New Products

DuPont Imaging Technologies' CromaPro XP ink-jet color proofing system comprises color management software, drivers for Epson and Hewlett-Packard printers, and media, all of which are distributed exclusively by Pitman. Says DuPont, CromaPro XP software contains a true Adobe CPSI RIP—the only one in its class—with profiling and color management functionality built into one package. CromaPro XP media, available in affordable 71/2- and 10-mil thicknesses, come in one- and two-sided lightweight gloss and semi-matte finishes.

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Transilwrap Company, Inc.'s Cling-Mate URA multi-polymer alloy is more durable and longer-lasting than most flexible vinyls and permanent adhesive paper stock, claims the manufacturer. It is a rigid, printable plastic that has been formulated for tear resistance and print performance. The offering's removable adhesive backing can adhere to substrates such as metal, stainless steel, and glass, and can be removed easily without leaving residue.

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GTI Graphic Technology Inc. has made available its Graphiclite CVX family of large-format, D5000 color viewing stations. Says the manufacturer, the CVX is compatible with either an office/conference room setting or a production/pressroom work area. GTI also has released its newly redesigned Soft-View series of D5000 desktop color systems for print and transparency viewing. This series is intended to illuminate hard-copy originals for visual color comparison with color monitor images. Finally, with its PDV series of professional desktop viewers, GTI proposes to demonstrate high-quality color viewing in an economical price range for critical-color viewing applications.

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M.G.I. USA, Inc.'s Off-Line Automatic Multi-Function Finishing Station, accommodating paper formats up to 13x19", can perform simultaneous vertical (multiple) slitting, horizontal cutting (gutters), multiple vertical and horizontal creasing and scoring, and multiple vertical perforating, all in a single pass. The modular, standalone system can be used to finish several types of printed and shaped documents, such as sheets of business cards, sheets of detachable multi-stub tickets with a crease on the remaining stub, full-bleed fliers, brochures, greeting cards, book covers, catalogs, and posters.

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Pantone, Inc. and Sun Chemical Inks (GPI) have created an authorized Pantone Hexachrome printer program for the North American narrow-web flexographic label printing market. The vendors, which will provide participating printing companies with technical training and promotional support for expanding the use of the patented six-color printing process, will also recruit converters wanting to gain the added value of Hexachrome printing with Sun Chemical's special inks. By yielding a color gamut broader than conventional four-color process, the Pantone-developed process is said to be ideal for enhancing the appearance of point-of-purchase labels.

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