HP’s industry-leading portfolio delivers productivity, versatility and dependability across the graphic arts spectrum. With the HP Designjet, HP Scitex and HP Indigo brands HP says it is the only vendor with end to end solutions in the graphic arts space

The time has long passed when print shop owners could tell print buyers how much they would spend, how long they would wait and how little competition was involved in printing their job. In today’s fast-paced competitive environment, print buyers have opinions that matter to smart print service providers. New Zealand Printer spoke to a couple of agencies

Packaging and label designs are no longer driven by the manufacturing process but by the requirements of the consumer, Michael Grima, director of structural packaging for design firm Outerspace Design told Latma. Meanwhile, business consultant Jason Clarke encouraged listeners to generate new ideas within their businesses

Companies that aspire to brand themselves as across-the-board print solutions providers could do no better than imitate a North Shore-based company that has gained a reputation as a true one-stop print solutions shop. Benefitz, which boasts an impressive line up of plant and personnel, recently grew its manufacturing capability even more with the installation of HP grand format printing machinery

Epson’s two advanced ten colour large format printers - the Epson Stylus Pro 7900 (24 inch) and Stylus Pro 9900 (44 inch) - are making big inroads into the proofing, graphic arts, fine arts and print services markets since they were launched late last year

Squeezing ourselves through each month of this current credit crunch, we find agreement on one point. Economists, employers, employees and financial pundits concur that uncertainty remains the constant feature of the new world economic order. According to one economist, however, that’s a good reason for us to prepare for the more predictable times ahead

EFI’s Vutek QS3200 UV superwide format printer plays its part in the 2009 US Presidential Inauguration as US customer puts UV technology to work and produces 25,000 graphic items, with dazzling results

A Wellington based company has created a new business model centred round its innovative approach to direct marketing and Fuji Xerox technology

The image coming out of the wide format inkjet printer may seem the same but as the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat, Wayne Robinson looks at the different technologies 

Low cost, wide format, wide gamut, inkjet printers are now able to produce a colour gamut double that of offset presses, reports Paul Lindstrom from graphic arts research agency Digital Dots