Only shows offering a 'total experience' are worthwhile
Gone are the days when a trade show was just about companies wanting to publicise their products or sell more widgets - or even having the luxury of a few days to network with fellow, like-minded...
Manufacturers get into the lending game
Before the economic meltdown, it was all too easy for printers to raise finance for investment in new equipment, recalls one print industry stalwart. "You simply filled out some forms, signed on the...
Drupa preview: environment & knowledge
At Drupas gone by, talk of reducing alcohol consumption probably meant something very different to what it means today. Of course, there'll still be many resolving - and probably failing - to forgo...
Print industry news roundup: MMP, Blackhammer, DDPC, Royal Mail, FT Solutions, MNA
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: MMP to close its Bootle plant, Blackhammer to install six-colour Rapida 105, DDPC...
Midland News Association installs new plate-making line
Newspaper printer Midland News Association has installed a Krause LS Jet 350 platesetter, supplied by Fujifilm, after moving all of its printing to Ketley, Telford.
A wide variety of launches
Four years ago, many labelled Drupa 2008 as the 'Inkjet Drupa', such was the rush of inkjet developments across production and wide-format printing. A cursory glance at the timeline overleaf clearly...
Drupa preview: Wide-format stand-by-stand
PrintWeek's pick of the new wide-format products on show at Drupa
Budget needs to address the real priorities for UK SMEs
In terms of the challenges facing SMEs, I don't think making it easier to shed underperforming staff is at the top of many business owners' wish lists.
Crafty printers revive Gutenberg's legacy
If Johannes Gutenberg had possessed a time machine, he would have been well-advised to steer clear of the latter half of the 20th century on his travels. Post-1950s, he would have been greeted by...
Drupa preview: presses and digital
The press, whether conventional or digital, is the machine upon which this diverse and innovative business is built and so, in the first of our previews, we take a look at what will be on show in...
KBA revamps Rapida 145
KBA has revamped its large-format Rapida 145 with a host of new features that speed up makeready and production on the press.
Print industry news roundup:FE Burman, Artisan, Marstan Press, Duncan Print, Polestar
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: FE Burman invests in PUR technology; Marstan Press installs Konica machine; Duncan Print...