Presses
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...
Star product: Gallus Smartfire
This all in one entry-level digital production line is Gallus’ offering for anyone entering the short run labels market.
Me & my: Mark Andy P5E and P3 Performance presses
Sato is best known as a large international maker and seller of data collection systems (DCS) and labelling machines.
Star product: Riso T2
Super-quick cut-sheet inkjet colour press at a compelling price.
Me & my: HP Scitex 11000 flatbed
Over its 22 years in business, visual communications and printing company NEC Graph-fix has been fleet of foot in reacting to developments in the market for large-format print.
Digital label press installs take the lead
While digital has continued to pose an increasing threat to conventional printing methods over the past few years, its market share in value terms has remained relatively small in most sectors, and...
Me & my: Heidelberg Versafire CP
When A3 Design & Print installed its second Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press earlier this year, managing director Tony Pooles named them Victoria and Albert following a poll on social media.
Star product: Canon Océ LabelStream 4000
Canon comes late to the digital labels market, albeit with a high-end offering
Olympus returns to Nilpeter for third FA-4* flexo press
Olympus Print Group has bought its third Nilpeter FA-4* flexo press to increase its capacity and enable it to grab more market share in wine and high-end labels.
Used kit can be a bargain if you can take away the risk
Buy right or buy twice. It’s sage advice and when it comes to equipment, the quandary that print has to deal with is whether to purchase new or secondhand. Some will instinctively want to use a brand...