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Product of the week: Xerox Colour 550/560
If you took boxing as your guide, you would class Xerox's latest digital printer, the 550/560, as a featherweight or bantamweight as it sits below standard 'lightweight' production models.
Tried & tested: Heidelberg Speedmaster CD74
Launched at Drupa 2000, the Speedmaster CD74 was introduced primarily as a packaging press and built using an entirely new design. However, over the past 10 years, the B2 machine has been tweaked to...
Product of the week: X-Rite PrintCheck
Colour standards, in particular ISO 12647-2, are increasingly important as the print supply chain seeks to improve consistency and take costs out of the production process. As a result, a number of...
Tried & tested: Kodak NexPress 2100
The story of the Kodak NexPress 2100 is one of evolution. And testimony to its ability to adapt to market requirements, there are often not enough secondhand units on the market to fulfil demand.
Product of the week: Apple iPad
Is it a book? Is it a phone? No, it's a super gadget - Apple's iPad, the most hyped tech product of 2010.
Product of the Week: Agfa Jeti Aquajet 3324
Fabric printing is an area at the top of the list of interest in the wide-format world. According to Fespa's latest state-of-the-industry World Wide Survey, published this summer, 42% of respondents...
Tried & Tested: Ryobi 520 GX
A robust design that has withstood the test of time belies a host of modern advancements on this 'fast and accurate' B3 press, finds Simon Creasey
Tried & Tested: Presstek Dimension 400
Unveiled in 2001 to replace the PearlSetter - Presstek's first off-press imaging device - the Dimension range made its UK outing at Ipex 2002. Offered in 2pp, 4pp and 8pp models and respectively...
Product of the week: Enfocus PitStop Pro 10
Enfocus' PitStop Pro and PitStop Server are ubiquitous tools for pre-flighting and correcting PDF files. With the latest version, the firm has put the products through a pit stop of their own to...
Tried & tested: KBA Rapida 75
Unveiled at Drupa 2008, the Rapida was the first B2 press that used performance features and innovations found on the manufacturer's larger presses. The 75 essentially evolved out of the predecessor...