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Arriving just as CTP was taking off, the ECRM Stingray was an imagesetter that promised speed and quality to rival the new technology. There is no doubt that the changeover to CTP is now almost...

Punching can be either a sticky process or a slippery one - and very occasionally it can be both. The job of separating a stack of printed sheets, punching them and reassembling them accurately, ready...

With the new log stacker in full swing, its operator Stu Wilkes says orders at Telford-based Precision Colour Printing are sure to stack up just as fast

Presstek has always been a staunch supporter of DI over the years, and it backed up its advocacy of the technology at Ipex in April with two new launches. The 34DI and 52DI have proved that there is...

In the UK, book printing is a troubled sector. One by one, the UK's premier book printers have seen their work drain away to China, India and the Middle East where labour is cheaper and quality is...

Kevin Appleton, managing director at Tunbridge Wells-based Identity, has used CTP to tackle in-house repro, saving money and pleasing customers

Off the back of a century of casemaking experience, Kolbus launched the DA270 at Ipex 2002. Advances in casemaking have not been particularly fast or earth shattering, but they have moved forward...

Dave Randall, finishing operator at Beaconsfield-based Krest Graphics is saving time and money bringing laminating in-house with his Pegasus.

Since its establishment 84 years ago, Komori has been producing offset printing products. Its original flagship presses were the 40in and 29in Lithrone S Series, and the Sprint Series sheetfed offset...

MAN Rolands latest contender in the short-run market was given the kind of launch usually reserved for a Formula One car a darkened room with strobe lights and the machine hidden under covers. Once...