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Every year brings a raft of new regulations for employers to grapple with - and this year is no exception. Here is a run-down of the major legislative changes coming into force in 2011 and what's on...

Will Heidelberg's benchmarking system give press users a tool to improve performance, by comparing their set-up with competitors all around the world, or induce performance anxiety?

Although there may be some people who remain unconvinced by environmentalists, canny printers know that 'where there's muck, there's brass' and that rubbish can turn a healthy profit

The unique nature of the printed comic sector's consumers is helping to protect it from the challenges of rising production costs, the internet and digital devices. Quite simply, fans want to display...

This version 10 of the Switch product suite provides print firms and publishers with even better control over workflows in a complex and demanding environment, finds Sachin Shardul

It wasn't until the last few years that the print industry really began to embrace cross-media services, despite the fact that capability to run a multichannel campaign has been around for some time....

Think of it this way: if you had no experience of flying a plane, you would not jump into the pilot's seat of a 747 and try and fly 300 passengers to the Bahamas. It's the same principal for...

It's not like the print industry to take something for granted. Be it the outlandish claims of a new piece of kit, a boast of massive profitability or a brag about environmental performance, print...

Generally speaking, at the slightest whiff of a chance at making money, there is a bandwagon full of printers rolling in that direction before the ink's dry on any semblance of a business plan.

Floating on a public stock exchange brings both attendant benefits and problems, but print's track record suggests the latter are more likely

Samir Lukka finds out what makes this combo laminating machine from Macro Print Engineers, launched at Drupa 2008, a favourite for leading printing companies in India

Increasingly, manufacturers are teaming up to sell each others' equipment. But who benefits most - printer or dealer?

Michael Johnson stepped down as chief executive of the BPIF at the end of May. On the eve of his departure, he shared with <i>PrintWeek</i> editor Darryl Danielli his thoughts on the industry, his...

Most printers assume that success is to do with only volumes, but for this Bengaluru-based print specialist, it is also infrastructure, machinery and dedicated professionals. Deepika Arwind finds out

The new MV-11 Outsert System from Vijuk, is 23% more productive than the previous models in producing outsert leaflets for pharma firms with more copy space for FDA compliance, says Sachin Shardul