Another manufacturer adopts 3D
Many tooling and machining companies are beginning to understand that 3D printing is less than a danger of eliminating their businesses entirely than a necessary part of the prototyping process. Now, tooling and manufacturing company James Tool as well has started offering 3D printing services in order to stay relevant within its industry sector.
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Amazon as well joins 3D
Amazon will launch an online store for 3D printed items that allows consumers to customize and personalize items like jewelry. They company will work with companies that make 3D printed items such as Mixee Labs and Sculpteo.
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Ink cost estimation
When calculating the ink price for high-speed or high-speed sheetfed inkjet presses a basic analysis simply won’t do. This article takes a look at the incredibly complex area when comparing rival systems and the bigger picture beyond the ink price.
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German folding boxes
According to the German folding box association “Fachverband Faltschachtel-Industrie”, the German industry in this sector is the leading one in Europe. They report production numbers to be stable at a high level. This information is taken from a German article.
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NZ packaging empire selling
After having built the world’s largest packaging empire, Graeme Hart is considering asset sales worth US7.9 billion $ to reduce debts and test the waters for selling his remaining businesses.
More at Sidney Morning Herald
Golden Pixel Award
There is two months left to enter the Austrian Golden Pixel Award 2014 for innovative printing projects. The award ceremony will be held in Vienna on 10th November.
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Inkjet evaluation
In the past, most print companies relied mainly on offset technology. Now print pattern is shifting towards high speed inkjet systems that produce high volumes in transaction, direct mail and books. This blog post considers the reasons for the current shift in printing.
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Healthcare packaging acquisition
Nelipak Corporation has bought the Debond Corporation (Flexpak). The new company will operate under the name of Nelipak Healthcare Packaging.
More at Medical Plastics News
Giant 3D printer
Yesterday, we reported the launch of a new program that allows printing objects larger than the actual printer. But that might not even be necessary with this one: Japanese company GenKei presented a 4-meter tall printer designed for printing architectural elements, full scale furniture, products, and life size figures.
More at 3Ders
TriMas expanding
TriMas Corporation has acquired Lion Holdings for 27m $. The acquisition is supposed to broaden the company’s Asian market coverage.
More at The Wall Street Transcript