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NPC Print backs growth with Konica Minolta and Morgana spend
NPC Print is set to take delivery of a Konica Minolta AccurioPress C4070 printer and a Morgana BM4035 bookletmaker to boost its productivity and support its growth trajectory.

Showcase Creative expands capacity, boosts automation
Showcase Creative is poised to complete a major investment in new equipment and robotics to boost automation and allow the firm to take on longer run work.

Wizbit doubles down on PFi Blades
Cassette and CD manufacturer Wizbit has installed a second Duplo PFI B2+ cutting table, less than a year after taking delivery of its first.

Optichrome brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon install
Commercial printer Optichrome has taken on a Horizon BQ-270V single-clamp perfect binder to enable it to offer faster turnaround times after bringing perfect binding in-house.

Tony Hards RIP
Tony Hards, former chairman and managing director of Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) and Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE), has passed away.

Kern and Vortex plan sales push
Executives from Kern and its new partner Vortex Systems met up in Nottingham at the end of last year to discuss their plans for future sales and support in the UK.

DecTek returns to IGS for ninth Titanium cutter
DecTek has taken on a new Titanium 330-R reel to reel digital label cutter from International Graphic Supplies (IGS) – the ninth cutter from the Titanium range it has purchased.

Sharman and Co ups flexibility with Horizon install
Newspaper printer Sharman and Co has taken on a Horizon AFV-566FKT fully automated folder to help deliver greater application flexibility.

Big Bang buys big for new business and label launch
Pontypridd’s Big Bang Print is diving into the label market with a brand-new Konica Minolta press, while simultaneously opening up massive room for growth in its digital carton production.

DS Smith buys sixth Bickers Gluejet for Ely
DS Smith has installed a high-spec Bickers Gluejet gluing plotter at its Ely operation – the sixth Gluejet device at the site.