Presses
Me & my: Xerox Iridesse
Twenty one years ago David Ghent set up Minuteman Press in Bath as a small high-street print shop with two employees. This was one of the first of the originally US-based Minuteman franchise branches...
Me & my: GEW LW2 LED UV Curing System
Tucked away under the arches of Camden Road station on the London Overground is C&D Print Media, one of those increasingly rare things, a commercial printer in the centre of London.
Pre-loved profitability: used machines can pay
With digital print having become a fixture in the industry (it hit its silver jubilee last year) you might think that as the market became established a strong secondhand market would have emerged...
Star product: Xerox Iridesse
Six colours, productivity and embellishment in one package.
Best of British: UK pressmaker builds on long history of success
Edale is one of the last companies to design and build conventional printing presses on British soil. It enjoys a healthy international market for its modern flexo presses for label, flexible...
Star product: Gallus Smartfire
This all in one entry-level digital production line is Gallus’ offering for anyone entering the short run labels market.
Me & my: Mark Andy P5E and P3 Performance presses
Sato is best known as a large international maker and seller of data collection systems (DCS) and labelling machines.
Star product: Riso T2
Super-quick cut-sheet inkjet colour press at a compelling price.
Me & my: HP Scitex 11000 flatbed
Over its 22 years in business, visual communications and printing company NEC Graph-fix has been fleet of foot in reacting to developments in the market for large-format print.
Digital label press installs take the lead
While digital has continued to pose an increasing threat to conventional printing methods over the past few years, its market share in value terms has remained relatively small in most sectors, and...