Presses

PS2 Print installs UK's first Speedmaster SX press

PS2 Print is to install the UK's first Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74-5 as part of plans to diversify into B2 litho.

MGI enters B2 inkjet arena with Alphajet launch

Digital press manufacturer MGI has said the market "is ready for B2 inkjet" after announcing its foray into the format with its Alphajet press.

Stones invests in Heidelberg press and finishing kit

Stones the Printers has invested in a Heidelberg SM102 12-colour press with Cutstar along with an Autobond Laminator as part of an ongoing investment programme.

KBA reveals details of RotaJet 76 at Drupa preview

KBA revealed further details about its RotaJET 76 inkjet web this week, as it held a pre-Drupa customer event in Radebeul attended by 1,000 customers.

HP merges print and PC divisions as Vyomesh Joshi departs

HP has moved to reassure printers of its ongoing commitment to the commercial print sector following yesterday's announcement of the merger of its commercial print and PC divisions.

Kodak: more details emerge behind fall into Chapter 11

A dramatic collapse in licensing revenues at Kodak's Consumer Digital Imaging division and a doubling of losses at its Graphic Communications Group wing helped propel the firm into Chapter 11...

Me & my... TyreF Coating Blanket

We all tend to enjoy a whinge about the morning commute to work, but DS Smith print manager Steve Harkins would appear to have a far worse ordeal than the vast majority and so more cause to complain:...

Star product: Fujifilm Jet Press 720

A four-colour digital press aimed at short-run markets, with quality to rival litho counterparts

Crafty printers revive Gutenberg's legacy

If Johannes Gutenberg had possessed a time machine, he would have been well-advised to steer clear of the latter half of the 20th century on his travels. Post-1950s, he would have been greeted by...

KBA targets Manroland users with new servicing wing

KBA is setting up a new service business with the aim of wooing disaffected Manroland customers.