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Meteor releases kit to support Fujifilm Dimatix printheads
Meteor Inkjet has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of its HDC-SG600 head driver card (HDC), printhead evaluation kit and waveform development kit for Fujifilm’s new Dimatix SG600...

Showcard enhances cutting capability with Elitron spend
Showcard Print has invested in an Elitron Kombo TAV-R 32.22 automatic cutting system to bring versatility to its short-run and complex or intensive production runs.

ASAP maps out Henry Boot’s magnetic presence
An age-old lesson of business success is to never forget where you’re from. Property developer Henry Boot – which manages bases across the North and Midlands from its headquarters in Sheffield – will...

Aspen boosts services in triple kit buy
Aspen has replaced four printers with a Canon Océ Colorado 1640 as part of a broader investment aimed at reducing its environmental impact and boosting its short-run capabilities.

MagnaColours acquires LJ Specialities
Inks supplier MagnaColours has acquired the goodwill and inventory of pigments, dyestuffs and speciality chemicals supplier LJ Specialities.

Summa adds laser-cutting to portfolio
Summa has acquired Nottingham laser-cutting systems specialist CadCam Technology (CCT) for an undisclosed sum.

New EFI hybrid gets the VIP treatment
EFI has handed “a more thorough launch” to its new Vutek h high-volume roll-to-roll/flatbed hybrid platform at a VIP event in Belgium.

ArtSystems to distribute Shining 3D tech
Distributor ArtSystems has partnered with 3D digitising and 3D printing specialist Shining 3D to bring the Chinese manufacturer’s products to the UK market.

Speedscreen ‘completes jigsaw’ with Fujifilm investment
Speedscreen has invested £145,000 in a new Acuity Select HS 38 from Fujifilm to “complete the missing jigsaw piece” in its kit portfolio.

Industry firms make Top Track list
Five printing industry firms made it onto this year’s Sunday Times Top Track 250 ranking, with four of the companies featured being new entrants to the 2018 list.