Equipment manufacturers
Kodak to offer NexPress upgrades as standard from 2015
Kodak has announced four enhancements to its NexPress range that will become standard on all presses from the beginning of next year.
Stephens & George prepares for arrival of second XL 106-8-P
Stephens & George (S&G) is gearing up for the arrival of its second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P, which will replace one of its existing 10-colour perfectors when it is installed in January 2015.
UPDATE: HP confirms plan to hive off Personal Systems and Printing businesses into new company
HP has confirmed that it plans to separate into two publicly traded companies by the end of the next financial year (fiscal 2015).
Color-Logic highlights VDP capability
Color-Logic has flagged up an apparently little-known feature of its metallic effects software: the ability to handle variable data.
Connect Packaging makes digital foray following sale to CBS
Connect Packaging has installed its first digital press as part of a £750,000 investment backed by its new parent CBS Packaging, which acquired the Essex-based converter in December 2013.
Zünd launches re-engineered G3 cutter
Zünd has re-engineered its G3 digital flatbed cutter, doubling the beam height on certain models to enable them to handle thicker substrates.
Timsons shape-shifts for digital future
Bespoke UK litho book press manufacturing came to an end this month when Kettering-based Timsons ceased production of its conventional book presses to concentrate on the manufacture of digital presses...
Bright ideas make upping performance light work
Do you know what a black belt in Six Sigma can do? How about Kaizen? Are you familiar with its principles? What about the Theory of Constraints (TOC)?
Ricoh targets industrial volumes with Pro C9100/9110
Ricoh has announced the launch of two new high-volume digital cutsheet production presses that offer twice the maximum monthly volume of its current top-of-the-range Pro C901 series.
Scodix to launch Scodix Ultra Pro and Spot 80 polymer at Graph Expo
Scodix will unveil a new polymer designed to replicate the effect of a litho or screen printed spot UV together with a new version of its Scodix Ultra press at next week's Graph Expo exhibition in...