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Lotem 400

When platesetters began their slow but steady ascent, the earliest devices were generally aimed at B1 printers. By the late 1990s, smaller printers wanted to move into CTP and this prompted Scitex to...

Heidelberg CD 74-5LX UV

The eponymous managing director of Maurice Payne Colourprint believes his Speedmaster will open new doors

Inca Digital Eagle 44

Inca Digital's first flatbed printer, the Eagle 44 broke new ground when it was launched in January 2001. Its unique design meant that a wider range of substrates and thicknesses could be printed for...

Bobst Commercial 106

Bobst is branching out. The world's most famous die-cutter manufacturer is spreading its customer base in an attempt to protect itself from difficult market conditions faced by its traditional...

Xerox DocuPrint 495 CF

It would be fair to say that the xerographic principle has played a big part in transforming the print industry in the last decade. DocuTech mono printers were the first bellwethers of the digital...

Sansui Software PublishNow!

Sansui PublishNow! started its life a few years ago as a newspaper ad creation system that allowed customers to create their own ads via web browsers and templates particularly using Sansuis...

Screen PlateRite 4000

The very first batch of PlateRite 4000s were shipped out in early 2000 and the model has been selling at a rate of 45 machines per year ever since. The machine has been speeded up, in addition to...

Fujifilm Brillia HD Pro-T

Without upheaval, platesetting at Wimbledon-based printer Purbrooks is now faster and more eco-friendly, says its managing director, Jan Prokop

Epson Perfection V750 Pro

This weeks Product of the Week is a bit of an experiment. Were trying to discover whether a low-cost desktop scanner can be taken seriously for print production. The Epson Perfection V750 Pro flatbed...

Mitsubishi 3 series

According to Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses UK managing director Thomas Doliwa, when the B1 Mitsubishi 3 series was first launched, comparing it to other machines at the time was like comparing "a...