Litho

I swear by my: Heidelberg Anicolor

We are a high-quality trade printer in the short to medium run, fast turnaround market. Using the Anicolor we anticipate boosting productivity per shift by 25% compared with our conventional press.

I swear by my... Printmaster PM 52-5

I like the philosophy behind Heidelbergs Printmaster PM 52. It lets us determine how much atomicity is used and helps us to uncover exactly what will make a difference to us and our customers.

Cross-process colour control

Clinic topics this month: Sjaak Veeken on standardising colour; Phillippa Dempster on selling a business; and David Jutton on energy buying deals

Learned ways to reduce duplication

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is redefining its guidelines in an effort to pool together the resources of universities and colleges and minimise any duplication of costs. As...

Ryobi 512

In the early 90s, Ryobi found itself facing a dilemma. Its customers that were using the single-colour 500K machine were increasingly asking for a two-colour press, while customers that were using its...

Showcard steps up PoS push with Rapida 205

Showcard Print is aiming to break into the UKs top three point-of-sale (PoS) printers following an investment programme that includes a move into large-format litho.

Komori and Goss land US kit installations

Two major installations of Komori and Goss presses are set to go live in the US.

Russian firm plumps for 'unusual' 11-unit KBA Rapida

Russian printer Obraztsovaya Tipografia has bought its first KBA press to join one half-format and four medium-format Heidelberg machines.

Sakurai throws down the A1 gauntlet with Northprint kit launch

Sakurai plans to bring A1-format printing to Europe with its Oliver-496 SD offset press.

Romanian print firm ploughs 10.2m into kit

Infopress, Romania's biggest printing house, has invested in two new presses and a platesetter for 10.2m (15m).