May 2008 • Vol 4 • Issue 5
4 From the Top
10 Upfront
Why to go to Drupa according to George Clarke; results from Kodak, Fuji and Agfa; advertising figures
16 My favourite business read
Chas Maloney, Ricoh UK, explains what he listens to in the car
18 Supply chain
Selecting the print for Bang & Olufsen
20 Finance
As the crunch bites, there are mixed economic signals
22 Need to know - inks
Uv inks are becoming more popular and suppliers more concentrated: what should the printer look out for?
28 Dispatches
Timsons pres for Bible print; Pelican goes large format; Colouration up to B2
32 Innovation
On the eve of Drupa, a round-up of finishing for digital printers and Océ's alternative to inkjet
36 Paper
Andy Scott makes his views on the ill-informed environmental tarring that the paper industry takes
COVER STORY
40 The Drupa Grand Prix
The race is on between the B1 presses to see which will be fastest off the grid
52 Points of green view
Last month's environmental conference cut through some of the confusion on environmental issues
54 Single badge wanted
Printers at the conference called for simplified ratings
56 Can litho survive?
With digital rampant and inkjet coming, what do the experts think of litho's future?
60 Welcome to the Academy
The business plan has gone in, now all is clear for the Print Acadamy later this year
62 Suppliers head for the Rhine
Picon members explain why they think Drupa is the greatest show on earth
THE BIG THEMES FOR DRUPA
68
The greening of print
The environment is going to be everywhere as suppliers respond to growing needs
72 It's supersize for print
Larger formats for sheetfeed, web offset and inkjet are coming with productivity benefits
76 Hands off the controls
Automation is bringing the printprocess under control - to everyones benefit
78 Standards thinking
Print standards are the way to give buyers confidence and printers control over what they produce
82 Around the halls
Our unique guided tour of the Drupa halls selects the highlights of this year's show
90 Tailpiece
Dermot Healy on the transformation underway at Day International
92 Second hand entries
Second hand dealers have made it into the main show area and are looking for business
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