Investment & installations

Aztec Label switches to LED
Aztec Label has converted five of its seven label production lines to UV LED curing, with its last two lines due for conversion by the end of January.

Standard 8 invests in Kongsberg X24 Edge
Standard 8 has installed a Konsberg X24 cutting table to handle growing demand for acrylic work.

Ciconi in UK first Riso install
Ciconi has become the first company in the UK to install the Riso Valezus T1200.

Sirane ups capacity with new Bobst
Flexible pouch manufacturer Sirane Group is set to install the first Bobst Vision CI flexo press in the UK.

Pip and Chip buys Mimaki to bolster bubbling bobbin business
Gloucester-based specialist print business Pip and Chip has installed a Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX 2.5x1.3m UV LED flatbed printer to keep up with demand.

Rocket Graphics secures trajectory with Vutek install
Rocket Graphics installed an EFI Vutek 5r+ roll-to-roll printer at the start of December to back up a record year for the firm.

FaberExposize UK buys new calender before New Year
FaberExposize UK has taken delivery of a Klieverik GTC101-3500 dye-sublimation fixation calender.

UPG backs expansion with Jeti Tauro
Large format digital print house UPG has backed up its plans for expansion with an investment in an Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500 LED UV digital press.

Optichrome supports landscape books with Horizon install
Optichrome has taken on a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) to improve the speed, quality, and reliability of short-run landscape book production.

ImageData buys itself a Vutek for Christmas
ImageData Group has placed an order for an EFI Vutek Q5r UV LED roll-to-roll printer, installed yesterday (12 December).