Inkjet

Scodix has added a metallic effect to the range of finishes offered by its Sense machines, and also enlarged the format of its biggest machine the S75.

Xerox has bought industrial inkjet manufacturer Impika after being a reseller of the French company's products since 2011.

As part of the integration and rebranding of its two screen-print and large-format graphics operations, SSDM and Fenn Graphics, Aura Graphics has deployed a group-wide 40-seat Shuttleworth MIS.

Screen has shown its cloud-based Variable Front-end Service, which it expects to commercialise by the end of 2013.

Leicester-based digital printer Phoenix Colour has boosted its production portfolio with a double investment with Océ in an Arizona 360 GT flatbed printer and Zund G3 L2500 cutting table.

Swiss-based corrugated and carton board packaging group Model has been revealed as the beta site for Fujifilm's Uvijet OC inks for digitally printed corrugated packaging applications.

MPG Books Group has rebranded as MPG Printgroup as it prepares for the arrival of the UK's first commercial installation of the HP Indigo 10000 and finalises its high-speed colour inkjet plans.

MTA Digital has invested £60,000 in MIS and web-to-print software to improve its efficiency and expand its markets.

Heytex has bolstered its range of PVC-free printable textiles with decoflex, a low-cost material designed for interior applications such as exhibition graphics and point of sale.

Hampshire-based book printer Ashford Colour Press has invested in an HP T230 colour inkjet web press with inline Hunkeler Modular Glued Book Solution in a move to short-run colour book printing.