Presses

Timeline: Key developments since the last Ipex

Ahead of the UK's biggest printing exhibition at Birmingham's NEC, Chloe Setter provides a month- by-month breakdown of the key product launches and developments since the 2006 show

KBA Q1 orders up as weak sales hit profits

KBA has recorded strong growth in orders in the first quarter of the year, although a drop in sales dented profits for the period.

Grafica Flextronica and Heidelberg join the PrintWeek India Awards sponsorship bandwagon

Heidelberg India, a proven manufacturer of print machinery has announced that it is to sponsor the Student of the Year Award while Grafica Flextronica, a leading Indian manufacturer of screen print...

Communisis clarifies Leeds web press plans

Communisis has revealed the details of its plans to "retire" three web presses at its Leeds print facility.

KBA teams with System Brunner at Ipex for colour control debut

KBA has teamed up with Swiss press control specialist System Brunner to produce the KBA QualiTronic Color Control, which will receive its global debut at this year's Ipex.

Fairprint continues expansion programme with Heidelberg SM74 perfector

Fairprint has bought its second Heidelberg press in 12 months after sales at the company trebled in the past four years.

ContiTech to showcase carbon-neutral blankets at Ipex

ContiTech Elastomer Coatings is to exhibit its Conti-Air printing blankets at Ipex next week after winning accreditation as the world's first climate-neutral blankets.

Printfast buys Presstek 34DI 'to stay competitive'

Printfast hopes to "gain a cost advantage in order to stay competitive" after investing in a Presstek 34DI digital offset press.

Ryobi 3304

This SRA3 four-colour machine exceeded the manufacturer's expectations to move beyond basic short-run colour work, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi

Reader Reaction: Are digital web presses the only way forward for DM?

After Communisis' closure of three 16-page web presses, we ask if high-speed inkjet is the future...