Post-press

Fespa marks European debut for Kongsberg C and V Series cutting tables
Esko will show its super-wide C Series and entry-level V Series Kongsberg cutting tables for the first time in Europe at next month's Fespa Digital 2014 exhibition in Munich, Germany (20-23 May).

Watkiss Automation launches Mamo laminators to UK market
Watkiss Automation has launched the Plasti series of hot and cold laminating machines from Italian finishing manufacturer Mamo into the UK.

Binding Store acquires sole UK distribution deal for Tauler laminators
Binding Store has been appointed the sole UK distributor for Spanish manufacturer Tauler's range of thermal laminators.

Tinkerers in search of the eureka moment
Print’s best-known eureka moment came more than 550 years ago, when Johannes Gutenberg figured out a way to print books using moveable type and a press based on the sort of screw press used for making...

Me & my: Fastbind Casematic H46Pro
In early 2011, Midlands-based digital print outfit John E Wright detected a growing trend. The company, which is headquartered in Nottingham and operates seven offices in nearby locations, noticed...

Argos sets affordability target with new inkjet coater
A new entry-level inkjet spot UV coater is set to hit the market this summer.

Loughborough uni brings PUR inhouse
Loughborough University’s design & print services department has installed a DigiBook 150 PUR binder from Morgana to improve the quality and flexibility of its finished products and to bring...

Finishline invests in MBO folders and Muller Martini Pantera in £1.2m spend
Oldham-based Finishline Print Finishers has invested £1.2m to expand its operations, signing for two MBO B30/444s, a Muller Martini Pantera PUR perfect binder and an additional 1,400sqm factory...

Tradeprint.co.uk orders first KBA as part of £4m spend
Tradeprint.co.uk has ordered a KBA Rapida 106 as part of a £4m spend that will also include a range of post-press and "added-value finishing" equipment, some of which was sourced at Ipex 2014.

IFS announced as exclusive UK supplier of Tecnau and LasermaxRoll
Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has been announced as the new exclusive UK supplier of Tecnau and LasermaxRoll equipment, taking over from Friedheim International.