Disciplines

IIJ to launch new high-speed mono machines at Labelexpo
Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) is using Labelexpo to launch a new 600dpi high-speed range of MonoPrint modules to target printers looking to add high-speed inkjet printing on flexo label presses.

Agfa upgrades Leeds showroom with latest kit
Agfa Graphics has given its northern showroom a technology revamp with the latest printing engines and software.

CAFRE invests in Mimaki packaging set-up
Food production students are honing their skills on food packaging after their college bought a Mimaki CF2 flatbed cutter and JV300-160 solvent printer.

Multisets falls into administration
Swindon-based printer Multisets has fallen into administration, less than a year after it acquired cheque printer Bank Security Printing.

Scheufelen targets Trucard market with new product and Tullis Russell hire
German paper mill Scheufelen is moving into the packaging market after slashing graphic paper production and jobs and employing Tullis Russell Papermakers’ former UK sales manager.

Saxon boosts laminating capacity with Lamina spend
Saxon Packaging has brought large-format litho lamination in-house with a new Lamina Blackline 1620.

Manor invests in H-UV Komori Lithrone G40
Manor Group last week started production on a new five-colour H-UV-equipped Komori Lithrone G40 using power generated from 400 solar roof panels.

Whittington Moor invests in Speedmaster
A Chesterfield print company is looking to save £10,000 a month in wasted paper when it goes live next week with a new five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with coater.

Migrant crisis sparks ID card debate
A huge security printing contract could once again be up for grabs if a pressure group calling for the re-introduction of ID cards in the UK has its way.

Q1 sales up at Heidelberg
Heidelberg’s latest acquisition has provided a significant boost to the manufacturer’s Q1 results.