Presses

BCQ Print has invested in its tenth Heidelberg press, a two-colour Speedmaster SM 52-2, to cope with on-going demand for short-run stationery jobs.

InfoPrint, the joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, has set out its offering for this year's Drupa, which includes a raft of transpromo applications for its InfoPrint 5000 inkjet drop-on-demand press.

Two British printing companies have become early adopters of Heidelberg's new Speedmaster XL 75 press technology.

Canon has unveiled the latest additions to its imagePrograf range, the LP17 and LP24 poster printers, designed for use in corporate, education and retail environments.

MGI has announced it will debut its four-colour digital multi-substrate press, the Meteor DP 60 Pro, at Drupa.

The PrintCity Alliance has released the latest edition of its <i>Optimised Sheetfed UV Printing Best Practice Guide for 2008</i>.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions has acquired Basildon-based dealership Ideal Reprographics Eastern.

Press manufacturer KBA has set out its Drupa stall by overhauling its Rapida press range, including a new machine, while also pushing automation with a workflow consultancy division.

Northern Print has invested 350,000 in a six-colour EFI Vutek QS3200 wide-format press and a Zund Xl3000 cv cutter to continue servicing a large international customer with point-of-sale work.

Making Impressions is aiming to grow its turnover by 1m and broaden its agency client base after investing in a four-colour Heidelberg Anicolor press.

Goss International has unveiled its M-600 perfecting web press, which incorporates a new sheeter technology that is claimed to make the press a more productive alternative to sheetfed perfectors.

Mitsubishi will be showcasing more presses at this year's Drupa than it has ever demonstrated at a single event.