Drupa

Irish printer Westside Press has signed for a new Komori five-colour B2 Lithrone 29 with coater at this year's Drupa exhibition, which it anticipates will boost capacity by 30%.

GMG has bolstered its range of substrates for proofing applications with a new paper range, the ProofPaper collection.

German print company Eckenfelder has ordered a new Roland 50 in 36/52 format at Drupa, the first of the new model to be installed anywhere in the world.

Deltor Communications expects to make long-term savings with a new press and a major factory extension.

Mortons Print has completed the installation of a second folder for its manroland Uniset 75 web press, it said at Drupa.

Printhaus has ordered a Kodak Magnus 800 Quantum platesetter at Drupa.

More than 450m euro (360m) worth of software, equipment and services were sold during the first half of Drupa, according to newly released figures.

Gemini Press Group aims to increase the capacity and cut set-up times of its binding operation after signing for a Wohlenberg City 6000E binding line at Drupa

Ink giant Sun Chemical has partnered up with German company IMG Digipack to beta test its FastJet press, which is said to be the world's fastest inkjet printing machine for corrugated packaging.

South Wales-based printer Lexon Group has made the first UK investment in Screen's new large-format inkjet printer as part of a point-of-sale expansion, signing for the kit at Drupa.

UK suppliers Xaar and FFEI have shown their strength in commercial inkjet with the "secret" South American sale of a Nilpeter Caslon label printer at Drupa.

M-real and Stora Enso have used Drupa to announce more paper price increases, with rises of 6-8% planned for magazine grades.