The big wide world: FESPA 2017
11 April 2017
Mimaki 3D printing The annual wide format event returns this year in Hamburg, where it will once again display wide format printing in all…
Features
Canon shoots for signage
10 April 2017
Canon Colorado 1640 Canon has delivered on its promise made last year to bring a ‘new’ type of ink and printer to the wide-format…
Putting on a public face
10 April 2017
Talking Print’s video cards are normally bought by creatives but have been very popular with consumers The internet abounds with websites selling unique and…
Rise of the synths
28 March 2017
Drytac’s ReTac brings vibrant colour to wide-format print and can be removed without damage Considering the incredible applications that synthetic substrates can offer to…
Intelligence gathering
28 March 2017
An MIS can help a printer gain business intelligence Some MIS developers offer business intelligence tools as a module or add-on, while others think…
From clothing to cushions
28 March 2017
A striking shirt – Roland’s Texart inks include fluorescent yellow and pink The textile printing market is growing rapidly, largely driven by the garment…
Mount Pleasant
14 March 2017
The Messe Lucerne in Switzerland This year the bi-annual Hunkeler Innovationdays attracted 6000 visitors and showcased the merits of digital inkjet to a newly…
Sign & Digital preview
14 March 2017
Demonstrations and advice at SDUK 2016; expect more of that this year Simon Eccles looks at the highlights of the upcoming Sign & Digital…
Media for the message
3 March 2017
Substrate from Avery Dennison used for UV inkjet printed bottle labels Digital label printing processes have different requirements to those of conventional printing. Neel…
Reaching the finish line
3 March 2017
UK manufacturer Watkiss Automation’s PowerSquare 224 fitted inline to a Xerox iGen5 Debates around the merits of inline finishing have been going on as…
Success sweeter than honey
14 February 2017
At the 2016 Digital Printer Awards one entry created quite a buzz. Taking away four trophies, The Homeless Bumblebee by Harrier Print left its competition…
Max out your performance, efficiency, and quality
14 February 2017
The high speed VUTEk 5r Enjoy one maxed-out platform for enormous growth and success with EFI. As a high volume printer you live or die…
Taking the soft approach
14 February 2017
Mimaki’s TX500P includes an infrared heating unit to fix the colour as it’s printed A number of different print technologies are viable for soft…
Igniting the spark
7 February 2017
The company’s Stansted site was used to launch the SPARK initiative ProCo’s new training initiative SPARK is open to staff, suppliers, customers and even…
Goodwill Hunting
7 February 2017
Timon Colegrove joined Hunts as a trainee printer. He worked his way down, purchased shares, and ended up owning the business You wouldn’t expect…