July 2009
4 From the top
6 News
European Commission backs efforts
to support print; Press manufacturers’
views diverge on prospects; Fuji argues
for clear environmental declarations
11 My favourite business read
Sidney Bobb, BAPC chairman, recalls a
book whose impact remains a long time
after reading it
12 Investments and Innovations
Kodak unveils fl agship NexPress; Evon
Print adds 10-colour XL 75; Irish printer
eyes UK opportunity after KBA purchase
22 Need to know – creasing
There have been signifi cant changes in
the die cutting and creasing arena. Keep
up to date here
26 Pride in Print
This month’s collection of quality
printed work that demonstrates why ink
on paper is more powerful than dots on
a screen
COVER STORY
30 Joined up thinking
Nick Dixon leads the Lateral Group,
a marketing services operation where
Howitt provides the muscle behind the
brains of databases and web design
36 The future starts here
HP’s inkjet web press was possibly
the most signifi cant development
announced at Drupa last year and it is
now in operation
39 Only blue skies
O’Neil Data is the Los Angeles printer
that is pioneering the HP inkjet web, and
believes that the sky is the limit
40 Continuous developments
Xerox is investing heavily in digital web
printing with book printing considered a
fi rst target
42 Hayzlett talks turkey
Kodak’s chief marketing offi cer muses
on the impact of digital web printing,
online marketing and how Kodak’s
environmental stance is proving friendly
to turkeys
44 Transpromo line-up
The technology is available and the
market is primed for transpromo to start
to take off as a new type of print
48 Paper chasing
HSPG has adopted a consultancy
approach to add value to the ultimate
commodity – white paper. How is its
decision working?
50 Flexo takes on gravure…
Packaging repro house Corniche reckons
that the fl exo plates it produces are more
than good enough to challenge gravure…
52 …while digital takes on fl exo
…and Hine Labels claims to match fl exo
quality with its new Xeikon press
54 Unorthodox approach
South coast commercial printer PPG is
driven by the vision of its founder and
owner Phil Payter
58 Tailpiece
René Carayol makes the case for
mentoring and nurturing up-and-coming
talent
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