October 2007 • Vol 3 • Issue 10
4 From the Top
8 Upfront
What's happening down under; how many press units Heidelburg makes; everyone is partnering and more
12 My favourite business read
What does Trevor Crawford read on his way to work?
14 Supply Chain
Digital Adlab chairman John Charnock calls for a wider appreciation of quality standards
16 Finance
The impact of turmoil in global financial markets
18 Analysis
What has driven KBA to sell off its gravure press business to Cerutti
20 Mergers or partners
Paul Hollohan suggests that partnerships and alliances could solve problems without recourse to full mergers
22 Dispatches
Capital unveils blue chip factory; new digital books venture; British controlled German web business and more
COVER STORY
26 Who is Mike Dolan?
He has bought nine companies in 18 months, most recently Butler & Tanner.
What is it that this successful businessman has spotted in the printing industry?
DIGITAL PRINT SPECIAL
32 Kodak is turning digital
David Wigfield has been in charge for 12 months and has discovered things he did not expect about the UK
34 Need to know
What you need to see when you visit Digital Print World this month
38 Xerox on all cylinders
The US company is driving the message of the new Business of Print and making headway. Now its sights are trained on continuous feed and new ways of working with colour
42 Canon sets stall
Its C7000VP is winning praise and Canon has backed this with investment in a UK training centre and showroom
44 Paper draws breath
It has been a hectic year so far for the paper sector with price rises and mergers continuing on the agenda
JAPAN
48 Fuji looks to future
What comes after litho is a question that Fujifilm has been pondering in Japan. It offers a glimpse behind its bamboo curtain
52 Igas serves up treats
The Tokyo print show is this year's biggest and some companies were unable to wait until Drupa to show off new equipment
56 Screen's life after ctp
The Japanese supplier is already thinking about what it might offer when the ctp market declines
60 Heron flies the standard
Wyndeham Heron has found that printing to ISO 39L has had customers clamouring for more and has improved it production efficiencies
63 Chantry's standard approach
Polestar Chantry is using new software to apply process control to hit 39L
64 Innovation
A look at the new products that were introduced at GraphExpo, North America's show of the year
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