January 2007 • Vol 3 • Issue 1
4 From the Top
6 Upfront
Three questions for Bernhard Schreier; Polestar's restructure; growth of digital pages and more
12 Books
Find out the book that has helped TPT's Steve Emerson
14 Supply chain
The standards that help IKEA produce the world's biggest print job
15 Finance
The US print economy is howing signs of life
18 Three of a kind
How companies are developing supply chain solutions for better integration with customers
24 Need to know
A guide to the most important prepress products introduced in the last 12 months
PDF Print Engine Special Report
34 PostScript R.I.P.
What lies behind the Adobe technology and why it represents a gear change from present workflows
38 Kodak sees automation price
For Kodak the key benefit will be better integration and automation
38 Screen looks to expand workflows
File integrity means that it will be easier to create hybrid workflows says Screen
40 Agfa plans transition
The Belgian prepress supplier will migrate users gradually, aware that reprints and existing workflows need support
42 Fuji finds productivity boost
Cleaner workflow will provide scope for new features and will boost productivity says FFEI
42 Global Graphics validates Adobe move
Adobe's development catches up with the Harlequin Rip, which is already proving the benefits of a native PDF output
44 Heidelburg looks for flexibility
The PDF Print Engine will support different types of workflows reckons Heidelburg
COVER STORY
28 Pindar's catalogue of success
How prepress development, investment an prepress and automation have laid the foundation for the group's expansion
46 Zebra sticks to its spots in repro
The London prepress house is finding success by emphasising its colour management skills
52 Esko-Graphics has its future wrapped
The prepress supplier has concentrated on the packaging market and is in a market leading position
54 Automation for newspapers
Adfast was set up to deliver digital ads to regional newspapers. Its next vision is slicker thanks to its support for automation
58 Pengiun books colour
The publisher is bringing repro for its Dorling Kindersley titles in-house
62 The question of hybrids
A Eurographic Press roundtable gathered experts from across the continent to grapple with hybrid workflows
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