Features
Trying to follow the paper trail
Supply and demand issues are forcing paper prices upwards and there is no sign of a solution. Helen Morris investigates where the problems are occuring and whether they can be mitigated
Best Of British
The UK boasts a number of world-beating developers in the field of print technology. We take a look at the manufacturers operating at the cutting edge
Product portfolio: Me & My: DIC's Oasis, Value-G and Extra Power
Jaipur-based Bhalotia Printers' CEO Pradeep Bhalotia is very impressed with DIC's inks and the service support of its dealer, Sind National Type Foundry
Print looks attractive to top advertising agencies
Noel D'cunha speaks to Rajiv Rao, creator of Vodafone ZooZoo campaign and national creative director at Ogilvy & Mather about print matters while approaching creativity and design
Product Portfolio: Tried & Tested machine - MBO K760 folder
The entry-level folding device which works with a variety of formats has proved to be workhorse at Ajanta, Replika and Niyogi finds Alok Singh
Product portfolio: Me & My machine - Line O Matic folder
The Line O Matic is just right for high-volume paper folding, says Nilesh Jain director of the Indore-based notebook manufacturer, Vijayshri Notebooks
Should you stay or should you go?
Knowing when to call it a day can be the hardest decision any business owner has to take. Preparing an exit plan is vital, writes Tim Sheahan
Home grown hi-tech
Utilising the technologies of third parties is standard practice, but Barney Cox asks if sticking with one company for all products is a viable alternative
TechNova facilitates violet CTP revolution in India
Pranav Parikh, the chairman and managing director of TechNova, highlights the power of print, in a conversation with Ramu Ramanathan, the editor of PrintWeek India.
Welbound masters bookbinding workflow
Noel D'cunha talks to K C Sanjeev, managing director, Welbound Worldwide which manufactures critical links in the bookbinding workflow, starting from folding machines to trimmers.
Learners wanted
The recent financial crisis has triggered a plunge in the provision and uptake of print training, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi
Working out the cost of innovation
Jon Severs investigates the impact that the recession has had on litho press manufacturers' research and development departments by attempting to calculate the true cost of technological innovation
Canon ImagePress C6000
Sanjay and Amit Sagar of Waves Arts say this printer has boosted the firm's capabilities and made the move into the digital arena seamlessly smooth
Sudoku
The ancient Japanese brain twister
Film printer's green focus and speedy turnarounds open up new markets
MD Neville tells Adam Hooker how his firm found success in food packaging as well as magazine jobs