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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

Sir John Madejski Interview: Knight of passion invests for future

While he may have fingers in many entrepreneurial pies, Sir John Madejski's commitment to his workforce at the Goodhead Group reveals an optimism for print, discovers Jo Francis

Finding the right plate chemistry

The debate over whether to switch to chemistry-free, and how free of chemistry these plates actually are, is being influenced by increasing environmental pressures, finds Philip Chadwick

Lessons of lean

Despite some high-profile failures, lean manufacturing is still worth pursuing, says Charles Gubert

In the struggle to cut costs, businesses should consider their property options

In a broad sample of medium-turnover SMEs, it has been shown that freehold commercial property on the balance sheet represents an average of 27% to 32% of a company's total fixed asset value....