Features

Publishers give their views on a sector in flux

Magazine printing is a diverse business, covering a range of disciplines and technologies, but everyone agrees things are changing rapidly

What does it take to make it personal?

The digital era established the prospect of printing magazines customised for each reader, but is it any closer to becoming a reality?

Business Inspection: How to make your waste pay

A large operation can produce a considerable amount of waste at considerable cost. Tangent has discovered how to turn this cost into cash

Technology: Are long-distance relationships the future for finishers?

Finishing departments have been slow to take on the automated aspects of much modern print kit, but the argument for remote diagnostics may be too strong to turn down for much longer

One day in the life of a printer - Anil Joshi of K Joshi

Anil Joshi is the third generation of K Joshi whose entry into the printing world started with the establishment of a block-making unit in 1937. The founder, the late Govind Appaji Joshi, worked with...

The art of persuasion: how to get hold of an umbrella

With lenders getting fussier about to whom and and how much they're prepared to offer finance, setting out to secure a loan can be a daunting prospect. However, it needn't be, provided you do your...

Fag-packet business plans stubbed out by recession

In economically softer times, funding was easy to secure and a business plan was often a much less formal document drawn up over a pint and a pub lunch, but the downturn has put paid to that

Back to the drawing board to train your staff for free

When times are hard, training is often the first budget area to suffer, but that can be a false economy. Here we look at ways of keeping the flame of learning alive, for free

SMEs: is MIS the missing piece?

Smaller printers once viewed MIS as an avoidable expense, but not any more. Following the recession, they realise cost measuring is now a critical business necessity

Small printers are beautiful and formidable

In the last two editions, award winning work had been applauded by the print buyers. International Print O Pac published an ad in mainstream newspapers and Manipal Press and Silverpoint Press...

Added value: Half measures don't add up

If you're going to do something, then you might as well do it properly. That is the lesson B2B printers should take to heart when considering what additional services to offer

Technology: Small investments that can have a big impact

Buying a new piece of kit needn't mean spending hundreds of thousands of pounds. There are plenty of lower-cost options that will give your business added punch in today's tough marketplace

Update on products from India

News from Indian companies like Grafica Flextronica, Seven-11, Tech Master, Sodhisons, Acme, Renuka, TechNova and San Printech.

Product Review: APL UV 2840

This UV curing machine can do full and spot UV coating on thick and thin paper. This machine includes all technological solutions for increasing the productivity, finds Sachin Shardul

Product Review: Ricoh Pro C901/C901S

The Ricoh team in India has been ramping up presence in the production colour market with their digital workhorse, which is proving to be ideal for the market, points out Noel D'cunha