Disciplines

Highcon cuts first US deal for Beam
Highcon has sold its first Beam digital cutting and creasing line in the US to All Packaging Company.

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

Elanders boosts flexibility with HP buys
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.

Bachmann orders Inca Onset X3
Bachmann Druck, a screen printer based in northern Germany, has placed an order for an Onset X3 from Inca at Drupa.

DuPont shows new kit, forecasts strong growth
DuPont (Hall 8b, C21) has revealed a one-stage solvent-free plate production process that produces flat-top digital dots directly onto the plate.

Caldera celebrates 25th anniversary with v11 RIP
Software developer Caldera has launched version 11 of its eponymous RIP suite at Drupa. It is also showcasing a number of other new products on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

Canon boasts strong sales growth
Canon’s sales are 30% up on last Drupa as it reached its show sales target for the 100ppm imagePress C10000VP by day three of the show.

Kodak comes of age with thermal CTPs
Kodak (Hall 5, F09) enjoyed a double celebration as it made its 21,000th thermal CTP sale, to Karton-Pak of Poland, while celebrating the 21st anniversary of the technology.

Walstead seals deal for Polestar Bicester
Wyndeham Group owner Walstead has rescued Polestar’s Bicester operation with a deal to buy the equipment at the site and re-employ more than 300 staff.

New Xerox inkjets find buyers
Xerox (Hall 8b, A62) has revealed the first buyers of its Drupa-launched inkjet presses.