Review

Star product: Sharp MX-M1100

Sharps latest black and white printing system is intended to tap into a potentially huge demand from corporate print departments and local authorities.

Star product: Polar 115 XT

Automation is a key component in the armoury of the Polar 115 XT cutter, says supplier Heidelberg.Speed and ease of use are crucial, given that research by Polar has revealed half of shopfloor workers...

I swear by my: Col-Tec collation unit

Landmark Press, a major publisher for the Scottish tourism industry, has produced bedroom folders for more than 20 years.

Star product: Solvoprint wallpaper

Solvoprint, a heavy-duty, scratch-resistant paper, is suitable for all solvent-based and UV-curable inks, and its special PVC coating gives brilliant colours and a high-definition print. Colours,...

I swear by my: Tullis Russell Trucard Ice

We use this substrate when printing report covers, cards and mailers. We print most of our work using stochastic screen, which gives an excellent level of detail and more photographic results.

Star product: iWay Managed Service

Two firms have joined forces to give small to medium-sized commercial printers a way into web-to-print capability without the heavy cost of hardware and back-up.

I swear by my: XMPie v3.5

We spent 18 months researching the market and looking at alternatives before settling on XMPie. Version 3.5 runs with our new HP Indigo 5500 press and provides variable-data output to drive the...

Star product Muller Martini ZTM 3697

Muller Martinis new high-performance ZTM 3697 gathering machine has been developed from scratch and features an innovative signature separation capability, which gives the paper high stability at...

I swear by my: Tolerance Speedliner

Our Tolerans Speedliner inline stitching systems will be used with a wide range of newspapers printed on our six-tower Goss HT70 press.

Star product: EcoXtreme LT

Roland DG has launched what it describes as a low-cost high-quality ink that it claims offers outstanding colour density, a wide gamut and rugged durability for a variety of applications.

I swear by my: Howard Smith Consort

Quality was the overriding theme when producing Volt magazine as it features the latest couture fashion from Europes leading photographers.

Star product: SpectroEye LT

X-Rite has rolled out the latest member of the SpectroEye family of colour measurement tools. It claims SpectroEye LT will help users move from densitometry to spectrophotometry.

I swear by my... Dalim software

These days, publishers want to do as much of their page make-up as possible in-house. We have trained the design and production teams on six Emap titles to use our Dalim Software workflow, file...

I swear by my... ColorSpan 5465uv

Contour has always tried to stay at the leading edge of print technology in terms of offering quality, flexibility and value.

Star product: Mimaki CF3

CF3 is Mimakis new series of flatbed cutters. It consists of the 1610 and 1631 models and offers extended finishing options for UV-curable inkjet prints.