Only connect
5 July 2018
Arifiq has developed an automated estimating system that can produce job tickets and impositions as print-ready PDFs The concept of workflow may have originated…
Key articles
There’s an app for that
5 July 2018
Optimus offers a version of its MIS client on the iPad but is holding off developing a phone app for now The ubiquity of…
Picture this
25 June 2018
Photo gifts don’t have to be small. Wallcoverings like this can be printed using HP latex or aqueous inks Sending film to a lab…
Instilling the cashflow culture
25 June 2018
While most printers are familiar with day-to-day cashflow, many aren’t so well-versed in the implications and management of working capital Unlocking working capital can…
Wild Format: wide format and additive manufacturing
20 June 2018
The Massivit 1800 3D printer for creating objects for marketing displays At first glance there may not be much crossover between wide format and…
Wild Format: new business opportunities
1 June 2018
Beautiful interior decoration at EFI / Reggiani´s 2018 Heimtextil booth in Frankfurt Wide format digital printing is offering plenty of choices for creatives, content…
The colour of money
29 May 2018
Ricoh has produced swatch books to show how its neon yellow and pink can be combined with CMYK on the Pro C7200 press Colour…
Ripping yarns
29 May 2018
Personalised beach towels are just one of the consumer product lines offered by L&S Prints via its website Textiles is a fast-growing and surprisingly…
Daily despatches
22 May 2018
Turnaround can make the difference between getting the order or not, which is why Precision Printing/Where The Trade Buys is set up for speed …
All set for Fespa
14 May 2018
Short-term window graphics are one application for Mactac films This year’s Fespa will cover nine halls of the Berlin Messe over 15-18 May, showcasing…
Wild Format: Working with PDF and PDF/X technology
3 May 2018
(L-R) Adobe’s founders, John Warnock and Chuck Geschke. Adobe had huge success with PostScript in the early 1980s, and developed a complementary file format, PDF, in…
Is digital print losing its edge?
3 May 2018
Fitting an LED-UV unit to a Speedmaster XL75 at Heidelberg’s Brentwood showroom In the past decade we’ve naturally written a lot about digital printing,…
Into the queue
26 April 2018
The various production processes that can be handled with OneVision’s Wide Format Automation Suite Workflow software is all about pushing files through production, which…
Big and green
23 April 2018
Hybrid’s scheme for recycling solvent ink cartridges in exchange for free ink has been running since 2008 Environmental concerns haven’t typically been top of…
Flat out
9 April 2018
Inca’s Spyder X-49 is available as a straight flatbed or as a hybrid with roll-feed If you want to print digitally on thick or…