Review
Star product: Corona Offset
Recycled paper merchant Paperback distributes the Corona Offset grade, an uncoated white paper made from 100% de-inked waste materials.
I swear by my: Conqueror Concept Iridescents
For years, I have been designing and making cards to send to family, friends and clients. Like most designers, I enjoy browsing through stock swatches and I delight in uncovering unusual paper.
Star product: LithoTechnics Metrix 3.5
Australian manufacturer LithoTechnics has enhanced its Metrix 3.5 layout and imposition tool with improved JDF connectivity to provide automated setup of bindery lines.
I swear by my... GMI ColorQuick
Investing in good press ancillaries can enhance kit purchases by ensuring efficient operation. We need colour accuracy, job-to-job colour consistency and matching sheet and web colour quality.
Star product: Inca Onset S20
Inca's Onset S20 builds on the technology of the company's Onset model, which is claimed to be the world's fastest digital UV flatbed printer.
I swear by my... KBA Rapida 105
We installed a 10-colour KBA Rapida 105 long perfector at the beginning of 2007.
Star product: Renz DTP 340 A
The Renz DTP 340 A semi-automatic punching machine targets digital printers and small finishers with small to medium run lengths.
I swear by my... Skrebba SK-732 stapler
We were introduced to Skrebba by its UK distributor Total PFS. The SK-732 stapler is German engineered and so we knew there would be no comprise on quality.
Star product: Hello coated woodfree
The Hello range of gloss, silk, silk crme and matt papers and boards features coated woodfree grades available in weights between 90-400gsm.
I swear by my... UPM Cote
Cote is a lightweight coated paper, which is produced at UPM's Caledonian mill in Scotland.
Star product: Blanc Canvas YouFrame
DIY canvas framing system YouFrame "is set to revolutionise box framing", according to its creator Blanc Canvas.
I swear by my... Clarifoil cellulose acetate
We began purchasing Clarifoil's cellulose acetate lamination film after it gained biodegradable accreditation and now use it as part of our Responsible Print system.
Star product: TPF 450 SA digital creaser
Total Print Finishing Services (PFS) has released the TPF 450 SA digital creaser in the UK to provide finishers with "the most cost-effective option for high-quality off-line digital creasing on the...
I swear by my... Wohlenberg PUR binder
When we founded the company, we decided that PUR binding would be the only form of perfect binding that we would provide. Wohlenberg embraced PUR binding technology early on, and this is the third...