Andy Tribute

Battle lines drawn for high-speed inkjet press ink wars

With the arrival of high-speed inkjet presses that are capable of challenging offset printing in many areas, one of the comments I regularly hear concerns the cost of inkjet inks and the limited range...

Technically Speaking: We may live in the age of digital, but analogue still rules the roost in print

In the US, the Printing Industry Market Information and Research Organisation (PRIMIR) is about to release a research study on the impact of digital printing.

Tribute's View: Processless to come of age at Print 05

Finally, after many years of near start-ups, the process or chemistry free CTP printing plate market is starting up.

Tribute's View

Agfa's sale of its consumer arm demonstrates its commitment to digital. But Andrew Tribute debates whether it can develop sufficient intellectual property to hold its own in the market.