Presses

Chesapeake buys KBA Rapida 106 as part of 2.5m investment

Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging has bought a KBA Rapida 106 as the centrepiece of a 2.5m spend at its Greenford, Middlesex site.

Kingsway Printers makes digital debut with HP Indigo label press

Kingsway Printers has made its debut in the digital print arena and responded to a growing demand for short-run work by investing in an HP Indigo ws4500 label press.

Print startup eyes 100th client following digital buy

Image Digital, which set up business less than 10 months ago, is nearing the 100 client mark after an investment in a Xerox DocuColor 8000AP as its maiden machine.

Digital to dominate Ipex 2010

Digital print is set to dominate this year's Ipex show after organisers confirmed that the technology had overtaken litho's footprint at the forthcoming Birmingham event on 18-25 May.

Wealden Advertiser invests in end-to-end Heidelberg package

Wealden Advertiser is aiming to expand its publishing and printing business after investing in an end-to-end package from Heidelberg.

John Watson & Company selling 188-year-old press

John Watson & Company has put up for sale its 188-year-old George Clymer Columbian Press.

Fuji's sheetfed B2 inkjet to become a reality at Ipex

Fuji will commercially launch its Jet Press 720 B2 sheetfed inkjet machine at Ipex, where it will finalise the machine's availability and price.

3TControl automation systems make UK debut

Closed-loop automation specialist 3TControl has made its eponymous product available in the UK.

Minotaur targets sales of 10m following 2.5m investment programme

Trade printer Minotaur aims to more than double its sales over the next two years after completing a six-month, 2.5m capital equipment investment programme.

European debut for Pitney Bowes Intellijet press at Ipex

Ipex 2010 will be the culmination of a $2.6bn (1.7bn) acquisition spree by Pitney Bowes to become an "end-to-end" solution for print and mail systems.