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C&T Matrix launches Countamax as counter material alternative
Creasing matrix and profile rubbers manufacturer C&T Matrix has debuted Countamax, a new type of creasing matrix for carton manufacturing.

Flint Group plans Dundee plant closure; 117 jobs at risk
Flint Group is planning to close its Dundee plant and move all manufacturing to the US in response to the "irreversible decline" in printed publications.

Machines take on manpower for materials handling
In the early days of wide-format inkjet printing, the technology was held in check from encroaching on screen and litho markets by limitations in printing itself.

Hexis UK launches solvent-free film for hot transfer applications
Hexis UK has launched a new solvent-free film for hot transfer applications.

CMYUK stocking new wide-format products this quarter
CMYUK is stocking several new products in the first quarter of the year.

Kodak plans further revamp of European sales structure
Kodak is planning to reorganise its sales territories in a move that could see the UK become part of a ‘Southern Europe’ cluster along with France, Spain and Italy.

Sun Chemical to launch new inkjet inks range at Fespa
Sun Chemical is set to launch new inkjet inks developed specifically for the digital wide- and superwide-format markets at Fespa Digital 2016.

Waldo installs UK’s first ThermoFlexx 80-D imager
Pre-press house Waldo has boosted its output capacity after installing the UK’s first Xeikon ThermoFlexx 80-D digital flexo plate imager.

Digital plays star role in astro art
When Chris Baker decided he could make his serious astronomy hobby help to pay for itself, it was natural that he’d turn to digital printing.

Antalis launches Graham & Brown and in-house wallcovering ranges
Antalis UK is moving further into the wallcovering media market with the simultaneous launch of an in-house range and one by traditional wallpaper company Graham & Brown.