NEWS: Roland DG has declared Sign and Digital UK 2013 a 'roaring success', reporting 'huge interest' in the latest addition to the SolJet range, the 64" (1.6m) Pro 4 XF-640, nicknamed The Beast. The demonstration model was sold off the stand by Signmaster Systems to Kettering-based Pumpkin Print.
NEWS: Exhibition display specialist Complete Studio Graphics says its new UV Lightbar from Colorific has saved it 'significant' man hours and production costs.
NEWS: Your Print Specialists (YPS) reports that it has taken out its largest show presence to date with a stand exceeding 70sq m at next week's North Print and Pack.
Brian McGuinness started print equipment supplies company South East Drawing Office in 1983. He talks about the 'hard graft' and alliances necessary to be a supplier in this sector.
Mergers and acquisitions have transformed the wide-format print business over the last decade. Sophie Matthews-Paul looks back at the successes – and failures – and what they mean for the industry today.
The ability of digital flat-beds to produce on corrugateds cost-effectively has opened more doors for PSPs – but what does it mean for Fujifilm and its R&D? Barney Cox elucidates.
It may seem a little early to consider next year's trade shows, but 2012's first exhibitions for our industry happen in January. Morwenna Kearns looks ahead to Viscom Frankfurt 2012.