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News for April 24, 2009
Dual Material Solution for Engraving
Gravograph is launching a new material range, Gravoply™ Laser. This economical addition to the Gravoply material family provides high-quality results from rotary and laser engraving systems.
The Research & Development team at Gravograph has developed an innovative material to complement the company's dual technology range. The unique composition of Gravoply Laser is perfectly suited for laser or rotary work, or both. The material is designed to achieve fine, intricate marking and engraving. It also ensures a clean, smooth cut with minimal tool wear when sawing, drilling, cutting custom shapes, rounding corners or bevelling edges.
The company also announces the most extensive colour offering on the materials market to date, a range of six standard core colours and 12 cap colours available in two thicknesses: 0.030 inches and 0.050 inches (0.8mm and 1.3mm) with or without adhesive backing.
Gravoply Laser provides one extensive range for indoor needs and easy stock management. Gravoply Ultra, UV stable and scratch resistant, is ideal for outdoor needs.
For more information, contact Gravograph, 2200 Northmont Parkway, Duluth, GA 30096; E-mail: sales@gravograph-newhermes.com
ACDRP Renames Magazine
The Association of CorelDRAW Professionals (ACDRP) announces that it has modified the name of its monthly PDF magazine from CorelDRAWPro to CorelDRAWHelp. This change links all of the association programs to its main purpose—helping CorelDRAW users to Learn! Apply! Grow!
When CorelDRAW users need help in using CorelDRAW graphics or applying them to specific jobs, they can contact the association and check out the available resources for answers. The primary association website, www.coreldrawhelp.com, ranks high in search engines for anyone looking for CorelDRAW help.
CorelDRAWHelp teaching magazine combines with online and onsite help and support. Articles show readers how to apply computer graphics for different jobs as well as for equipment, products and services of various suppliers. Training is also available at seminars around the country via the CorelDRAWHelp Tour and through a host of Web-based resources.
Subscriptions to CorelDRAWHelp magazine and CorelDRAWHelp E-News are free to CorelDRAW users anywhere in the world.
For more information, visit http://www.coreldrawhelp.com
Software Upgrade
Gravograph announces a major upgrade of the GravoStyle professional engraving software. The new Version 4 software is included with all rotary and laser equipment. Many levels and options are available to meet the needs of almost any engraving application.
Included among the new functions and improvements:
- Additional laser-assisted point-and-shoot functions for rotary and laser
- Signage functions of 3-D chisel-effect and 2-D vector fill patterns
- New tool paths and import filters
- Advanced laser-colour toolbar
- Inlay wizard
- Material laser calibration wizard
For more information, contact Gravograph, 2200 Northmont Parkway, Duluth, GA 30096; E-mail: sales@gravograph-newhermes.com
MMC Sells 3,000,000th MaxLight™
Millennium Marking Co. is pleased to announce that it has surpassed the 3,000,000th MaxLight sold. To celebrate this milestone, the company has started to include "scratch-off" cards in each shipment. The 12,000 printed cards offer a possibility of four prizes, including three hundred US $10 Starbucks cards, fifty US $50 American Express gift cards, five US $100 American Express gift cards and one $500 American Express gift card.
MaxLight continues to enable the stamp maker to make "high-end" pre-inked stamps in-house. With seven U.S. Patents covering the company's assembly prices, Millennium believes that the saying "easiest to make and most profitable to sell" will continue to be associated with the MaxLight brand for many years to come.
For more information, contact Millennium Marking Co., 847/462-6503; Web: www.millmarking.com
iQ+
The new iQ+ electronic monitoring and control system developed by Gravograph for its range of engraving machines increases their speed by up to 50 percent. iQ+ also enables new functions to be provided, including secure control of additional accessories, the "Point 'n Shoot" positioning aid and automatic integration of the latest Gravograph innovation for producing Braille in signage. iQ+ is fitted as standard to Gravograph's M and IS series machines manufactured since March 2009.
The latest line of research of the Gravograph R&D teams has been to redevelop the programming of the electronic controls of the machines in order to increase their working speed by 10 to 50 percent while maintaining the high marking quality level.
Three types of movement have been optimized. First, the vertical movement speed of the spindle in the Z-stroke; next, the off-load speed, to optimize movements when the spindle is in the raised position between two engraving passes; and lastly, the diamond scoring speed. iQ+ also enables new functions such as automatic offset for Gravograph's Braille System. iQ+ is also the basis for Point 'n Shoot and remote control. The Point 'n Shoot function provides a laser pointer to position the engraving visually on the object and simulate the engraving work before the job to be completed is carried out. The remote control function controls the machine and manages the engraving parameters once the information about the job to be completed has been transferred to the machine electronics. The machine then operates autonomously. The job storage capacity of the Gravograph machine electronics is multiplied by four with the new CPU boards.
Gravograph technicians can easily upgrade previous-generation machines to iQ+ standard.
For more information, contact Gravograph, 114 quai du Rhône, 01708 MIRIBEL, France; 01133478558581; E-mail: melyacoubi@technifor.com