Here you will find blogs from Digital Dots and Verdigris covering technology and sustainability advances in the graphics industry over the last 25 years.
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner It’s been twenty years since the introduction of Kodak’s Sonora plate technology. Two decades during which time the printing industry has undergone massive upheavals. 2004 saw the start of considerable consolidation amongst makers of printing plates, consolidation which continued for many years. Who now remembers Ipagsa or Southern Litho? … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner The basics of what companies in the printing and publishing sectors should be doing to be more sustainable are really not that hard. They’re common sense in many ways, because they are about conserving resources and minimising waste. But they can be easy to overlook if the whole topic … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is an initiative launched in 2020 to get corporations around the world to work towards helping improve life on the planet. Participants sign up to a set of ten guiding principles as well as the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). The … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner At drupa next month everyone will be talking about technology, innovations and the latest new products. We might also be talking about what it will take to ensure the graphics industry’s continued sustainability: environmental, societal and economic. The last of these is pertinent for an industry undergoing profound change. … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner I first attended drupa in 1986, when I spent a strange fortnight manning the stand for Seybold Publications. We had three early Macs supplied by Apple; they had 128KB RAM and attracted considerable attention. The sainted (possibly) Andy Tribute was editorial point man and our coverage extended to two … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner It’s been clear for many years now that processless printing plates are the way forward to improve sustainability in the printing business. They are increasingly the preferred option for printing companies keen to cut their carbon footprints, as well as saving time and money. Kodak recently presented some compelling … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Techology and innovation go hand in glove and with each advance, recycling in the graphics industry gets a little more complex. Sustainability, environmental and commercial, gets equally harder particularly in the context of other business pressures. This being a Drupa year we’re expecting all sorts of new technologies to … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Sustainability is at the top of the table, according to FESPA’s recently published findings from the latest Print Census. Respondents confirmed that rising sustainability demands are concerning them, along with keeping up with new business models and investment. The survey of 1,778 printing companies from more than 120 countries … Read more
Mon, 15/01/2024 – 09:00 The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner One of the world’s largest providers of fibre-based packaging companies, DS Smith has set up its own research and development centre. It is called R8 for reasons that are not clear and it is located in the UK. The goal is to work with customers … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner As one of the founders of the colour digital printing industry, Xeikon has many years of experience for printing digital colour across a range of applications. Working with Sappi, the company is deploying its knowledge of acqueous and UV inkjet and dry toner printing to develop printable paper based … Read more