Nothing in print works without some code to tell it what to do. Here is an array of instructions that might just solve that recurring problem. There are two Hall 7s, compensating for the loss of Hall 2 perhaps. Both are dedicated to software and by Drupa standards are relatively small and compact. Hall 7A […]
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The reason why forest products and paper companies are investing wholesale in packaging grades is clear from the figures. Board production has not increased radically in Europe in recent years and yet demand for corrugated, boxboard and folding carton boards is increasing. The main corrugated groups talk about an increase of around 8% for their […]
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Equity funding of start ups is reaching record levels in the UK. It is good
Printers do like a good show. Just don’t invite them backstage without a chaperone. They’re
There are pound symbols on a lot of the work that Zumoma produces, along with the security elements that provide value beyond standard commercial print. Few printing companies can point to investment decisions made precisely because of action that Rishi Sunak as Chancellor of the Exchequer has taken. Zunoma in Eastbourne is one of them. […]
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The new single-pass corrugated press from Konica Minolta is a much stronger proposition and one that will find appeal for industrial converters as well as those testing the digital waters. Konica Minolta is bringing a second generation corrugated press to commercial readiness for a launch later this year. The PKG 1300i has taken the experience […]
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Simon Lewis explains how Highcon is in the right place and that now is the
Caps Cases celebrates the arrival of the new Nozomi. The decision to invest in the
Hunkeler showed a concept for its move into cut sheet finishing at its most recent
Why B2? Why now? I was in Japan with then chairman Robin Greenhalgh and we
Duplo is moving into the B2 space with three new machines to tackle a larger format
Ashley Cain developed the idea of a story book combined with recipes to help children
A new label press will, it hopes, propel Konica Minolta into the mainstream of digital label production and even to compete with flexo print production. Konica Minolta, the Japanese rival to Canon, Ricoh and Fujifilm in production printing, has been steadily, almost quietly, growing its position in the labels sector, and is now a major […]
The MGI JetVarnish 3D Web adds the touch of finesse needed to make brands stand out on the shelf and thus increase the chance of a sale, says Victor Abergel, founder of the company that is now 42% owned by Konica Minolta. The JetVarnish enables foiling, spot varnish, tactile and other effects before die cutting […]
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When Kevin Hart went to Fespa in Amsterdam he planned to check the latest flatbed technology available just in case a decision to buy a SwissQPrint Impala 4S was not the best machine for Aspen Communications in Manchester. In the event it was and the company has been in operation for several months. It is […]
Acorn Press has installed a Ricoh flatbed inkjet press, Vivid Veloblade cutting table and Muller Martini PUR binder under a management team that took over the Swindon business nine months ago. “We have diversified as a business,” says managing director Simon Evers. “It’s no longer all about litho printing. We have always done a certain […]
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Pelican Print has had a Fujifilm Acuity for the best part of a decade in its Aylesbury factory. It was installed as part of a strategy that had already led to investment in an HP Indigo alongside its litho equipment. Managing director Scott Brookes says: “We were a traditional litho printer and had thought let’s […]
There are possibilities in flatbed large format inkjet printing that commercial sheetfed printers are able
For many companies taking the minimal required steps is enough to demonstrate a commitment to
Robert Stabler is steeped in digital printing and believes that now is the time that
What do printers need to remember? Prospective buyers should always check the speeds that they
What is slowing the take up of flatbed by commercial printers? They are unsure still
You mention that Landa has achieved two new landmarks? One customer has announced it had printed 1.3 million sheets in a month, which is fantastic at this stage. Theoretically you can do more than 2 million sheets in a month. These are B1 sheets, so nothing comes close to that volume in high quality. We produce […]
Nanography is a printing process that lends itself to many different sectors of printing, some as yet
