Digital

Ashgate launches digital book flattener
Ashgate Automation has developed the desktop Rolapress to rid books of the bulky spines achieved on traditional bookletmakers.

Sihl Direct launches low cost backlit films
Wide-format media firm Sihl Direct has launched three backlit films for UV-cured, offset and Oc's ColorWave solid ink printers.

Market for digitally printed textiles will blossom in 2013
Wide-format relies on trends in overall advertising spending, outdoor advertising, retail/indoor and events businesses.

PrintCaf franchise launched for young professionals print needs
GDL has launched PrintCaf, a print franchise aimed at students and young professionals, which it claims offers "a modern high-performance friendly and helpful print environment".

Mondi to launch pigmented paper for improved dye ink printing
Mondi will use the Hunkeler Innovationdays next month to spearhead a push into the continuous feed digital print market, and revealed that it is working on papers that match the properties of coated...

Kama adds Tech-ni-Fold creasing to ProFold 74
Kama has teamed up with Tech-ni-Fold to add creasing and perforating to its ProFold 74.

CS Labels secures Regional Growth grant for Xeikon spend
West Midlands-based CS Labels has embarked on an expansion programme, assisted by a Government Regional Growth Fund grant, which is expected to help boost turnover by 25% in 2013 to 2.5m.

Lumejet roadmap includes wider web and duplex options
Lumejet, inventor of a new silver halide-based print technology, has said it plans to explore wider web and duplex printing options as part of its product development roadmap.

EFI showcases product roadmap at Connect
Inkjet products will have grown to become more than half of EFI's business when the group unveils its year-end results next week.

Industry reacts to MLG buyout
Scottish printer Montgomery Litho Group's (MLG) resurrection has polarised industry opinion.