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Plus 2âeuros500Â installations of Prinect Production Manager
Heidelberg announces that it has passed the milestone of 2,500 installations of its Prinect Production Manager workflow management system worldwide, including more than 110 in France.
This system, designed to optimize production in offset and digital printing, is used in particular in the commercial and packaging sectors. In France, Jean Bernard is one of the latest sites to adopt the system. The 2,500th system has been installed in Brazil.
An employee electrocuted at the Clairefontaine paper mill
A workplace accident occurred on the morning of Tuesday April 22nd at the Clairefontaine paper mill in Etival-Clairefontaine, Vosges. An employee in his fifties suffered an electric shock while operating a strapping machine designed to strap cartons, according to Vosges Matin .
Conscious after the incident, the employee was treated by the emergency services and taken to Saint-Dié hospital for check-ups. The precise circumstances of the accident have yet to be established.
A fire brought under control at the La Montagne...
On Thursday April 17, a fire broke out at the printing works of the newspaper La Montagne in Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme region, as reported in the regional daily.
The fire broke out in a ventilation shaft on the second floor, causing heavy smoke. Staff were immediately evacuated, while the fire department moved in quickly to contain the blaze. Reconnaissance operations continued until mid-morning to rule out any risk of a recurrence. No casualties were reported.
... and another at the Ahlstrom paper mill in Arches
Another fire broke out on Tuesday April 22 at a meter in an electrical substation at the Ahlstrom paper mill in Arches, Vosges.
The fire was quickly contained by employees before the fire department arrived. The sixty-eight people present were evacuated as a precaution, and ten of them were treated for minor smoke inhalation, but were not hospitalized. Operations were partially resumed, with staff reassigned to other lines, pending completion of the repairs, expected within two days.
Strike at La Provence and Nice Matin printing plants
Paper editions of La Provence and Group shares Nice Matin were not distributed on Wednesday April 23 due to a strike the previous evening.
In response to a call from the Filpac CGT union, printing plant employees stopped work to protest against the abandonment of plans for a joint printing plant in the Var region.
The initial project, which aimed to pool resources between the two groups, has been replaced by a relocation to the Société Marseillaise de Presse site in Vitrolles, as part of the planned relocation of La Provence, which is due to leave its historic Marseille site in September. The union criticizes this replacement solution as being too modest, and unable to meet long-term industrial and economic challenges.
The CGT is calling for a meeting with Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman of CMA Média and sole shareholder of La Provence, to obtain guarantees on the site's future conditions and job prospects.
Launch of Girls Who Print Europe
The international women's printing network Girls Who Print will officially launch its European branch at Fespa Global Print Expo 2025 in Berlin in May.
The launch will be marked by the Lunch and Leadâeuros¯ event organized on May 6, the opening day of Fespa, which will bring together around a hundred professionals for round-table discussions on the challenges facing the sector and its development prospects.
Founded over 15 years ago, Girls Who Print offers mentoring, educational resources and career coaching, and is now continuing its global roll-out.
Mimaki: 330 series approved for 3M MCS warranty
Mimaki's 330 series wide-format printers (JV330 and CJV330), combined with SS21 and BS4 eco-solvent inks, have just been approved for the 3M MCS warranty program.
This certification guarantees the durability of printed visuals against fading, cracking, peeling or blistering over their entire expected lifespan. Printers and converters using these solutions benefit from a reinforced guarantee of the performance and resistance of their products.
Rydal Eco, James Cropper's recycled paper with the performance of coated paper
British papermaker James Cropper Paper & Packaging unveils Rydal Eco, a new uncoated board made entirely from recycled paper fibers. This reference is designed to meet the requirements of the luxury packaging sector, in particular for the perfumery, cosmetics and spirits segments.
Rydal Eco features a printing surface comparable to that of a coated substrate, with whiteness levels close to those of virgin fibers, according to its manufacturer. Compatible with conventional processes (offset, screen printing','www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy');" class="lien-auto-article" href="https://www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy">screen printing, hot foil stamping, laser cutting, embossing, etc.), this substrate offers faithful color reproduction, precise registration and a clean finish, all in keeping with a circular economy.
Designed without cutting down trees and in compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), this stand joins other innovations in the Rydal range, such as papers incorporating CupCycling® technology, which recycles used cups.
Peregrine falcons nest on the Agfa site in Mortsel
Here's a fine example of integrating nature into an industrial environment. On its industrial site in Mortsel, Belgium, Agfa Inkjet Solutions has for several years been home to a pair of peregrine falcons.
Each spring, these birds of prey, among the fastest in the animal kingdom, return to nest in a shelter installed at the top of a 70-metre-high chimney above the production units. A webcam has been installed for discreet observation of these majestic birds.
