The hard route to book covers
16 March 2015
The automatic Mitacase is intended to bridge the gap between low end semi-auto and high priced, high volume case systems. Simon Eccles looks at the…
Substrates
Market demands adaptability
9 March 2015
Ian Melville of Intec Printing Solutions In the first of a new series of expert opinion articles, Ian Melville of Intec Printing Solutions suggests how…
Direct product decoration: a growth market
3 March 2015
Industrial Inkjet managing director John Corrall talks about the opportunities and economics for commercial printers in inkjetting decorative effects directly onto products. Direct product decoration…
Sign & Digital UK: gold prospecting
3 March 2015
With a range of new business opportunities and the potential for rapid growth, wide format printing is an exciting market opportunity, for those working in…
Ricoh Pro VC60000
3 March 2015
Next generation continuous feed inkjet technology for graphic arts production. Today’s high-volume commercial printers producing graphic arts applications such as books and direct mail have…
Celerbr8 paper range extended
3 March 2015
Vision Paper and Board has extended the Celerbr8 Solo Occasions FSC board range with weights starting from 165 gsm (203 microns) going through to 260gsm…
Hunkeler Book Block line bought by Print on Demand
3 March 2015
(L-R) Franz Hunkeler, chairman of the board of Hunkeler AG, Andy Cork, managing director of Print on Demand, and Robin Brown, national sales manager for…
UK’s first Rialto 900 snapped up by Datagraphic
2 March 2015
Datagraphic has become the first UK company to invest in the Xerox Rialto 900 Inkjet Press, which was bought as part of a seven-figure investment…
SuperWide Digital invests in second VUTEk
2 March 2015
Luke Drogan, business development manager British trade-only printer SuperWide Digital has invested in its second VUTEk machine from EFI to increase production capacity and support…
£6 million investment made at MetroMail
2 March 2015
(L-R) Alan Purvis, managing director of MetroMail and Peter Wolff, european director, Commercial Printing Group, Canon Europe. MetroMail has invested more than £6 million in Canon…
Nth Degree joins Roland DG dealer network
26 February 2015
Nth Degree managing director Phil Dowson Colour management, packaging, proofing and design solutions specialist Nth Degree Imaging has officially joined Roland’s network of UK authorised…
First UK Océ Arizona 6160 XTS flatbed goes to Contract Sign Systems
26 February 2015
UK and European sign solutions specialist Contract Sign Systems is to increase its production capacity and diversify its service offering after becoming the first UK-based…
Digital paper range launched by UPM
23 February 2015
UPM has launched a new, comprehensive paper range – UPM Digi papers – for digital printing covering the widest possible range of digital end-user applications.…
Mailstream Engage becomes available in Europe
23 February 2015
Pitney Bowes Inc has announced that its Mailstream Engage direct marketing solution is available to marketers and mail service providers across Europe. The solution will…
Miniature version of the ColorStream 3000 launched
23 February 2015
Canon is launching the Océ ColorStream 3000 Z series, a high speed commercial inkjet printing system, to suit smaller environments not normally suitable for high-volume…