Adding gloss to boost value
18 July 2012
Adding a coating or laminate is an attractive way to add value to a job. Nessan Cleary catches up on the latest developments. Most digital…
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Digital Printer’s complete drupa preview
1 May 2012
The world’s largest printing exhibition runs from 3 to 16 May at the Düsseldorf Messe fairground in Germany, drupa 2012. The event will have more…
Video: Digital Printer Awards 2011
1 May 2012
Find out who the winner are at the Digital Printer Awards 2011. And, don’t forget to get your entries in for 2012. Fill in…
Extended gamuts: more colour, sir?
30 April 2012
Some inksets offer extended colour gamuts, helping you to hit spot colours with minimal effort. Nessan Cleary reports. Colour print at its best is dynamic,…
Heavy metal converts
30 April 2012
A striking theme at drupa is the number of offset press makers that will be making significant announcements of all-digital presses, or alliances with existing…
Sign & Digital UK goes for silver
12 April 2012
The 25th Sign & Digital UK show attracted a healthy crop of visitors to see significant developments in the wide format equipment market. By Simon…
Picture perfect business
12 April 2012
The growing photo products market provides new business opportunities for forward-thinking print service providers. Antony White from Canon explains the potential with reference to the…
New gloss on Bible studies
12 April 2012
RBC Ministries in Michigan has been using an Autobond spot UV varnisher inline with a thermal laminator to produce book covers since last September. Last…
Autobond extends its spot UV range at drupa
12 April 2012
Autobond’s original SUV (standing for spot UV) is a full-width single-pass inkjet that applies the spot varnish. It’s built into a sheet transport unit that…
All together now
12 April 2012
With new or updated workflows being announced at Drupa, Nessan Cleary says it’s time to ask how our overall understanding of digital pre-press is changing.…
Clarity Deliveries Module aids smoother sign-offs
12 April 2012
MIS developer Clarity Software launched a new Deliveries Module with a remote working iPhone App at last month’s Sign & Digital UK show. The new…
Will print go electronic?
21 March 2012
Electronics and print rarely mix, but that may start to change over the next decade. Novalia, a British technology firm, wants to help it happen.…
Transfer opportunities
21 March 2012
Personalising all sorts of products by printed transfers is a promising niche market. Nessan Cleary explores the possibilities. Most people will associate printing with flat…
B2 Indigos are coming
21 March 2012
At drupa HP will unveil larger format Indigo digital presses, for sheet fed B2 commercial print and cartons, plus a flexible packaging web press. By…
Harrier heads for trade takeoff
21 March 2012
The company behind the Truprint photo brand is reshaping itself to offer trade photo and commercial work online. Simon Eccles reports. One of the largest…