Presses

Manroland's search for the oldest serving press has revealed almost 20 venerable Manroland machines still in operation in the UK.

Xeikon will launch a faster version of its flagship duplex digital colour press at Ipex, alongside a new family of toners and enhancements to its IPDS workflow for transactional print.

Somerset-based printer Remous has bought its first Komori press in an 800,000 overhaul that has updated all areas of the 15-staff company.

Kodak will launch its Prosper 5000XL, the first colour press based on its Stream technology, at Ipex in May, and has confirmed that the first European installation will be Italian printer Rotomail.

Lean and green printing will be the focus of the Heidelberg's offering at Ipex in May.

Heidelberg has confirmed that it is talking to possible digital partners to enable it to sell digital presses in 170 countries and said that a deal should be in place by the end of the year.

Forget what you think you know about Chinese presses, urges Barney Cox. This press may be cheap, but it has quality and robustness too

Commercial printer Barringtonprint has installed a B3 Hans-Gronhi Sanxin YK524 at its Herefordshire site.

Potts Printers has brought "an important balance" to its pressroom and opened up new markets after investing in its maiden digital press, Europe's first install of the Presstek 52DI-AC.