Presses

Value packaging: branching out needn’t break the bank

The development of hover boards and flying cars may not seem to have much in common with commercial printers taking on packaging printing, but there is a key similarity: for years all three have been...

KBA acts to right-size web ops

KBA has agreed measures to dramatically downsize two manufacturing facilities related to its web offset press business.

David Cameron hails Fine Print 'success story'

The prime minister David Cameron hailed the "business success story" that is his local constituency printer Fine Print, on a visit to the West Oxfordshire firm earlier this month.

Gallus claims quality and cost USPs with new digital label line

??Gallus has described its new Digital Converting System for label production as having "game changing" capabilities compared with rival inkjet label presses.

Really Useful Print Company in £400,000 requip

Norwich-based The Really Useful Print Company has invested £400,000 in upgrading its production facilities, including a move up to B2 and its first multi-colour litho press.

Star product: Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102

Heidelberg's high-volume, flexible general purpose simplex offset press.

Apex heralds LED-UV as the future of litho

Ryobi’s UK agent Apex has said that the UK print industry is on the verge of reaching a tipping point in the adoption of LED-UV litho, which it believes represents the future for litho.

Pollards buys Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75

Exeter-based William Pollard & Company has signed for a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 B2 press as part of a £1.5m, 12-month investment phase that also saw the company install a Xerox iGen 150 in...

Isle of Man printer buys first new litho press in 35 years

Mannin Media Group has ordered a new Speedmaster SX 74-5+L five-colour B2 press plus coater from Heidelberg as part of an ongoing investment programme sparked by an MBO at the Isle of Man printer in...

Xeikon launches 'Cheetah' high speed label press

Xeikon has launched a new high-speed digital label press, the Xeikon Cheetah, which is over 56% faster than its current equivalent, the Xeikon 3300.