Review

Woodhead: Daco customer service “is absolutely second to none”

Me & my: Daco DF350SR 037 Flex

When Ian Woodhead, managing director of Sudbury, Suffolk-based Anglia Labels, decided to invest in a new piece of equipment to bring more finishing functions in-house he knew exactly where to turn.

KM had a very efficient install and set-up

Me & my... Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14000

Since weathering the Covid storm, Spingold has invested in new machinery to keep up with the increased growth in the card game

Star Product... Mimaki 3DUJ-2207

New model offers ‘unique capabilities’ to wide variety of markets

EFI Reggiani’s new direct-to-fabric textile printer for garments and soft furnishings

Star Product... EFI Reggiani Terra Silver

EFI Reggiani has launched an improved version of its original Terra Silver which offers a range of new features and is aimed at companies that do not want the complexity of reactive dye printing

Star Product: Hunkeler WI8

Hunkeler’s high-performing web inspection system.

Star Product: Cron CTP 46 H+

A low-cost platesetter from an established Chinese manufacturer.

Hartley: “Nothing has beaten us yet... touch wood”

Me & My: Boomerang Boomer 6

Since it was founded, 50 or so years ago Newport-based Lexon Group has continuously evolved its business offer. The company started out providing vinyl tax disc holders to the motor industry in...

Christie: “In our opinion, Bobst is the gold standard for foiling machines”

Me & My: Bobst Visionfoil 104

Herbert Walkers’ fourth Bobst hot foiling machine has doubled productivity of embellishment for packaging, its fastest growing sector.

USP is the tapeless and zoneless Flow technology

Star product: Canon Arizona 2300

Incorporating Canon’s innovative Flow vacuum bed technology, the two models in this new range are targeted at users with high productivity needs plus a requirement to run a wide range of media.

This latest AutoCreaser XL was intended to be one of the highlights of Morgana’s Drupa stand

Star product: Morgana AutoCreaser Pro XL

The latest version of this device brings long-sheet capabilities and improved automation features.

Gerry: “We were like ‘are you sure that’s the right price for this machine?’”

Me & my: Inktec Jetrix LXi7

Design Xpress found this easy to use and cost-effective flatbed has contributed hugely to a post-lockdown surge in demand for work.

Star product: X-Rite i1Publish Pro 3

The latest iteration of X-Rite's much-used colour-management system.

Northend: So efficient, “it’s frightening”

Me & my: Horizon StitchLiner MKIII

When Sheffield-based print businesses Northend Creative Print Solutions (CPS) and My Print Partners (MPP) merged in April 2019 to form Northend, one of the first things the managers of the new...

Peeling: “Scodix enhancement celebrates the physicality of printing”

Me & my: Scodix Ultra 101

At the beginning of this year Precision Printing installed the UK’s first Scodix Ultra 101 digital enhancement inkjet at its Dagenham site, replacing the older of its two existing Scodix S75 models....

Emmerson: “Our original press will run and run, no question. However, we will be more productive and faster with our new one”

Me & my: Fujifilm Jet Press 750S

Buying a new car after three years if a newer model comes out, isn’t all that unusual. Swapping a near-million-pound digital press for a newer model after three years, is less common. Still, Jamie...