Pre-media

Core Image switches to Heidelberg thermal CTP platesetter
Core Image has upgraded its CTP by switching from a visible light Heidelberg Prosetter to a thermal Suprasetter A52.

Tharstern seeks global growth with US venture
Tharstern is using next month's Graph Expo 15 in Chicago as a launchpad for its expansion into the US, one year after a management buyout.

Why achieving marginal gains is worth the price
In winning the 2015 Tour de France last month Chris Froome did something no British rider had managed before, becoming the first to win the race two times.

Overmatter: bin blunder
Overmatter still wakes up in cold sweat sometimes, upon remembering a head-scratching hoo-hah back in the day when attempting to create the artwork for self-cling window decals, which needed to be...

Star product: Heidelberg Prinect Digital Front End
Workflow for the press manufacturer’s latest digital devices.

UCI seeks hot metal typesetters
Calling all hot metal typesetters – Urban Cottage Industries (UCI) is looking for skilled operators as it takes its ‘Juggernaut’ mobile typesetting system on the road.

Find the savings at the end of the rainbow
As kids we hear the story that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Pretty soon it sinks in that the end of a rainbow is an elusive and illusory thing. Indeed, colour itself can sometimes...

New software helps PWPFS save on ink
Commercial printer PWPFS Print & Design has installed PressSave and PressProfiler software to help it save on ink costs and makeready times.

An integrated MIS helps keep eyes on the prize
Regardless of size, one thing that every print business should bear in mind at all times is how profitable a job is likely to be as, after all, making profit is essential for any company that wants to...

EFI upgrades Fiery for KM Bizhubs
EFI has released three upgrades for its digital front-ends (DFEs) for Konica Minolta Bizhub Presses.