Presses in the picture
21 March 2012
Photo products are an important new application for digital presses. Simon Eccles examines how some manufacturers are developing special models, while others are helping with…
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Bound to please
21 March 2012
Efficient and good quality finishing is just as important as printing for photobooks. Nessan Cleary surveys some key products. Photobook production is one of the…
Harrier heads for trade takeoff
21 March 2012
The company behind the Truprint photo brand is reshaping itself to offer trade photo and commercial work online. Simon Eccles reports. One of the largest…
B2 Indigos are coming
21 March 2012
At drupa HP will unveil larger format Indigo digital presses, for sheet fed B2 commercial print and cartons, plus a flexible packaging web press. By…
Transfer opportunities
21 March 2012
Personalising all sorts of products by printed transfers is a promising niche market. Nessan Cleary explores the possibilities. Most people will associate printing with flat…
Will print go electronic?
21 March 2012
Electronics and print rarely mix, but that may start to change over the next decade. Novalia, a British technology firm, wants to help it happen.…
Online integration for MIS
29 February 2012
The past couple of months has seen significant announcements from major MIS players in the areas of online ordering and marketing, as well as cloud…
Hunts’ pursuit of colour excellence
29 February 2012
When Hunts People in Print needed a new digital press, it consulted online print forums. These helped it narrow its choice to a Konica Minolta…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Judge a book by its cover
9 February 2012
To make digital books, you’ve got to be able to finish them. Nessan Cleary looks at what’s available in binding equipment for short run and/or…