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'Inkjet Drupa' faces a new challenge: the Xeikon Quantum
Conventional wisdom has it that Drupa 2012 will be all about inkjet. Tell that to Xeikon, which last week announced a disruptive technology aimed at the high volume, low cost, digital print market....
Why Rapidity chose to go with the flow
Many printers now provide design and cross-media solutions. This firm felt it could be swimming against the tide unless it adapted accordingly
The last lap: find an ideal payment tool for your move towards W2P
Imagine you are nearing the end of a torturous marathon in which you have overcome several near-race-ending experiences. Up ahead, almost within touching distance, is the finish line. Your arms are...
Staying competitive in a material world
Let's say you drove your shiny new BMW into a river and instead of slowly sinking to the bottom, it performed as well as the most expensive of million-pound super yachts. You'd be pretty pleased,...
Printers capsized by an endless sea of paper options
When even the paper merchants admit that choosing a paper for print can be like "walking through treacle" for customers if the right information is not provided in the sales process, it's easy to see...
Attendance figures quash concerns of the 'Drupa effect'
Few would have admitted it two weeks ago, but Fespa Digital 2012, given its proximity to this May's looming print spectacular, was at risk of falling foul of the dreaded 'Drupa effect'.
Printers bridging the gap to cross-media
Personalised emails whizzing into customers' inboxes, text messages popping up a couple of days later to remind them to act on the email, and pieces of attractive print landing on doorsteps to really...
PrintCity shows survival instinct in face of member's woes
The bonds of the PrintCity Alliance have been creaking of late. The insolvency of one its founding members at the end of last year - six months from Drupa - could not have come at a worse time....
The importance of keeping up appearances
We all know the score: organic fare is better for us and, to most palates, tastier than food that has been processed within an inch of its life. But it also costs a lot more.
Power-packed: brands battle for on-shelf impact
Faced with the combination of a cut-throat, time-sensitive, brand-promiscuous UK consumer and the plethora of product choice competition crowding the retailer shelves, high-street brands are...
How shared know-how can cut costs
WIth the help of an innovative tie-up with the local university this firm implemented a comprehensive and effective energy reduction scheme
'We're in it for the long term & we expect to see growth'
A month ago, the future of Manroland's sheetfed arm looked more than a little uncertain. While a buyer for the web division was all but signed, sealed and delivered, the only hope for the sheetfed arm...
In-plants blur the boundaries between public and private
Rarely has an iGen purchase caused such a furore as that of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) print services division.
OEM or third-party? Now a new force joins the inks fray
Plastered onto the high-street window display is a poster of a stunning model gazing out and dressed in this season's garb. But something is wrong. The colours have faded under the glare of sunlight...
Show preview: Fespa Digital
Applications are to take centre stage in Barcelona, with the key message being howprinters can boost profits by "exploring the wider opportunities"