Review
Product of the week: Atlantic Zeiser Gamma 70
Fespa exhibitions are normally thought of as being exclusively wide-format events, and even the most Lilliputian printer wouldn't describe something with a maximum print width of 70.5mm as...
Me & My... MB 38
Philip Dodd, managing director of Ipswich-based Healeys Printers, tells Jon Severs how the folder has reduced turnaround times and freed up staff
Tried & tested: Komori Lithrone S29
The development of the B2 plus Komori Lithrone S29 series was an extension of the highly automated B1 Lithrone S40 series and the B2 Lithrone 28 series.
Me & my: Ricoh Ready4Print Colour Server
Paul Houghton, managing director of Spalding-based Abbey Print, explains how this software has improved profitability
Product of the week: Xerox Colour 550/560
If you took boxing as your guide, you would class Xerox's latest digital printer, the 550/560, as a featherweight or bantamweight as it sits below standard 'lightweight' production models.
Tried & tested: Heidelberg Speedmaster CD74
Launched at Drupa 2000, the Speedmaster CD74 was introduced primarily as a packaging press and built using an entirely new design. However, over the past 10 years, the B2 machine has been tweaked to...
Me & my: Presstek Aurora Pro
Nick Livemore, director of DXP Print Solutions, tells Jon Severs how the chemistry-free plates offer consistency for his Wickford, Essex, business
Product of the week: X-Rite PrintCheck
Colour standards, in particular ISO 12647-2, are increasingly important as the print supply chain seeks to improve consistency and take costs out of the production process. As a result, a number of...
Tried & tested: Kodak NexPress 2100
The story of the Kodak NexPress 2100 is one of evolution. And testimony to its ability to adapt to market requirements, there are often not enough secondhand units on the market to fulfil demand.
Me & my: TimeHarvest FileMaker Go
Andrew Edmondson, Purely Digital managing director, tells Simon Creasey that the iPad app allows him to respond very quickly to clients' needs
Product of the week: Apple iPad
Is it a book? Is it a phone? No, it's a super gadget - Apple's iPad, the most hyped tech product of 2010.
Product of the Week: Agfa Jeti Aquajet 3324
Fabric printing is an area at the top of the list of interest in the wide-format world. According to Fespa's latest state-of-the-industry World Wide Survey, published this summer, 42% of respondents...
Me & My... Fastbind Fotomount
Mike Waterfall, director of Creative Print Solutions, describes how this machine is helping his firm offer high-value photobook products
Tried & Tested: Ryobi 520 GX
A robust design that has withstood the test of time belies a host of modern advancements on this 'fast and accurate' B3 press, finds Simon Creasey
Tried & Tested: Presstek Dimension 400
Unveiled in 2001 to replace the PearlSetter - Presstek's first off-press imaging device - the Dimension range made its UK outing at Ipex 2002. Offered in 2pp, 4pp and 8pp models and respectively...