Post-press
![Left to right: Chris Page welcomed by IFS technical sales director Jason Seaber, and Tim Clifton shakes hands with Eric Keane](/media/bt2nk0tm/ifs-new-hires-l-r-chris-page-business-development-manager-welcomed-by-jason-seaber-technical-sales-director-and-tim-clifton-technical-director-welcomed-by-eric-keane.jpg?rxy=0.4868896205084146,0.45696745480258844&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1db78900aea90d0)
IFS boosts team with key hires
Intelligent Finishing Systems has added two key hires on the back of growing demand for complex, automated post-press systems.
![Knockout has been experimenting with different applications since the Nexus' arrival in October](/media/yz0jhj2c/knockout-print-veloblade.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1db77d0f1cfec40)
Knockout Print ups the cut with Vivid Veloblade install
Kent-based digital and wide-format specialist Knockout Print has installed a brand-new 2.5x1.6m Vivid Veloblade Nexus 2516 at its Matfield facility, east of Tunbridge Wells.
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BGM reveals new 22’’ label slitter-rewinder
Bar Graphic Machinery (BGM) will launch a new 550mm (22’’) inspection slitter rewinder for self-adhesive labels at the end of March.
![Muller Martini will present three systems for smart factories](/media/glkftcf2/muller-martini-hid.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1db77ce1597cd80)
More names reveal Hunkeler launches and exhibits
Six more exhibitors have outlined what they will be showing at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne later this month.
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Books celebrated at BBD&P Awards
The Folio Society was a big winner at the British Book Design & Production Awards.
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VMGS Installations bolsters finishing with JWEI JCUT
Leicestershire wide-format firm VMGS Installations has boosted its finishing capacity with a brand-new 3.2m JWEI JCUT-3230 cutting table.
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Bobst pushes upgrades for Expertcut 106 PER following Drupa reveal
Bobst has pushed several upgrades to its Expertcut 106 PER die-cutter to market following their Drupa launch, including a retrofittable machine plate to reduce and compensate for platen deformation –...
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Wilkins sharpens up cutting capacity with another Bobst Expertcut
Retail packaging firm Wilkins has installed a Bobst Expertcut 106 PER 3.0, its fourth Expertcut in the cutting room, bringing the firm to a total of seven die-cutters.
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Heidelberg to unveil new nearline post-press system at HID
Heidelberg will hand a world premiere to a new nearline post-press system at the upcoming Hunkeler Innovationdays, where it will also showcase the Jetfire 50 in its new livery.
![WPG's bindery staff, including operator Reece Thomas (pictured), quickly got to grips with the new machine](/media/fcvp54fp/welshpool-printing-group-operator-reece-thomas-with-the-horizon-crf362.jpg?rxy=0.22189376537613717,0.21518527488496003&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1db635fcf46d3d0)
Welshpool Printing Group gets up to speed with Horizon install
Welshpool Printing Group (WPG) has installed a brand-new Horizon CRF-362 folder-creaser, helping the company run finishing work more efficiently, and automating several hand-folded applications.