Investment & installations

Large format digital print house UPG has backed up its plans for expansion with an investment in an Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500 LED UV digital press.

Optichrome has taken on a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) to improve the speed, quality, and reliability of short-run landscape book production.

ImageData Group has placed an order for an EFI Vutek Q5r UV LED roll-to-roll printer, installed yesterday (12 December).

Packaging company Coveris has invested over £1.5m to expand its linerless label manufacturing capabilities.

MTP Media has completed a round of updates to machinery and its premises after investing around £180,000 on a new Ricoh digital printer, a D&K Europa laminator, and a solar install on its roof.

DecTek has capped off a busy year of investment with three more new machines, including its sixth Titanium cutter.

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has brought B2 lamination in-house after taking on a D&K Europa fully automated laminator.

Sealed Air Corporation has invested $8m (£6.55m) in Israeli digital post-press manufacturer Highcon, in what it said is in the context of “a strategic collaboration” between the two companies.

CV Labels has seen a 30% increase in label throughput after installing a Nilpeter FB-350 UV label press.

The month’s list of Printweek’s most read stories is top ‘n’ tailed by a major player calling it a day at its UK operation while another leading light welcomes a new era as it changes hands.