Pre-media
Johnston Press renews pre-press contract with Agfa
Johnston Press has signed a seven-year deal with Agfa Graphics to provide prepress equipment and a complete upgrade of pre-press facilities across three of its printing sites.
Colour Monster in prepress upgrade
Guernsey-based commercial printer Colour Monster has purchased a new Suprasetter A75 platesetter from Heidelberg.
Weatherbys print arm streamlines production with Papermule
The printing division of equine and financial services group Weatherbys has invested in a new production workflow system and installed a wide-format printer.
Go fourth and automate
At Drupa we saw the future and its name is Print 4.0. It is a ‘mega trend’ all about automation and integration. Here we look at what this paradigm shift in printing practices may mean for the...
Screen's Filler to step down
Screen Europe president Brian Filler will retire from his role at the end of September.
Techie tips to back up your presses
A printing business is a technology business, with many elements vital to its smooth operation – from fast networks and file storage systems, to security and e-commerce platforms. PrintWeek asked a...
EFI secures first textile software acquisition
EFI has boosted its textile portfolio with the acquisition of 2D/3D fashion design and prototyping software developer Optitex.
Taopix hires former EFI sales director
UK photobook and photo gift web-to-print software company Taopix has hired a former EFI sales director as its commercial director and his first day at the job was at Drupa.
Clickar first to launch augmented reality web-to-print
Spanish-based Clickar is showing its new Lala print product at Drupa, which it says is the first web-to-print programme with augmented reality.
Sprint upgrades CTP with Heidelberg
Design, copy and print operation Sprint is looking to speed up its platemaking sixfold by installing a new Heidelberg Suprasetter A 75.