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Endgame approaches for TimsonsCPI’s
first order
commercial Violet CTP its first order for a new press
TimsonsCPI has secured
since the joint venture was
established. Book printer
Commercial printers still Agfa head of sales for com- CPI UK and Timsons
using violet CTP will soon be mercial print in Europe, Engineering set up
down to a sole supplier of Eddie Williams. TimsonsCPI together in
suitable plates for their sys- He said existing CTP autumn 2021, in order to
tems. Fujifilm will cease tak- devices would probably revive the historic and popu-
ing new orders for its Pro-V require some small modifi- lar Timsons offset book
violet plate for commercial presses.
print applications from 17 cations to run the Agfa plate. TimsonsCPI has now
February. The supply of vio- “We are trying to move com- secured an order for a new
let plates for newspaper cus- Printing plates: violet for commercial print is now niche mercial printers away from T48A press from Canadian
tomers is unaffected. violet technology, but in the book and packaging printer
Andy Kent, Fujifilm tributors affected have been Fujifilm decision leaves Agfa meantime we have an option Friesens, which said its
Graphic Communications notified directly with final Offset Solutions as the last where they can work with us existing T32 and T48
UK’s divisional manager, order dates and, where pos- major supplier of violet and we convert their CTP to presses had been “work-
said: “Fujifilm is phasing out sible, Fujifilm is working to plates for that part of the run that plate. We work with horses” delivering excellent
supply of its Pro-V violet migrate customers to its market, with its N95-VCF Marlowe Digital, they are quality and reliability for the
plates for commercial print Superia range of processless product. business. Its T48A will have
in 2023. It will continue to plates.” “We’ve still got a reasona- our preferred partner for the a number of new features for
supply violet plates for The commercial print refurbishment.” enhanced performance, and
newspaper printing – a market for violet plates has ble volume and we can con- Agfa also has a substantial will be the first new Timsons
much larger market. declined as firms switch to vert existing CTP systems to ongoing business in violet press to be manufactured in
Customers, dealers and dis- thermal CTP systems. The run N95-VCF, “ explained plates for newspapers. a decade.
Vpress unveils new digital EDWPS adds to digital

business cards firepower

Vpress has unveiled its Eight Days a Week Print
new digital business card Solutions has boosted its
product, called Vdocs, which digital printing capacity
share contact details quickly with a new Konica Minolta
through QR codes on clients’ Device. The Nottingham-
smartphones. The web-to- based firm installed a Konica
print specialist’s new prod- Minolta AccurioPress
uct, announced in early
January after eight months of C14000 with IQ-501
development, helps clients Intelligent Quality Care unit
build their Vdoc in a tem- last month. The new digital press at EDWPS
plate-based business card It joins three existing
creator on Vpress’ web-to- Xerox devices and is EDWPS’ as our existing printers so it’s
print platform Coreprint. The digital business card can automatically generate a contact first KM device. been pretty seamless from an
The Vdoc - short for virtual Vdocs had been designed to other print opportunities.” “We were looking for operator point-of-view.”
document - is then sent to the complement traditional print By offering a more rounded another device to grow our Hill said the C14000’s abil-
user’s phone with a QR code and help printers to win portfolio of combined digital capacity for high quality ity to handle a broad range of
that contains all their rele- more business. He said: “The and print products that can short- to medium-run work paper types up to 450gsm
vant contact details, includ- printed business card was complement each other, where our volumes have and its 900mm long-sheet
ing name, phone number, originally the door opener for printers can work with their capability were attractive.
email and job title. Then, print suppliers to access customers to find new oppor- been growing,” said manag- Print speed is up to 140ppm,
when a user shares the Vdoc, other areas of customers’ tunities, he added. ing director Lance Hill.
the recipient is able to save an print. Now Vdocs can do this, Daniel Schmidt, Vpress’ “Konica Minolta just nearly 40% faster than its
automatically generated con- meeting the expectation of marketing manager, added: ticked all the boxes. It was older colour toner device.
tact to their phone. customers in the market for a “We are very excited to help installed in January and has Hill described the leasing
Kelvin Bell, sales director green, hybrid solution, open- printers expand their offer- hit the ground running – it and click charge rate as “very
at Vpress, told Printweek ing up conversations for ing with Vdocs. uses the same Fiery frontend competitive”.
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