Pre-media
Heidelberg outlines Drupa focus on automation and integration
Heidelberg’s Drupa exhibit will focus on customer demands caused by the industrialisation of printing, under the banner theme of ‘Simply Smart’.
Unitedprint gives its USS ordering software away in bid to partner with UK companies
Unitedprint has started giving away its white label “W2P 3.0” software for free in a bid to become a “sales partner” to UK print companies.
EFI sets sights on global MIS takeover
It’s probably safe to assume that $790m (£515m)-turnover US company EFI has been after another UK MIS scalp for some time. Since acquiring compatriot Printcafe in 2003, itself a keen consolidator in...
Don’t let aged files byte the dust
There’s a fine collection of old Macintosh computers in my attic and garage. A 1988 Mac SE, a 1995 PowerBook laptop with tiny mono screen, a 1996 Performa 6200 and a huge metal G5 from 2002. They all...
Tharstern joins Coca-Cola and Rolex as one-name company brand
MIS company Tharstern has rebranded to support its global ambitions, distilling its various company names down to one word.
Hampton revamps pre-press and digital ops with six-figure spend
Hampton Printing has gone chemistry-free as part of an investment of nearly £600,000 that also included a new Ricoh digital press.
Taopix eyes new markets with partnership and £1m expansion
Taopix has announced a new partnership with a Swiss manufacturer as it completes a building purchase as part of a £1m expansion.
Star product: Caldera Flow+ 2.0
The latest version of the wide-format workflow package.
Gill works on show at Monotype event
Monotype is co-ordinating an exhibition of rarely seen materials related to typeface designer Eric Gill, to be shown alongside several new typefaces.
BCQ invests £750,000 in equipment overhaul
BCQ Group is investing around £750,000 in a new die-cutter, a stitching machine and a new management information system (MIS).