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MBO to focus on automation in open house debuts
MBO will showcase new finishing technology centred around automation and robotics at a ‘pre-Drupa’ open house next month.

Quarmby enhances detailed work with EFI and Esko
Quarmby Colour has installed an EFI Vutek h3 LED hybrid system alongside a new Esko Kongsberg C64 cutter to enhance the detailing and intricacy of its graphics output.

Park brings services in-house with mega bindery spend
Park Communications has invested £1.7m in two new machines from Muller Martini to enhance its in-house service offering.

Blackwell boosts short-run capacity with Duplo buy
Blackwell Print has installed a Duplo 600i bookletmaker in order to enhance its offering on shorter-run and low-pagination booklet jobs.

Heidelberg adds opaque white to Gallus label presses
Heidelberg is to launch a brace of new units for its Gallus label presses that will add opaque white embellishing and rotary die-cutting capabilities.

Tricord upgrades cutting
Mailing and fulfilment house Tricord will enhance its cutting quality and productivity with the installation of a Polar D56 Eco guillotine next month.

Foremost enhances finishing with Rhin-O-Tuff purchase
Foremost Print has invested nearly £20,000 in a Rhin-O-Tuff Tornado Autopunch system to increase its productivity.

CMYUK appointed distributor for Gerber MCT laser cutter
Wide-format distributor CMYUK has been appointed as the UK and Ireland distributor for Gerber’s MCT laser cutter kit.

C&T introduces new durable counter material
Creasing matrix and profile rubbers manufacturer C&T Channel Matrix has introduced a new Pertinax counter sheet for carton manufacturing.

ECM Print Finishers adds square-back book production
ECM Print Finishers has taken on a secondhand Watkiss SpineMaster to add square-back book production to its service offering.