Product News
Used equipment
The UK secondhand market is struggling at the moment, with most printers struggling to secure the finance to purchase kit, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi
Plates & plate processors
Exciting technological developments in the plates and processors market are cutting costs and environmental impact, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
Mailroom equipment
An increased emphasis on the quality of transactional and direct mail has seen a new focus on inspection software, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi
Platesetters: flexo, newspaper & VLF
With more UK printers investing in bigger presses, the need for larger-format platesetters is also on the rise, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
Finance & insurance
While borrowing remains difficult, the insurance market has largely escaped the downturn, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
Pre-flighting, workflows & RIPs
Although a workflow with pre-flighting and RIP can be time-consuming and costly to set up, the benefits are great, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi
Large-format digital presses
Inkjet looks set to squeeze every other print technology out of the market and large-format UV units are leading the way, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
Flexo, letterpress & gravure inks
Recent advances in flexo inks have given the sector a boost in an otherwise tough market, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi
Colour digital & DI presses
Digital colour and DI presses are a growing force, largely thanks to improved quality and greater flexibility, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi
Victoria Litho first UK owner of Agfa Avalon N36 VLF
Victoria Litho has boosted its plate production capacity after it became the UK's first company to install Agfa's Avalon N36 VLF platesetter.
Finance and Insurance
This summers floods left many printers breathing a sigh of relief that they had properly insured their factories. At Pindar Graphics Tewkesbury plant one of its units suffered at the hands of the...
Flexo, letterpress and gravure inks
Gravure inks, in comparison to offset inks, are a lot less viscous. The gravure printing process requires liquid ink, which fills the cells of the printing cylinders at a high speed. To keep the...
Colour digital & DI presses
According to InfoTrends market data, jobs with run lengths between 250 and 10,000 impressions are the fastest growing sector of the print market, which is particularly good news for both the colour...
Perfect binders & three-knife trimmers
It used to be the case that only specialist trade finishers would invest in perfect binders. However, with the advent of digital short-run work and the rise of affordable automated makeready,...
Digital cameras and scanners
Why better resolution and software-led integration have contributed to a shift in demand from scanners to digital cameras.