Litho

Craddocks sells litho press to fund finishing investment

Commercial printer Craddocks Print Solutions has sold a Komori press to finance the purchase of a DC645 finishing system from equipment supplier Duplo.

ICS promises fully-digital workflow with Press Director press side tool

Soft proofing specialist ICS has launched Press Director, a dedicated press side monitor proofing tool, which it claims eliminates "the last analogue link in an otherwise 100% digital workflow".

Tried & tested: KBA Rapida 75

Unveiled at Drupa 2008, the Rapida was the first B2 press that used performance features and innovations found on the manufacturer's larger presses. The 75 essentially evolved out of the predecessor...

Manroland to shed 500 jobs through company restructure

Manroland has revealed it is to shed 500 jobs as part of a strategy the press manufacturer claimed would enable it to position it for "future growth".

Manroland launches 900 XXL 64pp sheetfed long-perfector

Manroland has entered the VLF long-perfector market with a version of the 900 XXL that can produce a 64pp sheet in a single pass.

Product of the week: Manroland 700 HiPrint HS

It's unusual for B1 presses and fluttering eyelashes to be mentioned in the same sentence. Yet Manroland chose to use an analogy involving 'the world's most attractive eyelashes' when lauding the...

My & My machine: Vikram Printers with its Ryobi 920

Ugar brothers, Abhijit and Mandar of Pune-based Vikram Printers say that the 920's fast turnaround time makes it a perfect press for short run jobs

Autoprint notches 50 installations of mini offset presses in Gorakhpur

Autoprint, the Coimbatore-based manufacturer has notched up more than 50 installations of mini offset print machines in Gorakhpur, a town in eastern UP.

ITL invests 100,000 in LED UV-curing test centre

UV-curing specialist Integration Technology Limited (ITL) has invested 100,000 in extending its LED UV applications facility.

Mitsubishi and Heidelberg India announce new installations in Kerala and Orissa

German and Japanese press manufacturing giants Heidelberg India and Mitsubishi have announced new press and CTP installations in Orissa and Kerala respectively.