Heavy metal converts
30 April 2012
A striking theme at drupa is the number of offset press makers that will be making significant announcements of all-digital presses, or alliances with existing…
Substrates
Extended gamuts: more colour, sir?
30 April 2012
Some inksets offer extended colour gamuts, helping you to hit spot colours with minimal effort. Nessan Cleary reports. Colour print at its best is dynamic,…
Sign & Digital UK goes for silver
12 April 2012
The 25th Sign & Digital UK show attracted a healthy crop of visitors to see significant developments in the wide format equipment market. By Simon…
New gloss on Bible studies
12 April 2012
RBC Ministries in Michigan has been using an Autobond spot UV varnisher inline with a thermal laminator to produce book covers since last September. Last…
Clarity Deliveries Module aids smoother sign-offs
12 April 2012
MIS developer Clarity Software launched a new Deliveries Module with a remote working iPhone App at last month’s Sign & Digital UK show. The new…
Epson’s president: ‘Exceed your vision’
21 March 2012
Last month in Germany, Seiko Epson’s president Minoru Usui addressed a pre-drupa press conference, explaining a new direction for the company called ‘Engineered for Print.’…
Kodak: digital victim or visionary?
29 February 2012
Photo CD was first announced in 1990 and was live in 1992. This 1994 disc from the author’s collection still works and contains 100 high…
Cool running at JMC
29 February 2012
JMC Signmakers in Holland is the first European user of the EFI VUTEk GS3250LX with LED UV curing. This is greener and also extends the…
Centrefold: Fujifilm Jet Press 720
29 February 2012
Four years ago at the drupa show in Germany, Fujifilm showed Jet Press 720, a prototype of a whole new breed of digital press: a…
A narrow view of wide format
29 February 2012
Not all inkjets need to be wide ones. Smaller ones can be affordable, compact, versatile and still rake in the dosh. Now there are even…
How to keep your colour consistent
29 February 2012
With improvements to front ends for digital presses is there still a need for a colour server? Nessan Cleary investigates. Colour management has come a…
Stroma explores new niches for inkjet colour
9 February 2012
Best known for its international digital newspaper service, Stroma has found that a switch to full colour inkjet is opening up other types of work.…
Inkjet spreads its wings
9 February 2012
Sophie Matthews-Paul visited the IMI Annual European Inkjet Conference and came away with new pointers to the future of this rapidly expanding technology. As an…
Digital books Prosper in France
9 February 2012
Kodak is targeting the growing digital book printing market with its Prosper 1000 monochrome inkjet press. Nessan Cleary visits Sagim near Paris, which now has…
Centrefold: Océ JetStream mono
9 February 2012
Océ has extended its JetStream family of inkjet web presses with new Mono models. Since the 1990s Océ has built up its presence in digital…