar’s seal of approval, to identify a quality source

Xaar is pleased to announce that Aqua Tint, a leading South Asian ink manufacturer, has been appointed an official ‘Xaar Approved Ink Partner’. The partnership is the result of close cooperation between the two companies over the past two years which has resulted in two Aqua Tint solvent inks (Standard and Super Saver) being approved for use with Xaar 128 printheads.

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•    Chimigraf is one of the first ceramic ink manufacturers to partner with Xaar

•    Significant partnership between Chimigraf and Xaar will boost digital ceramic tile printing applications worldwide

Xaar announces today that Chimigraf, a leading manufacturer of digital inks for the ceramics industry, has become a Xaar Approved Ink Partner. Xaar manufactures industrial-strength inkjet printheads which are featured in many new digital ceramic tile printers coming to market. Its strategy to partner with specialist ink manufacturers results in a wide range of inks being approved for use with Xaar-enabled digital printers to deliver superior and consistent results.

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A diverse roster of printer and ink partners demonstrate Xaar printhead influence on specialty inkjet printing.

A number of Xaar business and technology partners are expected to show new products at the SGIA Conference, October 15-18, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, demonstrating the depth and breadth of Xaar technology at the forefront of specialty imaging.

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