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Brand owners turn heads with print that is packed with good ideas
Print's role in retail is difficult to overstate. <i>PrintWeek</i> talks to two brands about how print can best serve in this fast-paced market

Adapt to the new reality or risk being left behind
For label printers, a move into digital is not likely to be as straightforward as it seems and rushing in without proper planning won't do you any favours, but do it right and the pay-off will be...

Product Review: PrintFastQ
Asgar Kothawala of Almats Branding Solutions speaks to Sachin Shardul and informs that preparing estimations manually was a time taking process before installing the PrintFastQ

Newsprint battles to retain readership
It's a bit like having a company car taken away from you: one moment you have your petrol, insurance and maintenance all paid for, leaving you blissfully ignorant of how much anything costs; the next,...

Awards fund fosters a new generation of print enthusiasts
A young machine operator from the factory floor, a graphic design student needing help with child care costs and a PhD student researching substrate coatings: these are just some of the diverse mix of...

Product Review: Xerox 1000 colour press
The press uses environmentally friendly dry ink, which delivers sharp, rich, digitally mastered image quality to enhance the efficiency and productivity on the widest ranges of media, says Sachin...

Product Review: KM Bizhub Press C8000
Targeting the mid-production market, this digital colour device is loaded with features which holds unlimited potentials to meet high-level needs of professionals too, finds Noel D'cunha

Product Review: Ricoh Pro C751
The mid-production press incorporates some of the best features from Ricoh C901 that gives the press more flexibility, reports Noel D'cunha

Vishwakala paves the print path
Deepika Arwind spends time at the Bengaluru-based unit and finds out that the press is head ed by a man who is an innovator and a visionary who beleives in retaining all his print buyers.

Print takes a starring role
Posters still play a key role in movie marketing and, despite the rise of digital alternatives, remain as popular as ever with both movie makers and fans

Product Review: GMC PortalBuilder
This web-based workflow can help in building effective personalised communications, VDP and direct mailing from data handling through design to final print production and delivery, explains Sachin...

The building blocks of a profitable future
With banks still playing hard to get, firms looking to invest could be forgiven for thinking securing finance is nigh on impossible. But there are options out there

Product Review: Steinemann Lotus 102 SF
This laminating machine not only ensures perfect finishing but also cost efficiency with lowest glue consumption on various kind of films, says Sachin Shardul.