Finishing

Highcon has unveiled three new machines it will launch at Drupa that it said will open up digital cutting and creasing to new markets.

London-based POS specialist SMP Group has invested in a second Diecut Goldline manual die-cutter to further increase its safety and productivity.

Duplo is looking to ring up well over £1m of business after hosting its second annual two-day Northern Lights event last week.

A Midlands print company has streamlined personalised print production with a £100,000 kit spend.

The UK's first Kama ProFold 74 folder-gluer is due to be installed in the North West of England later this month to bring a sharper competitive edge on more specialist types of work.

Laminator manufacturer Foliant has unveiled a new retrofittable product that it claims will make spot varnish fast and affordable for short-run and personalised print applications.

Rayross Print Factory is investing in PUR binding and hopes it will result in a competitive advantage for the Liverpool company.

Catford Print Centre is forecasting a growth in short-run hardback books and has installed a Fastbind system to meet the expected rise in demand.

W&G Baird has made a bumper £4m investment – backed by the Bank of Ireland - that includes a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P with Inpress Control 2 and a Kolbus KM600 perfect binding line.

Heidelberg is set to show new Stahlfolder models at Drupa, which are said to offer up to 50% higher productivity than existing models.

Mirri, a division of Reading-based print finishing specialist Celloglas, has launched Mirri Blanco, a board with a holographic shimmer and high quality white board base.

Duplo has brewed up an innovative marketing strategy to promote its forthcoming Northern Lights event.