Post-press

Heidelberg’s decision to withdraw from a clutch of post-press markets, in either a sales or manufacturing sense (and in some cases both) seems to have been met by a fairly muted response.

Komfi's low-cost B2-plus digital spot varnisher.

Eastbourne-based litho and digital printer Manor Group has invested £80,000 in a new DC-745 intelligent finishing system from Duplo as a replacement for its existing DC-445.

Kingston Carton is researching the final element of a major equipment overhaul that has already seen it invest £5m in plant and machinery in the past three years, including two new Bobst machines...

Greenwoods Stock Boxes has installed a new Goldline 1300 to take smaller-format work off of its existing large-format clamshell platen, alleviating concerns over operator safety.

Heidelberg has announced a major shake-up of its post-press operations that will result in it exiting the saddlestitcher and perfect binding markets entirely.

Wide-format printer Macro Art has invested around £600,000 in a range of new machinery and software including an EFI Vutek GS3250LX LED UV-curing printer and a Zünd G3 XL-3200 cutter.

DST Output has unveiled details of a £4.9m technology spend as the group reports a return to operational profit in its latest results.

Commercial printer Hawksworth Graphics Print & Sign has invested in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch-fold-trim line to boost its productivity and capacity.

Switching to high-tech lubricants could result in energy savings on printing presses of between 5%-15%, according to a specialist manufacturer.