Simon Eccles

Best of British: Elephantine ambitions
Metallic Elephant is an Essex- based company that says it’s the only UK based manufacturer of new-design hot foiling and embossing machines.

When CMYK workflow hampers more than helps
Ever since digital workflows started to hit the industry in the early 1990s, the default has been to work in CMYK colours for linework at the design stage, and to convert digital photographs and scans...

Star product: Notpla food cartons and paper
Super-sustainable containers, films and papers manufactured from a “miracle crop” – seaweed – by a British
manufacturer.

Star product: Konica Minolta AccurioPress C84hc
The fifth generation of Konica Minolta’s high-chroma CMYK dry-toner press is a highly cost-effective option for those who offer wide-gamut printing applications.

Best of British: Preserving print's heritage
Letterpress is no longer a mainstream commercial process, but it’s still appreciated for the look and feel of its results, appealing to traditionalists, craftspeople and enthusiasts.

Why you should make room for a baby flatbed
Small flatbed inkjet printers first hit the market 12 years ago. They are compact, affordable and versatile devices that could help virtually any size of commercial printer to diversify, enter new...

Recreating Corgi classics
Nostalgia can be big business, especially at this time of year. Just look at the success of the Corgi Model Club.

Star product: Heidelberg Prinect Touch Free
Not quite out of the development phase, Heidelberg’s latest workflow tool is intended to drive workflow optimisation and helps reaffirm the manufacturer’s commitment to digital print tech.

Me & My: HP Indigo 100K
Six years have passed since Crescent Press adopted its first B2 format digital press, an HP Indigo 12000 (often written as 12K).

Best of British: Internationally impressive
Over the past 14 years Infigo has established itself as one of the go-to developers of web-to-print for medium to large companies.