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The new Horizon BQ-500 will be one of the many new machines put through its paces

Horizon Smart Factory set to launch

Horizon’s annual Smart Factory event is set to go live online next week and will feature demos of its latest machines, many of which were due to be launched at Drupa, in live production scenarios with...

Pitney Bowes survey: UK volumes were up 7%

Parcels boom is boost to print

Worldwide parcel volumes exceeded more than 100bn for the first time last year according to the latest research from Pitney Bowes – before the spike in online ordering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Welsh government: facing a very serious situation as coronavirus has risen rapidly

Welsh firebreak: industry reacts

Welsh print bosses are expecting to continue operating as normal in the face of the nation’s new ‘firebreak’ lockdown measures, albeit with understandable concerns about the likely impact on some...

The new unit opens a wide range of applications

Roland DG expands cylinder options

Roland DG has developed a new sub £1,000 tool for its VersaUV LEF family of desktop UV flatbeds to enable direct-to-object printing on cylindrical items.

Walstead's current footprint: group is still on the lookout for suitable acquisitions

Walstead plays waiting game on M&A, expects more rivals will fail

Walstead group chief executive Paul Utting believes it is “inevitable” that some competitors will fail when government coronavirus support packages come to an end, with the web and gravure markets...

The platform will feature exhibition, conference and networking areas

Digital Drupa launches next week

Messe Düsseldorf’s online Drupa platform goes live next week when it will launch with a state of the nation panel discussion and a deep dive into the expo's virtual offering, Drupa Preview.

Unattended transport system moving sheets from press to folder

Heidelberg showcases folder integration in Push to Stop

Heidelberg is claiming a world first after it showed the latest iteration of its autonomous production including jobs being folded without operator intervention.

Awesome Merchandise team with Mort pictured far left

Awesome Merchandise launches grant scheme

Awesome Merchandise has launched a £15,000 grant scheme to help support people in the creative industries who’ve been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Smith on the new Indigo: "It does some really clever stuff"

Boss boosts digital options

Boss Print has upgraded its digital firepower with a new HP Indigo 7900 as it looks to expand its creative options and boost its bottom line.

Cards-x new facility on Showfield Lane in Malton, North Yorkshire

Cards-x sets up UK operation

German ID card specialist Cards-x has opened a UK operation to respond to growth opportunities partially accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.