April 2008 • Vol 4 • Issue 4
4 From the Top
6 Upfront
Statistics on European print; introducing TransEd; questions for Dave Preskett
12 My favourite business read
Joe Jarrett reveals a passion for Alexander the Great
14 Supply chain
What Gilchrist hopes to find at Drupa to help its clients
16 Finance
The credit crunch is a rumbling volcano which might explode again
18 Need to know - soft proofing
It is coming and for some it is already here. The rise of monitor proofing is unstoppable
22 Dispatches
Goss tries sheetfed pitch; St Ives looks to service-led future; Pureprint releases Emas report
26 Innovation
Xeikon sets productivity mark; KBA lays down B2 challenge; Agfa adds to plate hand
COVER STORY
30 Banks and printers around the table
Banks have been changing their attitudes, even before the credit crunch. Is it a return to the days of the bank manager in your cupboard?
DRUPA SPECIAL
36 Ortek puts it together
The midlands company runs digital and litho presses on the same floor thanks to a JDF production network
38 Short run specialists
What digital print offers for those looking to rise to the short run print challenge and how things may not inevitably point to toner technologies
46 Multigraphics gets its reward
Acquisition by DS Smith comes after investment in large format inkjet to change its business patform
50 The inkjet Drupa
This is the most researched print technology in the world and the fruits are going to be everywhere at Drupa
54 The paper chase
Mergers, rumours and buyouts continue to intrigue paper correspondent Andy Scott
60 Agfa on the brink
A new Agfa business will emerge this year, one with focus and the energy to be a real force says Stefaan Vanhooren
64 The ultimate salesman
John Byford led Litho Supplies for many years and is still the industry's best salesman
66 Tailpiece
David Ward on how Stehlin Hostag has been successful with the Inkredible introduction
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