Digital

CPI Antony Rowe chief operating officer Ralph Bell is to retire in April after 23 years at the head of the short-run book printer.

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) has bought a Xerox iGen3 press as part of a major investment in digital print and finishing equipment that is intended to cut its 500,000 annual print...

Print software manufacturer Optimus will launch a modular web-to-print tool, which integrates with its existing Optimus Dash and 2020 MIS software, at Fespa next month.

Barclay's Print has expanded its litho operation with the investment in a five-colour Heidelberg XL 75-5+L, less than six months after installing a Ricoh digital press.

Digital and litho printer the Printroom Group has installed two Xerox 1000 five-colour digital presses at its Bracknell digital print hub in a bid to grow its share of the short-run market.

Eastman Kodak and its US subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the digital imaging and pre-press giant ran out of money to finance its stuttering transformation.

Xaar has recorded a 25% uplift in sales over 2010 to 69m in the 12 months to 31 December 2011.

Looking to drive its direct mail business, Plymouth Meeting, PA-based Strata Company this week announced the installation of both an HP Indigo 7500 digital press and a Rollem TR die-score system.

Digiforma has transformed its wide-format operation after investing in an Inca Onset S20 flatbed printer.