NewProducts
Oct. 2007
Easygluer 100 makes it effortless
For those looking to get into the professional production of folding cartons, the Easygluer 100 from Heidelberg is now available. It works at up to 300 m a minute, or 50,000 lockbottom cartons an hour. Processing straight-line, folding and lockbottom cartons can be assembled like typical cartons. Even the sometimes tricky, 4- and 6- corner collapsible cartons can be produced.

Made with lightweight, aluminum roller bars, it also features a 2.9 m long folding station for a secure folding process. A touch screen makes the Easygluer easy to use, and it can be operated using a remote control.
Contact: www.heidelberg.com
FusionPro Web 6.05
Software and service provider, Printable Technologies releases FusionPro 6.0.5, with an innovative reporting module that delivers greater control over report contents, and the ability to modify, sort, order, and alter column visibility. The catalogue editor has been updated with a product info section that scrolls with the screen and provides visibility to all product locations within a catalogue. The FusionPro Web 6.05 is equipped with Adobe Acrobat 8 and Microsoft Vista support, a new JavaScript rules editor, and an advanced variable image downsampling system, which provides automated and fast downsampling of document templates and images.
Contact: www.printable.com
A new line of dryers for KBA’s Rapida 105
KBA has just released VariDry, a line of infrared thermal air and UV dryers developed in-house for KBA’s medium-format Rapida 105 press. The drying components can be augmented with the addition of interdeck UV dryers and hot air knives can be taken from their slip-in ports without using tools, resulting in faster maintenance and easier servicing. VariDry can accommodate up to seven CIR emitters and the UV models are simple to change. The interdeck dryers can be changed in under a minute.
Contact: www.kba-print.de
Gandinnovations expands Jeti family
Gandinnovations has just released the latest in its line of UV Jeti printers. Available worldwide, the 1,200 dpi Jeti 3148 UV flatbed printer has 48 Spectra high performance print heads, which allow for ink designation of eight heads per colour and printing speeds up to 500 sq. ft. per hour. The Jeti has a 5’x 10’ printing area as well as a three-zone vacuum controlled system, eliminating any masking or area covering.
Contact: www.gandinnovations.com
Get your CTP plates cleaner
The chemists at Allied Pressroom have engineered two new plate cleaners, the Plate ACE and the Dynamight CTP, specifically for the industry’s most widely used CTP plates. The Plate ACE contains a mix of metal surface conditioners and de-sensitizing compounds not found in other plate cleaners, according to the company. It was designed to cut down on plate sensitivity, resulting in less waste and press downtime. The Dynamight CTP cleans and removes scratches on large-format CTP plates that exceed 48".
Contact: www.alliedchem.com
Heidelberg unveils automatic Eurotrim 1000 three-knife trimmer
Ideal for short and medium runs, the new automatic Eurotrim 1000 three-knife trimmer from Heidelberg is now available as a stand-alone machine or integrated into a complete binder line along with the Eurobind 1300. The Eurotrim 1000 is compact, allows users to enter values with a touch screen, and drastically reduces makeready times by eliminating the need to clamp block areas or set up the cutting table. Depending on the material, the machine works at 1,000 cycles per hour, with trim format ranges from a height-width minimum of 100 x 90 mm to a maximum of 470 x 330 mm with a maximum height of 60 mm.
Contact: www.heidelberg.com
Quark to InDesign made easier
The days of struggling to re-create content details from QuarkXPress documents in Adobe InDesign may be over, thanks to a new conversion tool from software developer Markzware. The Santa Ana, Calif.-based company has built Q2ID v3, a conversion tool that allows Adobe CS3 users to easily import Quark documents into InDesign, without re-formating, re-building or converting files. The Q2ID v3 works on both Mac and Microsoft Windows platforms.
Contact: www.markzware.com/q2i