Litho

LE-UV showdown at Heidelberg open house

Heidelberg will pit conventional drying technology versus low-energy UV (LE-UV) drying at its Hei Tech Challenge open house next month.

Me & my: Komori Lithrone S429 H-UV

Climbing to the very top rung of a company’s management structure can be difficult for somebody who isn’t an expert in how all aspects of a business should be run. But fortunately for Harrogate-based...

ABC Print signs for UK’s first Ryobi LED-UV press at Print Efficiently

ABC Print Group is to step up from B3 after signing for a Ryobi 924 SRA1 press with LED-UV drying on the opening day of Print Efficiently yesterday, the deal heralds Apex Digital Graphics first UK...

Stephens & George prepares for arrival of second XL 106-8-P

Stephens & George (S&G) is gearing up for the arrival of its second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P, which will replace one of its existing 10-colour perfectors when it is installed in January 2015.

Cashin Print buys fourth Speedmaster ahead of plant extension

Irish commercial printer Cashin Print has invested in a two-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 102 B1 press ahead of a planned extension to its 1,394sqm premises at the beginning of next year.

New bespoke digital packaging firm opens in South Wales

Welsh chocolate manufacturer Michton has opened a new digitally printed packaging subsidiary called Personalised Printed Products.

St Austell Printing Company installs Technotrans reverse osmosis system

Cornwall-based commercial printer St Austell Printing Company has invested in a Technotrans alpha r.10 water treatment unit to boost the productivity of its presses.

Spot-on colour from magnificent seven

Two of the key requirements for the colour reproduction of packaging print are for the products to fly off the shelves while the colour stays on-brand.

J Thomson boosts folding capacity with MBO investment

Commercial litho and digital printer J Thomson Colour Printers has made "a significant six-figure investment" in two new MBO folding machines, a K8-RS and a T800, to "almost double" its folding...

David Cameron hails Fine Print 'success story'

The prime minister David Cameron hailed the "business success story" that is his local constituency printer Fine Print, on a visit to the West Oxfordshire firm earlier this month.