Digital

Screen Europe vice-president of solutions and technology Tim Taylor left his role during Drupa and is understood to be taking up a new position at Ricoh.

Konica Minolta has sold its first AccurioJet KM-1 UV B2 digital presses, to two US companies at Drupa. The machine had its commercial launch at the show.

Komori (15-D04) has secured nine letters of intent for its B1 Impremia NS40 sheetfed digital press.

A growth in business has led creative production house Screaming Colour to invest in a new MIS system from Tharstern.

Landa has claimed to have hit double-digit Chinese sales at Drupa for its sheetfed S10 and web-fed W10 non-perfecting Nanographic presses.

At Drupa, Komori (15-D04) has sold its first B2 inkjet Impremia IS29 to India, to Ludhiana-based digital specialist Dulari Digital.

HP has sealed a huge Japanese deal for a new books-on-demand factory at Drupa, and has also announced a collaboration with packaging giant Smurfit Kappa for its upcoming C500 corrugated solution.

Ricoh now has 15 European installations of its Pro VC60000 and has secured its first customer in central and Eastern Europe at Drupa.

Elanders Group has signed a deal for five HP (Hall 17) presses in a multimillion-euro deal as it moves further into packaging and personalisation markets in Sweden and Germany.