Finishing

Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has taken on two new Horizon machines for distribution and will be giving them their first UK showing at October’s Ipex trade show in Birmingham.

Terry Cooper Services (TCS) has added two new finishing machines to its portfolio.

Trade finisher Cliftons has brought foil-blocking in-house after investing in a Yawa TDS-750 automatic foil-stamping, die-cutting and embossing machine.

KAS Paper Systems has launched a modular inline plastic card mailing system to meet increasing demand from retailers, clubs and other organisations for a secure, personalised plastic card.

Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82, a B1-format combination folder that it will use for products including planners, notebooks and diaries.

Trade union Unison’s in-house Leeds print facility has installed a new Horizon StitchLiner 5500.

Flexo packaging printer Parkside has bought two Universal X6 slitting machines, one of each for its factories in Normanton, West Yorkshire, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wide-format kit reseller CMYUK has added Esko hardware and software products to its portfolio for the UK sign and digital market.

Commercial Group’s social enterprise arm We Do Print has installed a number of new pieces of kit, including a bookletmaker and two 3D printers.

Graphic Print and Sign Co (GPS) has installed a new Dyss X7-3220C Superhead Conveyorised Digital Cutter to complement its new larger-format offering.

Norwich-based commercial printer Swallowtail expects a 50% increase in productivity by replacing its ageing MBO folder with a new Stahlfolder TH 82.

Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has become the first company in the world to install a Renz AP-360 punching system connected to a Palamides Alpha-Plus stacking delivery system.