Presses

Prince Charles opens 16m print facility in North Wales

The Prince of Wales has officially opened North Wales Newspapers (NWN) Media's 16m print facility in Flintshire.

Xaar to showcase record six presses at Drupa

Xaar, the Cambridge-based inkjet technology firm, has announced that at least six Xaar printhead-enabled presses will make worldwide debuts at Drupa a company record.

BCQ Print buys tenth Heidelberg press for short run work

BCQ Print has invested in its tenth Heidelberg press, a two-colour Speedmaster SM 52-2, to cope with on-going demand for short-run stationery jobs.

InfoPrint to demonstrate transpromo systems at Drupa

InfoPrint, the joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, has set out its offering for this year's Drupa, which includes a raft of transpromo applications for its InfoPrint 5000 inkjet drop-on-demand press.

British firms install Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 presses

Two British printing companies have become early adopters of Heidelberg's new Speedmaster XL 75 press technology.

Canon adds new models to poster printer range

Canon has unveiled the latest additions to its imagePrograf range, the LP17 and LP24 poster printers, designed for use in corporate, education and retail environments.

Drupa debut for MGI's digital Meteor press

MGI has announced it will debut its four-colour digital multi-substrate press, the Meteor DP 60 Pro, at Drupa.

PrintCity Alliance releases UV sheetfed printing guide

The PrintCity Alliance has released the latest edition of its <i>Optimised Sheetfed UV Printing Best Practice Guide for 2008</i>.

Konica Minolta completes takeover of Ideal dealership

Konica Minolta Business Solutions has acquired Basildon-based dealership Ideal Reprographics Eastern.

KBA launches Rapida 75 as it eyes labels and packaging at Drupa

Press manufacturer KBA has set out its Drupa stall by overhauling its Rapida press range, including a new machine, while also pushing automation with a workflow consultancy division.