Disciplines

McDonald's in luxe limited edition packaging first
An as-yet-unnamed digital printer has been tasked with producing a luxe limited edition box to mark the ‘unexpected pairing’ of fashion designer Julien Macdonald OBE with fast food chain McDonald’s...

Agfa UK upbeat on H1 results
Agfa’s worldwide wide-format inkjet business posted double-digit growth in Q2, while its UK wing has reported “positive” trading conditions overall in the first half.

Xerox launches new white toner
Xerox has launched White Dry Ink for the optional fifth unit on its iGen 5 digital production colour cutsheet press.

Paper machine crash fuels uncoated supply issues
A further squeeze on uncoated paper supplies appears likely following a ‘major incident’ that has put one of Stora Enso’s paper machines out of action for at least six weeks.

Former Sony MD named Duplo boss
Andy Benson, the former managing director of Sony’s Nordic branch, has been named as managing director of Duplo, replacing the departing Peter Jolly.

Fast Graphics ups capacity with Mimaki install
Wide-format business Fast Graphics has invested in a new Mimaki JV150-160 to increase its productivity.

Hue and cry: don’t let your colour get lost in translation
Over the past 25 years a whole alphabet soup of colour working ‘standards’ has been brewed up for the printing industry in the wake of the device-independent digital pre-press revolution.

60 seconds with Corinium Continuous
Corinium Continuous was founded in 1991 and proudly celebrated 25 years in business last year.

Overmatter: What the Dickens?
Overmatter hates it when the dread phrase ‘printing error’ is used to inaccurately blame the poor old printer for someone else’s foul-up.

Q&A: Phil Walker Director, DTG UK
DTG UK co-founder Phil Walker has spent eight years in printing, graduating from using a tiny vinyl cutter in a back bedroom to a state-of-the-art direct-to-garment printing setup in dedicated...