Presses

Saying Ipex 2014 will be notable for what’s not there could be taken as an unfairly negative reminder of the notable absence of HP and Heidelberg.

Your guide to the press, ancillaries and consumables exhibitors at this year's show.

Five letterpress machines from the historic ‘print time capsule’ WF Arber & Co have been saved after a PrintWeek reader saw the article earlier this month.

Heidelberg’s Drupa-launched B2 Anicolor press has completed its beta testing and entered series production, with Heidelberg “very confident” of securing the first UK sales soon.

KBA has secured a partnership with German die-cutting kit specialist Montex-Print Ost to develop a dedicated B1 rotary die-cutter based on KBA’s flagship Rapida 105.

Platinum Print has fulfilled its plan to increase production efficiencies by ordering a new Komori Lithrone S429 H-UV press.

Heidelberg is predicting a 10% fall in sales during the current financial year, but has reiterated its ambitions to post a net profit.

Manroland Sheetfed will roll out ‘the next evolution’ of its presses in 2015, with its owner predicting ‘something of a recovery’ in press sales.

Marstan Press will install a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75 10-colour perfecting press next month as part of a £1.4m investment – the largest ever for the 60-year-old printer.

Milton Keynes-based print and publishing business Regal Litho has invested in a Xerox Color C75 digital press to enable it to produce high-quality, fast-turnaround jobs in short runs.