Product News
Platesetters: 2-up, 4-up & 8-up
The drive towards better environmental performance is generating sales in processless and chemistry-free platesetters, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
Folders and folder gluers
A depressed market means there has been little activity in this sector of late. Could this be about to change? Nosmot Gbadamosi investigates
Personalisation software
Data is crucial to successful personalisation, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi
Guillotines & materials handling
While the benefits of secondhand kit and in-house servicing are great, the potential safety risks are also significant, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi
Pressroom consumables III
Taking the cheaper alternatives when it comes to blanket washes and plate cleaners can be a false economy in the long term, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi
Gloss art papers
The development of high-quality recycled gloss art grades has contributed to their ongoing success, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
High-volume mono digital presses
The market for these presses has grown as the demand for short-run on-demand book printing increases, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi
Digital papers
A growing range of applications means that this sector is profiting while others suffer, reveals Nosmot Gbadamosi
Converting for web offset
This sector has seen an improvement in its fortunes as savings-hungry printers bring sheeting in-house as reels get cheaper, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi
Sheetfed presses up to B3
Despite stiff competition from digital, B3 presses are still popular with those looking to add inline processes, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi
Sheetfed offset & screen process inks
Printers are increasingly considering quality inks as part of the whole print process in order to increase efficiencies, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi
MIS
The use of management information systems is growing due to the benefits they bring for pricing and managing jobs , discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi
Inline digital finishing
Printers are moving away from nearline and offline finishing options in favour of the efficiencies offered by inline systems, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
Process controls II
With adoption of the ISO 12647-2 standard continuing to gather pace, the industry has shown its willingness to embrace colour management systems. Experts say that take-up is in response to both the...
Offset blankets
Despite the tough economic times, scrimping on consumables may prove to be counter-productive, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi