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You might want to cross post this in the Wide Format and Inkjet Discussion? We used to do a lot of large bus shelter posters and similar and of course, the photos were very low resolution by the time that they were printed at the right size. However, we found that when used at the right...

Depends. One thing to consider is that at the end of your 5 year lease, the machine will be completely worthless (which is why the lease option is more expensive than the loan - compare that with a lease on a car, where there is a predictable residual value), so it will be up to you to dispose...

Depends on how critical your colour accuracy and consistency are. From experience I know that the Xerox 2xx range produce really nice "pleasing colour" (as I think the sales people used to call it), but are not capable of great colour accuracy. They're also challenging to keep colour...

My experience is different. On K-M and Xerox colour machines, the rub resistance is very high on all the paper we use and we've never had to coat a sheet for that reason. The only time I can remember ever getting an issue with rubbing, it turned out that some sheets of heavier paper had been...

The price of used Indigos seems to have dropped dramatically recently (at least here in Europe) and I suspect that's at least in part because if you can't persuade HP to take them back on contract, they are not usable. If you haven't already: find out (a) whether HP will offer you a contract...

I believe that both KBA and Heidelberg had a B2 DI and neither was a big commercial success. I heard a rumour that the Presstek B2 was a KBA machine; I wonder whether it's an updated version of the KBA Karat 74-DI, or a completely new machine? At this level of spend, it will be going up...

Jumping on the thread, I'm thinking of adding another folder - anyone have experience of a Horizon AFC-566AKT (6 buckles/1 cross knife with 2 buckles)? It seems more automated than a Stahl (for example), but are there any disadvantages?

That's a shame, I wonder why your experience is so different to ours? We have two 6501s and they usually run all day every day non stop (we did about 150K SRA3 impressions last week). We get great quality most of the time and I'm pretty happy with the reliability. They're nowhere near...

Also interesting to read:- Digital to dominate Ipex 2010 With HP taking the largest space at 3,000 square meters (over 32,000 square feet)! Are we all going to be lining up at the Fuji stand, checkbooks in hand?

That's a pretty complex topic and IMO and from our experience the answer is "depends". With the iGen3, if it's been retrofitted with ACQS, you may be able to get acceptable results with the right processes in place, depending on the accuracy and type of proof you want. For example, if you want...

Well the Titan 230 looks like a really nice small guillotine, but it's not an "all in one" machine like the Duplo. Is the 545 the old version? I went to see a DC-645 last year, so possibly that's the newer one. I thought that it was a fantastic little machine and can go up to a reasonable...

rotarypower - can't Agfa burn you a set of plates themselves so that you could eliminate any local ctp related issues? I know you said they're not very responsive in Oz, but that's not much to ask for! I'd run you out a set myself on our 4300S, but we're in the UK so the postage might be a bit...

I presume that's a Screen 4300S with a Fuji badge on it. They have to have the tail clamps replaced every 20,000 plates. You should speak to the company that maintains the CTP, it may be part of the maintenance contract if you've included for that, otherwise it might be chargeable. It's an...

If anyone has experience with laminating long run paperback books, I'd appreciate a bit of advice. We use nylon film for digitally printed paperback book covers. Should we stick to that for long run litho printed covers, or can we use standard polypropylene, or ? Obviously nylon's a lot more...

What Lukas said! We switched to Azura from a conventional chemistry system last November and the difference in maintenance is just huge. From a time consuming messy job with lots of waste to... well Lukas just said what. I think we are processing more plates to a 20l of gum (pretty much the...

If you're talking about a folded sig, then I think the answer is no. They're designed to collate flat sheets, stitch them, fold them, then trim.

I second Lonegoose; make sure you document every problem in detail. Fault description (include whether repeat of previous fault), time call logged, time engineer attended, time on site, engineers description of problem. Some years ago we had a total lemon Xerox machine, I mean literally...

The only ones I know anything about are the AB Dick / Presstek units. The 2508 will get you (accurate) auto punching and drying and 20 plates an hour or so. Good quality, but not daylight safe (despite what the literature claims). Will image good quality 175lpi plates all day long. You can...

That may be a common sense approach Meddington (I couldn't possibly comment), however that isn't the case. Like most people, I'm really not interested in slugging it out over trademark issues. On the other hand, we use about 300 tonnes of paper a year and our customers want to know something...

I had a rather curious email this morning from "FSC UK" requesting that we remove all reference to FSC and the Forest Stewardship Council from our web site. We make absolutely no claim to be FSC COC certified and neither do we use the FSC logo or any other branding or claim that any of our...