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Familiar faces: catching up at drupa

FEATURE: Were there fewer familiar faces from the UK's display producers at drupa? I've been here for more than a week and I've certainly bumped into lower numbers than I usually do, and that may mean they've decided, this time, to stay at home.

Getting a return on investment into printing kit

FEATURE: Buying an expensive printing engine has never been simple. The surge of electronic enhancements has accelerated new kit turnover, so much so that machines get replaced with quite alarming frequency.

Working on a carbon footprint

FEATURE: With the environment steadily moving to the top of print's agenda, sign- and display-makers are starting to pay attention as well.

Say goodbye to print? I don't think so

FEATURE: It has been clear for a very long time that the reality of digital media impacts print. Printers have for most of that time been getting increasingly paranoid about the threat.

What's in a name?

FEATURE: Back in the early days when wide-format ink-jet printers were first making their way into the industry, most were given names which were supposed to appeal and, presumably, be memorable.

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Online and on the hoof: mobile apps

Delivering content used to be so simple: print, radio, television, banners and signs. But add in the digital dimension and delivery is just the start of the problem.

Will we want to go wider than 5m in the future? It's a question of market need

Someone once said you can never be thin enough or rich enough. But can that idea ever apply to a digital printing engine, as in wide enough or cheap enough?

Diversification is on the cards

Now might be an interesting time to draw comparisons with industry thoughts and directions this December compared with the same time twelve months ago.

Ticking along nicely: the wide-format digital ink-jet market

The wide-format digital ink-jet market has matured nicely now, and this means that there's a wide choice of ink technologies and accompanying engines to cater for the needs of most users.

Another green world for print

I keep coming across print business owners who are shying away from green initiatives because they think environmental projects will cost them too much money. But the idea that green is expensive is a silly one.