Disciplines

Bauer integrates print and online with image recognition tech
Publisher Bauer Media has teamed up with tech platform Phuzion Media to make two of its printed magazines “shoppable”.

Ace sets up new spiral binding wing
Ace Binding Company has set up a new offshoot offering metal spiral binding after buying the specialist equipment required from a fellow trade finisher that has exited the industry.

Canon unveils instantly upgradable Colorado
Canon has launched a pay-as-you-go, entry-level version of its 1.6m-wide Colorado roll-to-roll printer, unlocking its UVgel technology to a broader user base.

Cox takes up new role at global print platform
Former Vpress managing director Tim Cox has joined a cloud software business that aims to “revolutionise” online print procurement and connected production.

Brightside Print & Design automates cutting with Graphtec spend
Brightside Print & Design has invested in a Graphtec F-Mark automatic sheetfed cutting system to enhance its cutting speed and precision.

Lincoln enhances in-house bookletmaking
Lincoln Print & Copy Centre has purchased a Kasfold K640 bookletmaker to meet the demand for short-run A4 landscape booklets.

AR Packaging acquired in £1bn deal
Graphic Packaging is buying AR Packaging in the packaging industry’s latest mega-takeover.

UPM Shotton sale agreed
UPM has agreed to sell its Shotton newsprint mill in North Wales to a subsidiary of Turkish conglomerate Eren Holdings.

Fespa ‘Coffee Break’ webinars return
The second series of Fespa’s ‘Coffee Break’ webinars will kick off with the first session tomorrow (18 May).

C&T launches rapid recovery die ejection rubber
Creasing matrix and profile rubbers manufacturer C&T Channel Matrix has launched a new high-performance die ejection rubber designed for use in all packaging sectors.