Investment & installations

Zulfiqar Ali: We decided on the Autobox for a number of reasons

Ideals UK invests to adapt

Ideals UK Packaging has invested in a new Kolbus Autobox boxmaker to boost flexibility as it adapts to the post-Covid business landscape.

The Fastbind Pureva Smart costs around £15,000

Page Visions in Fastbind first

Page Visions has installed the UK’s first Fastbind Pureva Smart semi-automatic binder as it expands its armoury of Ashgate supplied finishing kit.

HDC's new PowerSquare can handle booklets up to 224pp

HDC ups booklet capacity as schools return

Educational print specialist Homework Diary Company (HDC) has expanded its bookletmaking capacity with a third Morgana PowerSquare.

Anilox rolls can be cleaned, checked and returned for use on press within eight minutes

Parkside invests in Troika kit, develops sustainable food pack

Flexible packaging specialist Parkside Flexibles has installed a Troika AniCAM system for measuring its flexographic plates and anilox rolls at its Normanton manufacturing facility in West Yorkshire....

TJ specialises in both trade and STMA printing

Book printer TJ in £1.5m-plus spend and rebrand

Cornish book printer TJ International has rebranded as TJ Books and installed a raft of new equipment as part of a £1.5m-plus investment drive aimed to increase its capacity and flexibility.

DPL's machine arived last month

New start-up installs first Gunner in the UK

A new start-up has become the first UK user of the recently launched Gunner flatbed cutter from Shanghai Chiyan CNC Technology Co.

Press operator Kyle Brunt with Direct Labels UK new Konica Minolta

Direct Labels UK invests for flexible future

Direct Labels UK has expanded its digital firepower with a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 toner label press to complement its inkjet offering and boost flexibility as it adjusts to the new business...

OPM's new Elite Multiflex is a higher spec than its existing BGM machines

OPM installs seventh BGM finisher

OPM Group has bolstered its fleet of finishing machines from Bar Graphic Machinery (BGM) after investing in a seventh device from the manufacturer.

The first Gunner cutter arrived in the UK last week

New digital cutter range lands in the UK

A seasoned used equipment specialist has launched a venture supplying a new range of Chinese-built wide-format digital cutters to the UK and has already secured the first installation.

Horizon PF-40L: capable of up to 23,400 sheets per hour

PJ Print proliferates post productivity

PJ Print has installed a Horizon folder to boost mailing productivity and make short-run mail runs a one operator process.