Post press

West Sussex printer The Printed Word has invested in a Foliant Gemini 400A laminator to bring lamination services fully in-house after seeing successful growth of its online service uphotobooks.com.

Finishing equipment specialists Friedheim International and Duplo will host a ‘Spring Showcase’ next month, at which Friedheim will demonstrate the Zechini X-Book range in the UK for the first time.

Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana has introduced the BM500, a new addition to its booklet making range, which is capable of producing booklets of up to 200 pages.

Frome, Somerset-based printer PPS Commercial Print has invested in a Duplo Digital System 5000 bookletmaker to reduce its makeready times and benefit from full automation.

Fledgling finishing and assembly company Forward Finishing has invested in new equipment and is due to move to larger premises to cope with rapid growth since opening last year.

Falkland Press has expanded its post-press facilities with new die-cutting and folding kit.

Esko will hold the first European demonstration of its new i-Cut Production Console at next month’s Fespa exhibition in Cologne.

Merseyside trade finisher Thomas Loughlin (Liverpool) has invested in two Horizon VAC-1000 collating towers, which it hopes will continue its 8% year-on-year growth.

London printer FE Burman has recently invested in a Horizon StitchLiner and Uchida Aerocut cutter, creaser and perforator to increase its production quality and streamline its productivity.

Printer and bookbinder Deanprint has upgraded its finishing capabilities by investing in two Baumann-Wohlenberg 115 high speed cutters.

Mimaki’s new low-cost flatbed cutter had a positive reception at Sign & Digital.

William Pollard & Company has followed up the recent doubling of its offset print capacity by boosting its finishing capabilities with a new Stahlfolder KH 82 and a Duplo DC-745 multi-finisher.