Technology

The rise of the robots needn’t be an apocalypse for printers

Potential future uses for robots in the workplace hit the headlines recently as the result of a major BBC series, Intelligent Machines, looking at advances in artificial intelligence and robots.

Pureprint Group in another big name hire

Pureprint Group has recruited another technology-focused big-hitter following the appointment of Anthony Thirlby as chief operating officer earlier this year.

CPI reveals plans for NFC-powered printed energy harvester

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has formed part of a UK-based consortium to develop a mass-market printed energy-harvesting device powered via near-field communication.

HP launches first HDNA-powered inkjet presses with PageWide rename

HP has introduced its first two high-speed web inkjet presses powered by High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) technology and renamed the InkJet Web Press series as the HP PageWide Web Press...

Xaar: renewed ambitions in milestone year

This is a big year for Xaar. For a start, the Cambridge-headquartered inkjet developer is celebrating its 25th anniversary, providing the business with perfect opportunity to show-case its track...

Take your print out of the gutter

In a market where even digital print is becoming commoditised, the once-humble bindery is emerging as the place to add value and hopefully restore profits. Short-run or one-off books and brochures can...

Why achieving marginal gains is worth the price

In winning the 2015 Tour de France last month Chris Froome did something no British rider had managed before, becoming the first to win the race two times.

Is print's next big thing... small?

QR codes seem to have gotten a bit stale, printed electronics are the preserve of the specialists, then there’s the whole can of worms that is 3D printing.

Profit from the personal touch

A sign of the value of this market is Photobox,” says Jim Nicol, managing director at The Magic Touch, a firm that supplies equipment and consumables for personalised product decoration.

Teamed with comms tech, print can perform marketing magic

Near-field communication (NFC) has been primed to become ‘the next big thing’ in technology circles for a few years now and it has been pushed further into the mainstream over the past few weeks with...