There are few better examples of the recent commoditisation of print than the stationery sector. Type the words ‘business card printing’ into the search engine of your choice and you’ll be bombarded...

Suffolk-based foil-blocking and embossing die manufacturer Dies Direct has cut turnaround times and boosted output with the addition of a new CNC device from Datron.

Business services provider Futurform has launched a new digital print operation and filled its premises with a raft of new kit, most recently a Konica Minolta digital press.

Post-press manufacturer Brandtjen & Kluge has launched its new Kluge ApexFoil foil-stamping and die-cutting platen press.

Commercial printer Swiftprint has brought in a Matrix MX-370DP digital foiling and laminating System along with an Easycoat gluing system to bring foiling in-house.

The Print Academy has retrofitted an LED-UV curing system to its existing litho press, in a bid to "establish a new USP".

The Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards, held last month at Stationers’ Hall in London, suggested that we may be entering a new era of innovation for print, with post-press manufacturer Muller...

Quantum Print & Packaging has invested in Foliant laminating equipment to satisfy increasing demand for embellished digitally printed packaging.

Vivid Laminating Technologies has partnered with Color-Logic to provide its users with a cost-effective way of producing high-value metallic effects.

US fine paper specialist Mohawk has launched Strathmore Impress, a “super-premium” uncoated paper made from 100% cotton fibre that can be used for digital, letterpress, engraving and foiling.