Digital

SDC Reprographic updates large-format kit with KIP 9000

SDC Reprographic Systems is looking to grow its online ordering operation after updating its large-format offering with a KIP 9000 digital colour press.

Biddles assets bought out by MPG Books

MPG Books has acquired the assets of short-run digital book printer Biddles to form MPG Books Group - the largest independent book manufacturer in the UK.

Cricket legend inaugurates Canon's Mumbai lounge

World-famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has inaugurated a Canon lounge in Mumbai.

Epson targets high-end users with new Stylus Pro duo

Epson is targeting printers looking to move into demanding packaging proofing markets with its brace of new wide-format Stylus Pro machines.

Xaar printhead technology used to produce LCD screens

Japan's Nakan Corporation is using Xaar 1001 printheads in its G8 Inkjet Printer to produce LCD screens.

Google's 78m books online deal set to revolutionise on-demand printing

The print-on-demand industry could be set for a boost after a $125m (78.7m) settlement was announced between Google and the Authors Guild with the Association of American Publishers (AAP), opening up...

Direct mail industry calls for better data use with 60m pieces still sent to deceased

The direct mail industry has called for improved use of data suppression and cleansing in the sector after research from the Deceased Preference Service (DPS) revealed that nearly 60m pieces of direct...

Kodak lowers forecast after slow 3Q figures

Kodak has slashed its 2008 sales and profit forecast amid what the company's chairman and chief executive Antonio M. Perez (pictured) called "today's challenging economic climate."

Service Point eases production pressures with iGen3 buy

Printer and document management business Service Point has bought a Xerox iGen3 digital press in a bid to boost colour capacity at its Tullos, Aberdeen site.

Sun Chemical to distribute Apollo wide-format range in UK

Ink giant Sun Chemical has signed a deal to become a UK distributor for the Apollo series of multi-functional UV wide-format printers.