Print

At the flick of a switch

Digital is posing a threat to conventional offset print. The quality of digital print has improved dramatically in recent years, but digital offers much more than simply short runs and high speeds.

Strategies to deliver the creative stuff

If there are two things printers notoriously lack, and dont often do anything to improve, its their management and marketing skills. Fortunately for HPM Creative Solutions (or Hillprint as it used to...

Printroom conditions

Clinic topics this month: Lena Johansson on ways of reducing energy use; Paul Hayden on alcohol-free founts; and John Barker on humidity control

RealVue 3D

A 3D print simulation package designed to speed up initial design and approval stages has been launched by FFEI. RealVue 3D is a print approval tool that creates 3D visual simulations of print jobs,...

Odystar Professional

Operating a busy repro department, our main task is to process customer files and get them to the platemaking department as quickly as possible.

Diamond V3000

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed its first sheetfed press in seven years in the form of the Diamond V3000, which features more than 80 makeready and production improvements.

UV Mark Andy Scout flexo

Our core business is label printing and the investment in a UV flexo press is a major step forward for a business like ours.

P-nip

US-based firm Sensor Products has launched its handheld nip reader to assist operators with colour management and quality standards. The device aims to take quick and accurate measurements of nips in...

Casematic

Previously, we outsourced our case making work and we often had to send three books together to make it cost-effective for both parties.

Howard Smith Papers MySize

Not only does Howard Smiths MySize brand consist of a new coated grade, but it also features an environmentally friendly, cost-cutting service. Instead of ordering standard paper sizes, users can...

Drytac Interlam Eco Series

We specialise in exhibition work and laminate jobs that range from small A4 prints to large display panels. We use a large range of eco-friendly films from the Interlam Eco Series.

Splash out and rake in

You have got to spend money to make money, and even in this uncertain climate, printers can still get the finance to invest if they shop around.