There are types of printing that do not merely reproduce an image, but engage the viewer in a subtle optical interplay. Lenticular printing is one such technique. It does not scream like an LED screen, nor does it dazzle like mirrored foil. It does something more subtle: it makes paper — and later plastic —...
Have you ever been dissatisfied because your smartphone started to freeze exactly one year after you bought it? Or because your printer started displaying a message about replacing the cartridge, even though the cartridge was not yet empty? Or maybe something suddenly broke down right after the warranty expired? If so, you’ve encountered planned...
Many clients — especially from the Caucasus and Central Asia — often ask me the same question: Which country is best to buy used printing equipment from? And each of them wants to buy a printing machine from… From Germany. of course! It’s a logical concern. After all, printing machines are a major investment, and...
Before you buy a used offset press, read this. If you’re considering the purchase of a second-hand offset press, you’re not alone. But many buyers overlook hidden defects that can cost tens of thousands of euros. Here’s what we often find during on-site inspections: 1. Removed or Missing Components Sometimes we encounter printing houses...
The market for offset printing machines manufactured in Europe is changing rapidly: delivery times for new machines are getting longer, components are becoming more expensive, and demand for used equipment is breaking records. What is happening in the industry, why are used machines becoming scarce, and how can you protect yourself when buying? We analyse...
This printing machine can undoubtedly be called one of the most modern developments of the 1980s. The design solutions remain relevant even now, at the beginning of the 21st century. Among its options were state-of-the-art solutions, which even today are not found in all printing machine manufacturers. It is said that after the company’s merger...
Time is running fast, and today's new machines will soon become second-hand machines. In just a few years, all the innovations that seem crazy today will soon become the order of the day.
This is me, Sergey Voropay, in a Heidelberg demo hall in Moscow on 25 of June, 1998. Exactly 26 years ago. I'm already working for Heidelberg, but still here for another session at the University of Printing.
I started to study printing in 1989, and had time to catch up with letterpress printing with its linotypes and flatbed printing machines with manual overlays. I studied at Minsk Vocational School No. 32 on Vera Khoruzhaya Street. 7 in Minsk. In those times there was no talk about any adequate quality control of the impression at all.
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