Post press

Duplo is to premiere a new family of OEM PUR perfect binders at Ipex under the UltraBind brand, which feature the “world’s smallest” closed-tank PUR system.

Riso is to hand its new ComColor X1 series of inkjet printers their “major print show” debut at next month’s Ipex, along with a raft of new dedicated production print post-press kit.

Screaming Colour has invested £500,000 in new Kolbus packaging kit to enhance its specialist high-end presentation box manufacture.

UK-based wide-format cutting system manufacturer Blackman & White (B&W) has appointed Jos van Eunen as international sales manager as it targets international expansion.

Duplo is to use Ipex as the launchpad for its latest multi-finishing device, which the company says increases the range of finishes offered by its established DC-645i “at least tenfold”.

KBA has secured a partnership with German die-cutting kit specialist Montex-Print Ost to develop a dedicated B1 rotary die-cutter based on KBA’s flagship Rapida 105.

Terry Cooper Services (TCS) has expanded its product range with three new entry-level products, which include a sub-£10,000 perfect binder.

PS2 Print has spent circa £150,000 re-equipping its bindery to help improve efficiencies and margins and grow turnover from £2.6m to £3.5m in the next couple of years.

Ultimate Kelmscott has added PUR binding to its range of trade finishing services after taking delivery of a Eurobind 600 machine from Heidelberg.

1st Byte officially launched its ‘Sensory Printing’ service yesterday (16 January) and has already undertaken a number of projects for high-profile clients.

The Finishing Alliance, made up of manufacturers Duplo, Friedheim and Renz, is to host a pre-Ipex, three-day open house next month at which visitors will be able to finish ‘live’ jobs.

Duplo UK managing director Peter Jolly doesn’t want much for Christmas, well, it’s not much assuming that chancellor George Osborne has finally found his magic economy fixing wand anyway.