Business
Maidenhead council invests in iGen3 to cut outsource spend
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) has bought a Xerox iGen3 press as part of a major investment in digital print and finishing equipment that is intended to cut its 500,000 annual print...
Optimus to launch new web-to-print tool
Print software manufacturer Optimus will launch a modular web-to-print tool, which integrates with its existing Optimus Dash and 2020 MIS software, at Fespa next month.
Barclay's Print continues to invest with Heidelberg spend
Barclay's Print has expanded its litho operation with the investment in a five-colour Heidelberg XL 75-5+L, less than six months after installing a Ricoh digital press.
Antalis acquires 28m packaging business
Paper merchant Antalis McNaughton has expanded its packaging business after purchasing Ambassador Packaging.
What will be the theme for Drupa 2012?
Previous Drupas have been defined by a dominant technology trend. Last time, in 2008, it was 'the inkjet Drupa' and prior to that the show has been defined as 'the JDF Drupa', 'the digital Drupa',...
McLays moves into fully-automated folding with Stahlfolder install
McLays has made its foray into fully-automated folding after investing in a Heidelberg Stahlfolder TH 56.
Matar: challenges to come, but great opportunities too
Drupa has dismissed concerns that Manroland's insolvency and Kodak's filing for Chapter 11 has dampened enthusiasm for this year's show.
Work smarter - not harder
As the possibilities and the range of applications in the world of printing, including digital, continue to expand, the manufacturers of finishing machines are having to keep pace by delivering...
Driving movable data in the right direction
'Printing using movable type' has turned into 'printing using movable data'. It has been almost eight years since Heidelberg CEO Bernhard Schreier paraphrased Gutenberg's invention to describe the...
Litho and digital - a complementary mix
Today it is becoming much more common to find printers using more than one printing technology. In most cases this is adding sheet fed digital printing to complement a predominantly offset printing...