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Mitsubishi 3 series

According to Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses UK managing director Thomas Doliwa, when the B1 Mitsubishi 3 series was first launched, comparing it to other machines at the time was like comparing "a...

Ryobi 754WD

When Nigel Hunt at Dorset-based Blackmore was choosing a new B2 press, the size of its carbon footprint and of its plates were equally important

Sakurai OL472ED

Sakurai's first footsteps into the four-colour B2 market came in 1989 in the shape of its OL472ED press. At the time of its introduction, it was one of the very first B2 presses to have double...

MAN Roland 500

In the early '90s, when MAN Roland launched its 700 press, many of its customers were a little apprehensive. The new layout was not what Roland customers were used to and it took a number of years for...

Heidelberg CD 74-10P

The B2 long perfector has opened doors for Newcastle's Statexcolourprint, says print room manager Paul Treanor, allowing it to compete for B1 jobs

PMS Design makes full-colour foray with Heidelberg kit

B3 house PMS Design and Print has made its first move into full-colour printing with the installation of a five-colour Heidelberg.

Komori Lithrone 526

Since its establishment 84 years ago, Komori has been producing offset printing products. Its original flagship presses were the 40in and 29in Lithrone S Series, and the Sprint Series sheetfed offset...

MAN Roland 700 DirectDrive

MAN Rolands latest contender in the short-run market was given the kind of launch usually reserved for a Formula One car a darkened room with strobe lights and the machine hidden under covers. Once...

Small-format print has its niche cornered

Much of print has been getting supersized or going digital in recent years. So it was a refreshing change to see last week that MT Print in Darlington had kept its faith in the humble B3 sheetfed...

Oxuniprint eyes bigger site after Diamond buy

Oxuniprint is to relocate to bigger premises following an investment in a new Mitsubishi Diamond 1000 five-colour B2 press with coater.