Disciplines

Xaar sales 'in line with expectations'
Year-end sales at Xaar are anticipated to be in line with expectations, although its operating margin is likely to fall to around 20%.

Duplo targets entry-level digital market with 150Cr Booklet System launch
Duplo has launched the 150Cr Booklet System to meet growing market demands for entry-level digital bookletmakers with full bleed and crease functionality.

A1 celebrates 25th Anniversary
A1 Security Print celebrated its 25th anniversary under the A1 name last week.

ABC Imaging £750k Canon investment to fuel expansion
Central London-based digital printer ABC Imaging has decided on a £750,000 Canon spend as it expands after opening its first site outside the capital.

Machines take on manpower for materials handling
In the early days of wide-format inkjet printing, the technology was held in check from encroaching on screen and litho markets by limitations in printing itself.

Star product: Konica Minolta KM-1
Konica Minolta’s much anticipated B2 inkjet sheetfed press will launch at Drupa 2016.

60 seconds with Datum
Datum started back in 1988 in Shoreditch, London, as a pre-press company supplying plates and proofs to the local litho printers. It left behind its London roots in 2000 when the business relocated to...

The speed demons: printers who race against the clock
Ali Ridha Jaffar, sales director at Print Express (part of the Syncoms Group), does not like traffic.

Q&A: Chris Bailey Purchasing manager (just retired) for mutual OneFamily
After a short and (he says) less than glittering career in marketing, Chris got into print buying by accident and ended up doing it for 28 years.

Why it pays to straighten up and fly right
Should a printer define itself by the equipment it uses or by its customers? Marketing theory would suggest the latter, but with the high prices and long pay-back times of presses there’s a risk you...