Presses

Benhamgoodheadprint (BGP) has vowed not to repeat the mistakes of its past as work began on its new 25m Bicester web-offset supersite last week.

I like the philosophy behind Heidelbergs Printmaster PM 52. It lets us determine how much atomicity is used and helps us to uncover exactly what will make a difference to us and our customers.

At Drupa 1990, MAN Roland launched its B1 700 series machines to replace the 600, the first unit the German manufacturer had built.

There havent been the vast technological advances in signmaking that have variously ravaged and expanded other sectors of the print industry. Just 25 years ago, the majority of signmakers were still...

Birch Printers has installed a five-colour Komori Lithrone S29, ending 15 years as a Heidelberg house.

B1 printer Polar Print Group (PPG) has invested 3m on two new KBA Rapida 105 presses which the firm be-lieves will be the worlds first carbon-neutral machines.

The commercial B1 and packaging press arenas are set to hot up after a host of Japanese manufacturers used this weeks Igas show in Tokyo to premiere new presses.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed its first sheetfed press in seven years in the form of the Diamond V3000, which features more than 80 makeready and production improvements.

Our core business is label printing and the investment in a UV flexo press is a major step forward for a business like ours.

Bertelsmann, the German media group, is pushing for a cost-cutting programme at its gravure printing arm Prinovis, according to press reports.