Presses

Heidelberg unveils colour control innovation

Heidelberg has announced a new colour control device that makes its presses production-ready without pulling a sheet.

Komori and Goss land US kit installations

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

Presstek boasts DI demand up 25%

Manufacturer Presstek has reported strong demand for its direct imaging (DI) presses, with a 25% increase in shipments in 2006 compared with the previous year.

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.

Murdoch presses clinch Telegraph newspaper deal

The Telegraph's newspapers are to be full-colour printed on presses owned by rival media group News International.

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.

MAN Roland 200

The Roland 200 came to the market at the beginning of the 1990s. Replacing the Roland Favorit, the 200 was faster and boasted far superior levels of automation, as well as a new highly developed...

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).

Sakurai Oliver 466

Before the turn of the millennium many press manufacturers were focusing their efforts predominantly on the B2 and B3 markets. However, research carried out by Japanese firm Sakurai showed that...

MAN Roland R300

The MAN Roland R300's popularity has held steady since it was launched at Ipex in 1993. Over the 10 years it was available in the UK, MAN shipped out an average of 10 per year. It has also found a...