Review
Star product: XCP Pressguard
Scottish-firm Marott Graphic Services has launched a protection fluid aimed directly at the printing industry.
Sun Chemical World Series
Wyndeham Grange factory co-ordinator Andy Walker loves the forgiving nature and lack of waste produced by this vegetable-based ink process
Kodak Digimaster
For a monochrome printer, the Kodak Digimaster's history has been an extremely colourful one. Launched as the DigiSource in March 1999 - a name soon changed to Digimaster - it then became the...
Fujifilm XMF
The release last month of XMF puts Fuji in an unusual position. Historically, the firm has been in the rearguard of workflow development, but now as the first to market with an Adobe PDF Print Engine...
Compose Star Proof
Glyn Stanley, studio manager at London-based MBA Group, rates the crisp quality and accurate calibration of his user-friendly proofing software
MAN Roland 200
The Roland 200 came to the market at the beginning of the 1990s. Replacing the Roland Favorit, the 200 was faster and boasted far superior levels of automation, as well as a new highly developed...
EFI Colorproof XF 3.0
At last week's MacExpo in London, EFI demonstrated the first Mac OS X version of its Colorproof XF server, running on the latest Intel Macs. This will be released early next year, so it was too early...
MGI Meteor DP 40 Pro
MGI's Meteor is a surprising digital press - partly because it doesn't look like a printing machine at all, but mainly because it packs a lot of versatility and quality for a keen price. Although it's...
Horizon VAC-Turbo 100
Tony Matterson, managing director of The Ark Group, loves his fast collator for the quick turnaround work now in his grasp
Agfa Anapurna L
Operator Helen Cook is glad Saltwell Signs has entered the flatbed market as it means she gets to operate the Anapurna L
Sakurai Oliver 466
Before the turn of the millennium many press manufacturers were focusing their efforts predominantly on the B2 and B3 markets. However, research carried out by Japanese firm Sakurai showed that...
Adobe Acrobat 8
Another year, another Acrobat upgrade, although Adobe's announcement of Acrobat 8 is actually a few months late in its usual 18-month cycle. The launch date is officially "Q4", with the likelihood of...
Polar 78 E
The term "industry standard" is often bandied about a little too freely and without the weight or substance to back up such a claim. However, with over 50% market share, it is a term that can be...
Esko Kongsberg i-XL44
For Gary Carr, managing director of large-format printer Graf, choosing his cutting table was a no-brainer
MAN Roland R300
The MAN Roland R300's popularity has held steady since it was launched at Ipex in 1993. Over the 10 years it was available in the UK, MAN shipped out an average of 10 per year. It has also found a...