Presses

Memjet and HP have reached a ‘global settlement’ in their dispute over patent infringements.

At Drupa we saw the future and its name is Print 4.0. It is a ‘mega trend’ all about automation and integration. Here we look at what this paradigm shift in printing practices may mean for the...

KBA’s sales at Drupa have broken the €100m (£79m) mark. The manufacturer has sold more than 60 presses to customers from more than 30 countries and on six continents in the first nine days.

Mohn Media Mohndruck has placed an order with Manroland Web Systems for a new 96-page rotary web press for its Gütersloh, Germany site.

Sakal, the Indian newspaper and commercial business group, has invested €2m (£1.6m) with KBA (16-C47) and Bobst (10-A60) at Drupa to move into packaging.

Ireland-based trade printer Walsh Colour Print has signed for three Komori (15-D04) presses at Drupa, in a deal worth around €6m (£4.7m).

Direct Services Gütersloh, owned by Bertelsmann, has ordered a Truepress Jet520ZZ from Screen (8a-C11) at Drupa.

Konica Minolta has sold its first AccurioJet KM-1 UV B2 digital presses, to two US companies at Drupa. The machine had its commercial launch at the show.

Komori (15-D04) has secured nine letters of intent for its B1 Impremia NS40 sheetfed digital press.

Indian web press makers are reporting a high-volume of enquiries at Drupa, mainly for book applications.