Star Product
Renz Autopunch 360
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...
Muller Martini AvantiPlus
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
46 Karat
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...
Muller Martini SigmaLine
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...
Heidelberg Suprasetter 74
Kevin Appleton, managing director at Tunbridge Wells-based Identity, has used CTP to tackle in-house repro, saving money and pleasing customers
Kolbus DA270
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...
Pegasus laminator
Dave Randall, finishing operator at Beaconsfield-based Krest Graphics is saving time and money bringing laminating in-house with his Pegasus.
Komori Lithrone 526
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 Roland 700 DirectDrive
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...
Star product: Sun Chemical Metal-Eco inks
Sun Chemical has launched Metal-Eco; the worlds first vegetable oil-based sheetfed offset metallic inks.