Digital

Spot-on colour from magnificent seven
Two of the key requirements for the colour reproduction of packaging print are for the products to fly off the shelves while the colour stays on-brand.

Promise of a digital future proves difficult to deliver
More than two years have passed since Drupa 2012 saw the announcement of a whole raft of digital carton printing presses, but so far we have not seen any real signs of an impact on the packaging...

Small-format kit options that offer big advantages
Digital printing per se is not new in the label market. However, evolving market requirements and production technologies are leading to some big changes.

Brands strive to profit from the personal touch
To say last year’s Share a Coke campaign was a success would be something of an understatement. As teenagers and mums alike rummaged through chiller cabinets (and Wilhelminas and Wilfreds begrudgingly...

Stationers’ Company sponsors first UK digital academy
The Stationers’ Company is sponsoring the first Academy in the UK to specialise in digital media as part of its charitable education work.

Kaymar Print acquired by former apprentice
Mark Brindle has completed the acquisition of commercial printer Kaymar Print, the company that first hired him as an apprentice more than 30 years ago, and taken on the role of managing director.

Ricoh targets industrial volumes with Pro C9100/9110
Ricoh has announced the launch of two new high-volume digital cutsheet production presses that offer twice the maximum monthly volume of its current top-of-the-range Pro C901 series.

J Thomson boosts folding capacity with MBO investment
Commercial litho and digital printer J Thomson Colour Printers has made "a significant six-figure investment" in two new MBO folding machines, a K8-RS and a T800, to "almost double" its folding...

David Cameron hails Fine Print 'success story'
The prime minister David Cameron hailed the "business success story" that is his local constituency printer Fine Print, on a visit to the West Oxfordshire firm earlier this month.

Scodix to launch Scodix Ultra Pro and Spot 80 polymer at Graph Expo
Scodix will unveil a new polymer designed to replicate the effect of a litho or screen printed spot UV together with a new version of its Scodix Ultra press at next week's Graph Expo exhibition in...