Equipment manufacturers

PBL Print upgrades CTP to cope with increased short-run demand

PBL Print has invested in a new Heidelberg Suprasetter A75 platesetter to keep pace with the demand for short-run litho work produced on its two SM 52 Anicolor presses.

Konica Minolta launches European user group Prokom

Konica Minolta has today officially launched a user group, initially just Europe-wide, aimed primarily at customers using the manufacturer’s Bizhub press range.

Partnerships remain popular in 2014

All the rage last year, strategic partnerships between vendors continue to be de rigueur in 2014, it seems.

Heidelberg focuses on margin not volume

Heidelberg is predicting a 10% fall in sales during the current financial year, but has reiterated its ambitions to post a net profit.

Agfa launches Jeti Titan S and HS

Agfa has expanded its Jeti Titan range of UV-curable wide-format printers with a new flatbed UV inkjet device, the Jeti Titan S and HS.

CMC 150 inserter gets self-mailer upgrade

CMC Machinery has upgraded its CMC 150 inserter, adding a self-mailer module that creates envelopes in-line from pre-printed sheets, in response to a customer request.

Marstan Press invests £1.4m in new XL75 10-colour perfector

Marstan Press will install a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75 10-colour perfecting press next month as part of a £1.4m investment – the largest ever for the 60-year-old printer.

Mutoh announces organisational restructure

Japanese-owned wide-format equipment and cutting plotter manufacturer Mutoh is to streamline its EMEA warehousing and logistics operations.

EFI posts record revenues, eyes 3D printing and inkjet opportunities

EFI has posted record Q4 and full year revenue increases following double digit revenue growth from all three of its operating segments.

Blue Sky Print invests in Prinect workflow

Blue Sky Print has invested in a new Prinect workflow with Signastation imposition and PDF Toolbox pre-flighting after trading in its old two-colour B2 press for a secondhand SM74 five-colour B2 press...