Clancy. . . overflow . . . the best bits . . . funnies
This year the home industries are represented by Offset Alpine for its production of Australian Geographic magazine, the sole gold medal winner in the regional titles. Although restricted to a single shot we're looking good for the first-time ever Sappi Trading winners of the Golden Elephant trophy.
Stay tuned
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In this world of media grabs there is always the photo opportunity, an event whose entire significance is in providing a news image. A hardy staple of the print media it is included here . . . well, because the PacPrint PR people sent it. Ron Patterson, (left) chairman of the PacPrint 05 board went down to 'Jeff's Shed' to seal the deal for next May's mega graphic arts trade show with Frank Mohren, Operations Director, Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre.
And here's the photo to prove it.
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The new advisory board of CIP4 (International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress) will be focusing on extending JDF to cover broader areas of interoperability and providing improved education and communication for printers, prepress services, and other users.
Tim Daisy for Networked Graphic Production partner (NGP), the Creo backed interoperability initiative was elected to the CIP4 board. NGP is now the stamping ground of Mark Wilton, erstwhile Creo Asia Pacific marketing manager, who since his move to Creo HQ in Vancouver a few months ago is now global marketing manager for NGP.
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Tempus fugit - time marches on. The first Goss 32page Sunday 3000 web press went on display at last week's GraphExpo in Chicago. Although it was badged with the familiar Goss logo, observers noted that it was still painted in the distinctive Heidelberg grey livery - for this was the first press to go public following the handover to Goss of Heidelberg's web press division.
Now that's the end of an era.
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Further to last week's item concerning the XantŽ CTP device that has reportedly blistering fast speeds outputting metal plates. Industry sources point us in the direction of Grant Churchill of AE Hudson's as likely Australian and New Zealand distributor. The word is it will probably cost less than $30,000 and produce 60 x A3+ plates per
hour! Hudson's already sell the XantŽ Platemaker 4 polyester machine.
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And finally . . . just a note on the resonance of names.
While Clancy was enjoying the hospitality of the Printing Industries Association of New Zealand last week, he couldn't help but notice the front page financial scandal on the NZ Herald. A bunch of individuals are charged with a $23 million insider trading scam concerning the national rail carrier. As these things go the main protagonist now lives in Switzerland.
He says he will vigorously defend his name . . . which just happens to be the gloriously eponymous, David Richwhite.
No joke.
In this world of media grabs there is always the photo opportunity, an event whose entire significance is in providing a news image. A hardy staple of the print media it is included here . . . well, because the PacPrint PR people sent it. Ron Patterson, (left) chairman of the PacPrint 05 board went down to 'Jeff's Shed' to seal the deal for next May's mega graphic arts trade show with Frank Mohren, Operations Director, Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre.