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Buy presses now, or wait for the next generation?

Buy presses now, or wait for the next generation?

What is more important: the future or the present? At Drupa 2012, the answer depends on who you're talking to and where they are in their product development cycle. Digital manufacturers like Xeikon and Landa, who are several years away from commerci...


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Printing in prison could help industry if properly placed

Printing in prison could help industry if properly placed

11 May 2012

Four years ago I visited Maidstone prison - not at Her Majesty's pleasure, I hasten to add, but for a feature - and came away impressed by what they were trying to achieve. The print shop manager told me at the time that the goal wasn't necessarily t...

 
 
Choice will bring savings and innovative services

Choice will bring savings and innovative services

04 May 2012

Independent research and the Hooper reports into the postal market commissioned by the government have concluded that competition has already had a positive impact for most postal users. Simply by offering choice and the potential for cost savings, i...

 
 
Economic recovery? Maybe, but let's celebrate quietly

Economic recovery? Maybe, but let's celebrate quietly

27 April 2012

Could it be true? Is the print and packaging sector really leading the charge out of recession and the worst is now behind us?

 
 
DM screening will offer real benefits for some printers

DM screening will offer real benefits for some printers

27 April 2012

Having followed its development over the past three years, I recently had the opportunity to evaluate Hamillroad's DM screening technology, which will be available as ECRM DMS at Drupa, running on both violet and thermal CTP plates. I studied real-li...

 
 
Tories' mooted Chapter 11-style scheme could be bad news

Tories' mooted Chapter 11-style scheme could be bad news

20 April 2012

Would a US Chapter 11-style insolvency process be good news for UK print? On the balance of probability... not a chance.

 
 

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