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Back Issues » 2007 » March
  • John Barrett
    Rise of the machines
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    This whole low-cost labour thing is starting to worry me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m in favour of printers using all available tactics to further their business. However, in my opinion, the Government’s open-door policy is more to do with short-term political gain than future economic stability. My preferred solution is automation.

  • Massive print capacity
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    East London-based Capital Print & Display is taking a second KBA Rapida 205 VLF offset press. The installation, which makes Capital the first European company to run two of these wide format presses, will provide service continuity during the company’s five-mile relocation which is part of the 2012 Olympic Games development.

  • Clean sweep for antimicrobial film
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Antimicrobial overlay film from MacDermid Autotype has been specified for use in the control panel of a new epilepsy alarm designed by Danish Care Technology.

  • Spyder 320
    Investing in inkjet
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    As part of its efforts to transfer work from screen to digital technology, Shades Screenprint has invested in its third Spyder 320, which will be used primarily for printing on acrylic and glass.

  • Register early for large format festivities
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Visitors who pre-register to attend the FESPA 2007 exhibition before the end of March 2007 will not only gain free entry to the exhibition itself, they could also win tickets to the event’s gala evening, taking place on 8 June at the Axel Springer-Passage entertainment venue in Berlin.

  • Campaign aims to cut red tape
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Cost margins, the economy and employment issues will all be tackled as part of the British Printing Industries Federation’s (BPIF) campaign for 2007.

  • Get hot and spicy in 2007
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Injecting a shot of energy and dynamism in any context, Pantone 19-1557 Chili Pepper has been selected by its provider as the colour of the year for 2007. Colour standards specialist, Pantone, suggests this deep, spicy red will prove popular as a means of reflecting confidence and personality in everything from mobile phone to web page design.

  • FESPA Column
    Making informed decisions
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    I was chatting to a leading exhibition market research company who had recently conducted research on exhibition visitors. The findings suggested typical show attendees are: ambitious, motivated, future orientated, open to learning, think outside the box, constantly looking for new ideas, and are usually in growing, successful companies. Fantastic! Research clearly proving the business value of exhibitions.

  • HP Designjet Z3100
    All the fun of the fair
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    This year's Spring Fair saw Fujifilm UK showcase a selection of professional imaging equipment including Hewlett Packard and Epson large format printers and a range of high specification software and media.

  • Line up for LFP ideas
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Billed as the first UK conference dedicated to the large format printing channel, JB Marketing and Consultancy has launched the LFP Show, set to run for the first time at the De Vere Belfry Hotel in the Midlands on 16 June 2007.

  • GSM Graphic Arts has introduced a fast turnaround trade service for labels, nameplates and fascias

    Log on for fast label delivery
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Screen printers and engravers can now take advantage of a new trade service from GSM Graphic Arts designed to help them handle enquiries for labels, nameplates or fascias in materials, finishes or quantities that are outside their normal capacity.

  • Esko's redesigned website offers easy access to the latest information on the company's packaging products

    Perfectly packaged info
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Expanded content and technical resources have been added to Esko's website in a bid to deliver maximum support for customers of the packaging pre-production solutions provider.

  • Demonstrating large format performance
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Set to showcase the full range of HP large format printers, from the Designjet 500 all the way up to the new Designjet 10000 series, Perfect Colours has opened a new 3,000m2 showroom and demonstration suite in London.

  • Greens 'The Signmaker' has taken delivery of Roland's 2,000th printer installation

    Signs are promising for 2,000th installation
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Following the purchase of a new Advanced Jet AJ-1000 grand-format printer, Hull-based Greens 'The Signmaker' has been named as the site of Roland DG UK’s 2,000th printer installation.

  • Digital Expo : Profitable print
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Digital Expo’s free-to-attend Printing for Profit Masterclasses have been announced. Running run in association with Walsall College, they present a perfect opportunity to learn from the experts.

  • Co-owners of Creative Media, Mark Stone and Neville Newton, have already ordered a second DuPont Cromaprint 22UV printing system

    Perfect match printer boosts productivity
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Consistent colour matching and direct-to-print performance are just two of the benefits boosting productivity at Creative Media, following the company's investment in a DuPont Cromaprint 22UV wide format flatbed and roll-to-roll digital printing system.

  • David Bush
    Festive retail performance unwrapped
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Despite predictions to the contrary, the festive season was successful for retailers across the UK, with more than three quarters reporting an increase in like-for-like sales over the Christmas period for 2006, according to a review of retail Christmas trading updates from financial and business adviser, Grant Thornton.

  • Green leaflet covers enviro efforts
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Issue two of Robert Horne's environmental bulletin, The Leaflet, is out now. This issue includes an update on the company's work with the environmental group WWF, information on developments in logistics to cut carbon emissions and details about new recycled products. An electronic version is available for download from the company's website. www.roberthorne.co.uk

  • Ilford has expanded its range of wide-format Omnijet media

    Wide format media expands
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    An expanded range of wide format Omnijet media is now available from Ilford, as showcased at the Paperworld 2007 exhibition, held in Frankfurt this January.

  • At the entrance, a 24m2 reproduction of a Johannes Grutzke painting was printed on all-purpose fleece and pasted onto the wall

    Durst and Oschatz : Making history come to life
    A brace of Durst Rho printers, plus an ample helping of wide format innovation ensured the Die Kaisermacher exhibition in Frankfurt turned a dream into reality
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    In addition to a wide range of PoP, PoS, banner and exhibition work, Wiesbaden-based wide format photo lab, Oschatz, specialises in museum artwork.

  • DLP technology contains a rectangular array of up to two million hinge-mounted microscopic mirrors

    Automated Screen Production : Embracing new production methods
    In this article, Peter Kiddell explores the new screen production technologies that are opening the door for digital workflows in traditional screen printing applications
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Recently I have been involved extensively in digital printing technology and I am concerned with what I see. Potential users do not understand their options and consequently can make uneducated buying decisions. Once installed machines become prey to a ‘push-button’ culture where the electronics will ‘sort it out’.

  • Digital Flatbed Printers : Good suddenly got better
    One area of digital print which has perhaps seen the most significant changes in recent months and years is the flatbed sector. In the past it was seen as inferior to screen: not so now. Here we look at some of the machines which have helped to bring about this revolution
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    One of the first flatbed machines to be launched was Inca’s Eagle 44, in January 2001. It has subsequently become a name synonymous with quality, reliability and innovative piezo inkjet solutions for the graphic arts market. The range evolved rapidly with the introduction of the Eagle H and Columbia in 2002.

  • Jon Barrett and Alan Aird survey the domestic waste paper which can arrive at a rate of 150-tonnes per day

    Environmental : Setting new environmental benchmarks
    Smurfit Kappa Solid Board in the Netherlands has developed a high quality recycled board designed to set a new benchmark in low cost, environmentally sound, exterior signage applications. Screen Process and Digital Imaging visited the company’s Oude Pekela mill to report
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    There is little doubt that environmental issues are gaining pace in the wide format printing industry. Big print customers, like high street retailers, are announcing demanding new environmental roadmaps, while equipment and consumable suppliers join the race with new products and services.

  • William Smith has introduced the new 3M Scotchcal IJ25 series of digital printing films

    Apply digital print perfection
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    William Smith has introduced the new 3M Scotchcal series IJ25, a range of calendered short to medium term digital printing films designed for use on designated piezo inkjet printer platforms and suitable for application to flat surfaces.

  • Laaco Laminates is offering two new cutters from Neolt

    Cutting edge developments
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Two new cutters have been added to the range of Neolt cutters and trimmers available from Laaco Laminates. Designed for use in the blue back market where fast cut out after printing can be labour intensive, the Neolt Sheeter offers an auto X cut and measured Y cut. Units are supplied in two sizes, 1.65m and 2.10m.

  • Robert Horne has re-structured its Revive family of recovered fibre papers, as well as adding new products to the range

    Reviving interest in enviro papers and board
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    A review of Robert Horne's Revive family of environmentally friendly papers has resulted in a number of new additions to the range, which has also been re-structured to provide a one-stop choice for coated and uncoated recovered fibre and fibre accredited papers and boards.

  • Jessup's GloBrite photoluminescent film is compatible with UV cure ink and on-demand digital printing processes

    Bright ideas on safety
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    Suitable for use with UV cure ink and on-demand digital printing processes, Jessup Manufacturing Company is aiming its GloBrite photoluminescent film squarely at the sign and safety industry.

  • Play it safe
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    January 2007 saw the publication of an important revision to the European health and safety regulations surrounding the use of phthalates in plastic toys. These chemical compounds, used as plasticisers to make rigid PVC flexible, can constitute a health risk, particularly in children and as such, they are now restricted for use in all toy and childcare articles via pan-European directive 2005/84/EC.

  • New print business on the horizon
    By Michael Turner, director, Digital & Screen Printing Association
    Published:  01 March, 2007

    What has the newish year brought you so far? Reports to me at the beginning of February suggest that we are mostly off to a slow start! However, we have noticed a much higher level of activity with enquiries and quotations, which added to various guru predictions of some TV advertising going back ‘below the line’, could lead to quite a lot more work about in 2007.

  • Plastics & Board Magazine - September 2008
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