Presses

Mitsubishi Diamond 1000

This was one of the first B2 presses to offer printers auto-plate loading, but its reliability is the key to its secondhand success, says Nosmot Gbadamosi

Carousel Envelopes installs four-colour Halm EM 4000

Envelope manufacturer and printer Carousel Envelopes has installed a four-colour Halm EM 4000 as part of a 90,000 investment.

Review of the decade

As the curtain falls on the decade, the printing industry will be hoping that the next 10 years bring better fortune than the last. In a two-part look at events since the turn of the millennium,...

Kodak Versamark VX5000 Plus

This inkjet press has been constantly amended since launch, with its built-in flexibility enabling it to adapt to market demands, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi

Patent filing signals digital move for Manroland

Manroland could be set to move into the digital wide-format print market after being granted its 709th patent for 'inkjet printing apparatus'.

Colourworld aims to grow turnover by bringing B1 in-house

Colourworld has brought more than 500,000 worth of print back in-house after investing in its first B1 press, a 10-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster.

Rautert leaves Heidelberg as part of major restructure

German press manufacturer Heidelberg has restructured its business, resulting in head of sales Jrgen Rautert leaving the company.

Heidelberg GTO

This B3 press boasted flexibility and inline capabilities, ensuring its popularity among commercial printers, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi

KBA eyes new business lines as rival manufacturers post losses

Press manufacturer KBA is to move into solar energy and water treatment technology as it seeks to diversify, rather than "enter a merger in a shrinking market".

The Lettershop Group updates sheetfed division with Speedmaster buy

The Lettershop Group has invested in a "catch-up" press for its sheetfed division with the installment of a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster.