Technical Feature
Making connections: assessing the UK’s MIS landscape
Management information systems or MIS, is a fairly loose and fluid group of computerised financial, production and sales support tools.
Best of British: A Christmas compendium
Grace’s Guide is an online, free-access treasure trove of British industrial history.
New cures for rocketing energy costs
Rocketing global energy prices are throwing up changes of behaviour across most domestic and industrial activities, with printing being no exception.
Nailing down the kilowatts
Wrap up and prepare, there’s no doubt we’re all facing a hard winter, with industry hit as much as households by the rocketing price of gas, electricity and vehicle fuels. While the government...
Colour confusion
Adobe’s decision to drop Pantone colour books has caused concern among users. So what does it mean for printers and what other options are there?
Keep the uptimes rolling
When it comes to machinery maintenance, it’s advisable to have a service plan in place to keep the wheels well oiled and costs down
Best of British... The Cambridge patent factory that never stops
Xaar plans to extend range of products to access all digital print markets
Design for print: stalled potential?
Today’s design and layout programs are really good. So good in fact, that there’s not a lot that could make them better. And that is a problem for their developers and also for their users.
Shoppable print
Print, despite its authoritative tactile quality, has always been an inherently static experience, lacking the interactivity of digital media where you can click on a link, to find more information or...
De-energise yourself
This autumn’s energy crises have included rocketing gas prices and a broken cross-channel electricity cable. The inevitably higher electricity prices will be concentrating print factory owners’ minds...