Consumables
Landor extends applications for Phototex to small format digital
Hot on the heels of its appearance on Channel Five's Gadget Show Landor has extended the applications of its Phototex products to include small format digital cutsheet and reel-fed machines.
Think Ambient looking for printers for static substrate
Consumables supplier Think Ambient has said it is looking for printers to work alongside it with its Clings product.
Cloud computing and paper characterisation discussed at Digtal Ad Lab
Digital Ad Lab's last quarterly meeting of 2010 featured a panel discussion on cloud computing and an update on the PPA paper characterisation initiative.
Image2output claims big savings for printers with 'value' ink range
Image2output has said its own range of "affordable" re-manufactured Epson inks and Fogra-certified back-printed proofing paper can help printers ride out the economic downturn.
Flint Group and Sun Chemical announce price rises
Ink, blanket and pressroom chemicals are all set to increase in price as consumables giants Flint Group and Sun Chemical said they were under pressure from rising raw material costs.
Interprint upgrades to chemistry-free CtP
Interprint has switched to chemistry-free plate production with Agfa's Azura TS plates, Avalon N8 platesetter and Apogee workflow.
Printers brace for new year paper price rises
Printers will face more paper woes in the new year after Europe's mills proposed double-digit price hikes, including an increase of up to 50 per tonne for coated mechanical papers.
SCA fined over worker crushed by paper reel
Paper manufacturer SCA has been fined 120,000 after an employee at one of its UK sites was crushed by a two-tonne paper reel in an incident that left him paralysed from the waist down.
Post Script: Bog-standard toilet paper scrubs up well
The doom-mongers may whinge about the industry going down the pan, but now you can find out how to create paper art on the toilet thanks to a handy guide to origami illustrated using the humble loo...
Buyers' Guide: Gloss art papers
It may not be the trendiest stock, but when it comes to producing high-end magazines, you can't beat a bit of gloss, writes <i>Noli Dinkovski</i>