Disciplines

Print’s personalisation revolution has only just begun

The value of the personalised gift market is expected to reach $31bn (£24bn) by 2021 – up 55% from 2016, at least according to new research commissioned by HP.

Star product: Xerox Iridesse

Six colours, productivity and embellishment in one package.

Headline NEC show grows focus to include new sector

The UK’s leading event for packaging manufacturers and pack printers returns to the NEC in Birmingham at the end of this month for its 14th annual outing, and as its name suggests, ‘innovation’ is...

The devil is in the fine print

Print is all about dissemination of information. From Gutenberg to where we are now, printers have always handled sensitive information.

‘We learn as we go has to be the spirit’

Ordinarily, having your products reduce your customers to tears is not a good thing.

Me & my: Roland VersaUV S-Series LEC-330S F200

They’re a plain speaking bunch at The Sign Shed, as befits the North Yorkshire location. That approach is exemplified by the name, which references the firm’s origins in a garden shed making signs.

Stora Enso results kick off profit protection plans

Stora Enso has initiated a profit protection programme that will see a paper machine shut down at its Imatra Mill in southern Finland and the equivalent of 115 full-time jobs lost in preparation for...

Go Cre8 improves cutting efficiency with Zünd purchase

Design and print company Go Cre8 has taken on a secondhand Zünd PN L-2500 precision cutting table to enhance its finishing efficiency.

Deanprint reboots casemaking with new Kolbus install

Deanprint has revamped its casemaking capabilities with the introduction of a new Kolbus DA 270 casemaker to replace an older machine.

Best of British: UK pressmaker builds on long history of success

Edale is one of the last companies to design and build conventional printing presses on British soil. It enjoys a healthy international market for its modern flexo presses for label, flexible...