Commercial

Repro India: A revolution in book manufacturing

Content is king at Repro India, whose plants are becoming less print centric. This ensures publishers can create myriad avatars of a book, as Ramu Ramanathan and Samir Lukka find out

Xerox boosts printing efficiency at Dhote

Dhote Offset a traditional offset print firm in Mumbai has improved the productivity and efficiency of its short-run book printing operations.

TCPL to install a KBA six-colour UV press at its Haridwar unit

TCPL Packaging will embark on an expansion plan by investing in a KBA Rapida UV six-colour plus coater machine at its Haridwar plant.

Heidelberg extends Eco Printing Award closing date

Heidelberg has extended the closing date of its Eco Printing Award for sustainable printing in the sheetfed offset sector until the end of February 2011.

Germany's unitedprint.com installs perfecting large-format Speedmaster

Heidelberg has said the world's first large-format press with perfecting device has been installed at unitedprint.com.

TG Print buys filtration system to support Speedmaster install

Woolwich-based TG Print has bought a technotrans basic.fc filtration and alpha.r reverse osmosis system to support the installation of a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 press.

Product of the Week: KBA Rapida 75E

KBA says that 'E' stands for energy and ecology and promises users will see savings in terms of power consumption. Jo Francis checks over the details

Maurice Payne Colourprint founder dies

Maurice Payne, founder of Theale, Reading-based Maurice Payne Colourprint, died this weekend (22 January), following a long illness.

KBA shows B2 firepower with Rapida open house

Press manufacturer KBA is to showcase its Rapida 75E at its Dresden open house next month in a bid to boost its presence in the B2 sector.

Heidelberg: digital venture will render rival presses irrelevant

Heidelberg believes its revamped digital offering for commercial print will result in high-end 'performance' digital presses from HP, Kodak and Xerox becoming largely irrelevant.