Presses
Nampak Healthcare boosts turnover by 35% following 4m press installation
Nampak Healthcare has boosted its turnover by 35% to 19m following the 4m installation of a Komori S40 press and a Heidelberg Diana Pro 114 folder gluer earlier in the year.
Apex celebrates double anniversary
Apex Digital Graphics held an anniversary luncheon yesterday (3 November) to celebrate its 20th year of trading, as well as 35 years of UK sales of Ryobi presses, for which it is the agent.
Shinohara 52
The secret to the success of this long-running press is its high degree of automation, making it ideal for shorter runs, says Nosmot Gbadamosi
Jobs at risk as Southernprint plans kit rejig
Walstead Investments subsidiary Southernprint has announced plans to install a perfect-binding line and to relocate a saddlestitching line to its Upton site in early 2010.
Benson Group spends 1.9m on Europe's first Komori SX40
Benson Group has boosted its carton businesses with the 1.9m installation of Europe's first Komori Lithrone SX40 sheet fed press at its Integrated Packaging site in Gateshead.
KBA launches fully automated plate-loading system
Press manufacturer KBA has launched PlateTrans, its plate-transfer system that removes the need for human contact between pre-press and printing.
Duplo Digital System 5000 Pro
Launched to handle mono pages and colour covers, these machines are now challenging offset units, says Barney Cox
Newnorth Print moves into B1 long perfecting with Speedmaster buy
Newnorth Print is targeting a 2m increase in turnover after making its debut in the B1 long-perfecting sector with a Heidelberg Speedmaster.
Manroland on track for fully automated newspaper press by 2012
Newspaper press manufacturer Manroland has unveiled the latest development in its move to manufacture a "lights out press".
Heidelberg/Manroland merger 'has been called off'
The proposed merger between press manufacturing giants Heidelberg and Manroland appears to have stalled, with reports suggesting that Manroland pulled out of the deal.