Presses

TOI adds four four-high towers to boost its printing capacity

Bennett & Coleman, publisher of the English daily newspaper, Times of India recently added four four-high towers to its existing Regioman web offset press at its printing plant in Bengaluru to...

Prime Print Group expands into B2 production with Heidelberg SM74 spend

Prime Print Group has moved into B2 press production and opened up new sales channels after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster SM74-5 press.

Kodak India allies with National Book Printer's Conference

Kodak India is partnering with the first National Book Printer's Conference (NBPC) in Kerala from 17 to 19 November at Trivandrum, Kerala. The company has various solutions for print-on-demand book...

Heidelberg confirms 1H figures, but weak demand may delay 3bn sales target

Heidelberg has published its half year figures, repeating it is now unlikely to achieve an break-even pre-tax result for the year.

Micropress expands for future growth with 4.5m site and kit spend

Micropress has invested 4.5m in a new 10-acre freehold site and a raft of Heidelberg press and finishing equipment to increase capacity and efficiency at Suffolk business.

Howitt centre of IOS sheetfed manufacturing as press rationalisation begins

IOS' strategic review of its operations following its acquisition of Lateral Group has begun with the relocation of presses to focus sheetfed manufacturing at Lateral's Howitt site in Nottingham.

S S Transfer picks up Grafica's Camshell screen printer on day two

Rajeev Bansal, the proprietor of S S Transfer, manufacturer of ceramic transfers, booked another Camshell from Grafica on the day two of Pamex.

Mini offset: The dark horse of print

The market for mini offset segment is growing at 20% with over 40,000 installed presses. Ramu Ramanathan and Sachin Shardul provide an in-depth analysis of this sector that is going from strength to...

LightBrigade expands short-run litho capabilities with Presstek 34DI install

LightBrigade has completed the latest stage of its capital equipment investment programme after investing in a Presstek 34DI digital offset press.

Potts Print (UK) rewards long-serving staff and looks to the future

Potts Print (UK) has built on recent expansion at the Cramlington, Northumberland-based business with the introduction of an awards scheme for long-serving staff.

Kingston Carton purchases Roland 700 DirectDrive press

Packaging manufacturer Kingston Carton has purchased a new six-colour Roland 700LV DirectDrive press and coater as part of a bid to increase capacity.

CS Labels installs Xeikon 3030 label press to boost digital firepower

CS Labels has installed a Xeikon 3030 digital label press - its fourth Xeikon in as many years - in an overhaul of its digital production.