Presses

Johnsons of Nantwich has capped its 1m investment with a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-5 to complement recently installed finishing equipment.

Drying system manufacturer Benford UV has successfully retrofitted an end-of-press and interdeck UV drying solution to a KBA Rapida 162A sheet-fed press at Victoria Litho.

HP has confirmed it will not be exhibiting at Ipex 2014, a decision described as "disappointing" by the show's organiser Informa Group.

US-based web printing control system specialist Innolutions has launched a cloud-based, pay-as-you-go ink presetting system that is compatible with any sheetfed or web offset press.

Commercial printer Vale Press anticipates that its new Speedmaster SX 52-5 and Polar 78X Plus guillotine will deliver a return on investment within two years and boost turnover by 30% in 2012.

Wotton Printers has boosted its offset firepower with the installation of a B3-format Ryobi 524HE press in response to a growing demand for four-colour production.

The Llandysul, Wales-based publisher and printer is targeting a 20% increase in turnover after concluding a £3m upgrade of its pre-press, printing and finishing equipment.

While more than 100m of Drupa orders, mainly for batch-produced sheetfed offset presses, will take time to impact, preliminary half-year figures reveal overall group order intake is down 114m.

Online print provider Solopress has moved ordering deadlines for its mainland UK next-day delivery service to 2pm.

A Japanese commercial printer has become the first customer for Ryobi's hybrid 750 Series B2 offset press, which is factory fitted with Kodak Prosper S5 imprinting heads.

Orchard Press has continued its pressroom expansion programme by investing in a Stahlfolder KH 78 combination folder.

Branding agency Form has selected Push Print and Antalis McNaughton to collaborate on its 21st anniversary commemorative book.