Presses

Patent filing signals digital move for Manroland

Manroland could be set to move into the digital wide-format print market after being granted its 709th patent for 'inkjet printing apparatus'.

Colourworld aims to grow turnover by bringing B1 in-house

Colourworld has brought more than 500,000 worth of print back in-house after investing in its first B1 press, a 10-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster.

Rautert leaves Heidelberg as part of major restructure

German press manufacturer Heidelberg has restructured its business, resulting in head of sales Jrgen Rautert leaving the company.

Heidelberg GTO

This B3 press boasted flexibility and inline capabilities, ensuring its popularity among commercial printers, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi

KBA eyes new business lines as rival manufacturers post losses

Press manufacturer KBA is to move into solar energy and water treatment technology as it seeks to diversify, rather than "enter a merger in a shrinking market".

The Lettershop Group updates sheetfed division with Speedmaster buy

The Lettershop Group has invested in a "catch-up" press for its sheetfed division with the installment of a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster.

Kentmere Packaging adds capacity with 1.5m Manroland buy

Kentmere Packaging has increased its capacity with the purchase of a 1.5m Roland 706 LV from Manroland.

Kodak Versamark VL series

To compete with its drop-on-demand inkjet rivals, Kodak used its expertise to launch the VL range, says Barney Cox

Sheetfed presses up to B3

Despite stiff competition from digital, B3 presses are still popular with those looking to add inline processes, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi

Heidelberg says decline in sales has 'bottomed out'

Press manufacturer Heidelberg has said that the decline in orders has "bottomed out" in the second quarter of its financial year as it forecast a loss of between 110m euro (99m) and 150m euro for the...