Press Release Almanac: 5 August 2009
Keep up to date with the latest releases from the industry. This week, bankruptcy at Drent Goebel gives Muller Martini the patents for VSOP series while NEC gets even brighter.
Muller Martini launches VSOP printing press
Muller Martini has acquired patents for the VSOP technology
from the bankrupt Drent Goebel. A new Muller Martini VSOP series, offering flexible package and cardboard printing, will be launched by the end of 2009.
Muller Martini CEO Bruno Muller sees the acquisition of the VSOP patents and the launch of the VSOP (Variable Sleeve Offset Press) printing press as an important step toward strengthening Muller Martini's position as a leader in printing press innovation and productivity.
“We are investing in solutions that will provide our customers with new business opportunities in flexible and cardboard-box packaging,” he said. “VSOP technology is designed to guarantee their success in a market with growth potential and will give us a leading role in package printing. Our customers require technology that is relevant to both current and future marketplace realities. Muller Martini will make sure that need is fulfilled.”
By combining the new VSOP series with its existing Alprinta and Concepta product lines, Muller Martini will provide printers with a comprehensive array of solutions. Complementary consulting services will be provided to give printers individual advice on expanding into the manufacture of packaging and other commercial printing opportunities.
Yves Rogivue, member of the executive board at Muller Martini, and head of the printing-press division, commented on the next step: “The current situation at Drent Goebel hinders an easy transfer of know how and the access to spare parts. We will do our utmost to build up service and spare part expertise in our global sales and service network, latest by the end of the year. Our goal is to deliver the highest levels of uptime for the printing presses installed, both now and in the future.”
The 46-inch MultiSync X461HB high-bright professional display is NEC’s latest model, enhanced by 30 features of the Digital Signage Technology Suite that allow it to stand out in heavily-lit environments.
With a brightness measurement at 1500 cd/m and remarkable contrast ratio of 3500:1, the MultiSync X461HB boasts 110 per cent higher brightness than NEC's previous-generation displays. The MultiSync X Series display is ideal for environments heavy with ambient light, such as corporate lobbies, atriums and restaurants.
“NEC's new MultiSync X461HB high-bright display provides an extraordinary amount of brightness that outperforms displays using standard settings, allowing it to be truly noticeable in environments where typical, standard brightness would normally seem dim or washed out,” said Daniel Hancox, national channel manager for NEC’s Display Solutions Division.
“Its advanced features detect nearby light and automatically adjust the display according to its surroundings. Having a brilliant display in a highly-trafficked, brightly-lit area is crucial to getting a message across, and the MultiSync X461HB's unrivaled screen performance is the essential solution to these elements.”
The MultiSync X461HB includes ambient light sensor technology, which automatically adjusts the backlight depending on the ambient lighting brightness and maximises the power management feature. Its advanced thermal protection begins with an extra thermal layer on the display panel to diffuse heat and follows with a fan-based technology specifically designed to work in both landscape and portrait modes. Internal temperature sensors control self-protective circuits, while special self-diagnostics communicate the status of thermal characteristics. The thermal protection can be monitored and controlled both locally and remotely.