Within the framework of the share buyback program which was announced in the press release of March 10, 2021, Agfa-Gevaert NV proceeded with the purchase of own shares on the market of Euronext Brussels.
A brand-new Rentals and Reservations module for EFI MarketDirect StoreFront web-to-print software helps print businesses, marketing service providers and other organisations manage resources, assets and products in inventory and rent them out for events and exhibitions.
Sustainability and climate protection are playing an increasingly prominent role in all aspects of life, and not even the Covid-19 pandemic has managed to push them off the agenda. Reducing environmental impact has become a much more important factor in recent years in every sector of the economy.
The core of the investment is a thermal VLF (Very Large Format) computer-to-plate engine from Agfas Avalon N range. This platesetter can handle printing plates up to 2900 x 1350 mm and achieve a maximum throughput speed of 70 B1 plates per hour.
Full scale platemaking is underway at Contact Originators new state-of-the-art 32,000 ft2 site in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, UK. Bringing together the latest world-leading technologies and innovations, the new facility is setting the standard for integrated and automated platemaking.
The business model for RIPs in the packaging market has traditionally been simple: each platesetter is sold with a bundled software RIP. This works fine for packaging printers with one CTP device, but it becomes unwieldy when multiple platesetters are needed.
Cyrel FAST is a technology consisting of thermal processors and a wide variety of photopolymer printing plates for flexible packaging and other applications. The device is the result of more than 20 years of continuous development and investment in this platform.
