Electrophotography/toner

Xerox has announced two new digital print engines aimed at in-plants, high street and commercial printers producing jobs ranging from photobooks and brochures to DM and catalogues.

Ricoh has upgraded its Pro C901 90ppm digital colour press, with a higher duty cycle, support for thicker papers, new EFI Fiery controllers and higher capacity toner bottles.

Apex Digital Graphics has taken on the Konica Minolta range of digital print engines to complement its Ryobi offset presses.

Mirri Pak metallic board has been granted HP Indigo certification, opening up a range of added-value applications for users of the digital press range.

GDL has launched PrintCaf, a print franchise aimed at students and young professionals, which it claims offers "a modern high-performance friendly and helpful print environment".

Speculation is rife as to who the identity of the mystery bidder pursuing Xeikon after the Belgian digital press manufacturer announced the possible takeover last week.

Next year's Ipex exhibition has suffered the withdrawal of a second major digital press manufacturer.

German OEM manufacturer BDT has signed a $50m (£30m) four-year deal to supply its Tornado paper transport technology for use in two of HP Indigo's new B2 digital presses.

Staffordshire-based Reflex Print Solutions has replaced its Xerox 700 digital colour press with a Xerox 770 in an investment worth upwards of 60,000.

Dulles, VA-based Copy General this week announced the install of a 32-feet long, four-ton Xerox iGen 150 press as it looks to extend its exclusively digital offerings into larger formats.