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Automation can’t replace autonomy

Picture the scene: a dystopian future where printshops across the land are devoid of humans, with the press halls and binderies run by an army of robots and computers.

How the humble mobile phone will conquer W2P

On Valentines Day this year, a landmark moment in retail was reached: according to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, the proportion of online retail traffic coming from mobile devices broke the 50%...

Star product: Epson SureColor SC-P7000V

Over the past couple of years Epson has been steadily replacing its Stylus Pro series of large-format aqueous inkjets with the newer SureColor models.

Me & my: Smyth Digital-88

Last year was a momentous one for 135-year-old Bookbinders of London. It moved to Hertford and sold the building it had occupied since its 1880 start in Holloway Road, Highbury.

Digital production puts John Good at top of the bill

John Good, one of the UK’s largest and longest-running publishers of theatre programmes and brochures, was keen to work on its performance techniques.

The rise of the robots needn’t be an apocalypse for printers

Potential future uses for robots in the workplace hit the headlines recently as the result of a major BBC series, Intelligent Machines, looking at advances in artificial intelligence and robots.

‘We’re about service, not about puffing our chests out’

On, ahem, paper it’s been a busy old year for David Hunter, Antalis managing director, UK, Ireland and Southern Africa.

'Ab Fab' printer retires after 42 years in print

An “absolutely fabulous” print expert has retired from the industry after 42 years, leaving colleagues sad to lose her to the golf course.

C&T Matrix strengthens technical team with new hire

Creasing matrix and profile rubbers manufacturer C&T Matrix has strengthened its commercial and technical team with the appointment of a new technical sales manager for the UK and Europe.

Pureprint Group in another big name hire

Pureprint Group has recruited another technology-focused big-hitter following the appointment of Anthony Thirlby as chief operating officer earlier this year.