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Looking beyond print

13 December 2012

Latest in Digital Printer’s Strategies for Success events was a round table discussion entitled ‘Beyond Printing.’ Sean Smyth reports on its discussions. The view from…

Take the wrap

13 December 2012

The wrap stage of the Pitney Bowes line shown at drupa 2012. Plain paper wrapping systems are an economically and environmentally attractive alternative to pre-formed…

Sheetfed digital presses update

13 December 2012

This will be the entry level Landa press, the B3 format S5. The past year saw many new sheetfed digital colour presses announced. Nessan Cleary…

Centrefold: Highcon Euclid

27 October 2012

This story was updated after the print edition went to press, to include details of the new UK agent, Conversion. Digital carton packaging seems to…

drupa review part 3: finishing

27 October 2012

See also: drupa part 1: digital presses and  drupa part 2: software Evident at drupa was how much the demands of digital printing are now…

Photo products win the student market

27 October 2012

Sample books, folders and CD covers made by John E Wright. Print group John E Wright has found a new market by offering online photo product…

Managing colour across multiple media

26 October 2012

 Simon Landau, technical consultant for GMG UK, explains how its 4-dimensional colour management gives consistency in mixed process workflows. Colour management technology for digital printing…

Dscoop prepares for first European meet

24 October 2012

Gary Peeling is managing director of Precision Printing Co in London. Gary Peeling is president-elect of Dscoop, an HP Indigo user’s association. Here he explains…

Affordable VDP isn’t a myth

24 October 2012

This DirectSmile personalised sample is for a wedding hire shop. Would you like to get into variable data but you’re put off by the complexity…

MIS extends its grasp

20 October 2012

The green box in this EFI PrintSmith stocks costing screen shows chain of custody tracking for eco-labels. Management Information Systems are moving with the times,…

Print Efficiently 2012 preview

30 September 2012

Above: last year’s event. A NexPress will feature again this time. October sees the second iteration of the Print Efficiently mini-exhibition, held once again at…

drupa review part 1: digital presses

30 September 2012

As expected, digital printing was the most dynamic sector at May’s huge drupa exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany. In part 1 of Digital Printer’s drupa review…

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