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As they become more automated and easier to use, folders are increasingly seen as an essential part of any printer's set-up, writes Noli Dinkovski

Rather than treating online media as a potential rival, savvy printers are using both print and digital to better effect, writes <i>Noli Dinkovski</i>

Guillotines play a vital role in any print outfit so ensuring they function slickly and in tempo with the rest of the operation is key, discovers Noli Dinkovski

Converting printed stocks quickly and conveniently can bring a big boost to efficiency. Noli Dinkovski looks at the kit at the cutting-edge of the market

With competition for every scrap of print business extremely fierce at the moment, measuring and understanding costs and being able to respond quickly to customer demands is even more important than...

Printers were not convinced about the benefits of inline digital finishing until fairly recently. The fear was that it would slow down their machines and, more worryingly, impact productivity.

Colour management is not an area in which everyone has been willing to invest time and money. However, moving forward, it could prove an extremely important and competitively advantageous asset.

In an increasingly digital world, the screen press still has its place and, even though it's become more of a niche operation in recent years, it has a great many practitioners and admirers. While the...

It's never been harder for printers to get finance. If your business is well established, profitable, strong and liquid then you might have an outside chance. But few companies can tick all of those...

Manufacturers in this sector are relying on sales of smaller machines to tide them over to better times, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi

The sector has had few new innovations, but has much to offer printers looking to bring more processes in-house, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi

The switch to processless plates is gathering momentum as the financial and environmental benefits become clearer, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi

The experts agree that print still has a place in direct marketing, but it now needs to fulfil a more flexible role, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi

Ink manufactures are finding it hard not to pass on rising costs to printers and new web offset products tough to find, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi

Sales in CTP kit are beginning to recover as domestic confidence improves and overseas buyers adopt new technologies, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi