Digital printing

Hampton revamps pre-press and digital ops with six-figure spend
Hampton Printing has gone chemistry-free as part of an investment of nearly £600,000 that also included a new Ricoh digital press.

Konica says new single-pass printer signals ‘industrial revolution’ in textiles
Konica Minolta is today holding the worldwide launch of its fastest yet single-pass inkjet textile printer, plus three other smaller machines.

Fespa Awards 2016 open for entries
Entries are open for Fespa’s 2016 Awards, with the winners set to be unveiled at next year's Fespa Digital show in Amsterdam.

KBA back in the black, ups digital R&D spend
KBA’s latest quarterly results show more effects of its wide-ranging restructuring – the group is back in the black and more than 60% of sales now come from the packaging market.

Willows Magic extends services with Linoprint CV buy
Trade repro house Willows Magic has plugged into the cachet of the Heidelberg brand by installing a Linoprint CV digital press.

1st Byte calls in administrators
London-based digital specialist 1st Byte has been placed in administration, with fellow central London firm Rapidity buying some of its assets and its standalone business card operation.

BCQ invests £750,000 in equipment overhaul
BCQ Group is investing around £750,000 in a new die-cutter, a stitching machine and a new management information system (MIS).

HP mulls sheetfed inkjet opportunity
HP could become the latest supplier to take its inkjet know-how into the sheetfed printing space, as the embryonic market heats up in the approach to Drupa 2016.

Finish gets creative with motioncutter investment
Mock-up and experiential agency Finish is hoping to transform its offering with a new Motioncutter high-speed digital laser cutter.

Roland DG launches new high-volume inkjet
Roland DG has launched a new high-volume wide-format inkjet, the Soljet EJ-640.

T-shirt printer helps new business boost turnover
A fledgling t-shirt printing business that expanded its service after buying a direct-to-garment printer has seen business boom after introducing a while-you-wait service for bespoke shirts.

Xerox to review entire portfolio
Xerox is undertaking a review of all of its businesses in the light of disappointing financial results that could result in the sale of some of its operations.