Investment & installations
B&K orders Gämmerler finishing line
Southern German printer B&K Offsetdruck has ordered a complete finishing line from Gämmerler at Drupa (Hall 14, A80).
Highcon cuts first US deal for Beam
Highcon has sold its first Beam digital cutting and creasing line in the US to All Packaging Company.
Ricoh in eastern Europe first
Ricoh now has 15 European installations of its Pro VC60000 and has secured its first customer in central and Eastern Europe at Drupa.
Elanders boosts flexibility with HP buys
Elanders Group has signed a deal for five HP (Hall 17) presses in a multimillion-euro deal as it moves further into packaging and personalisation markets in Sweden and Germany.
Bachmann orders Inca Onset X3
Bachmann Druck, a screen printer based in northern Germany, has placed an order for an Onset X3 from Inca at Drupa.
Canon boasts strong sales growth
Canon’s sales are 30% up on last Drupa as it reached its show sales target for the 100ppm imagePress C10000VP by day three of the show.
Kodak comes of age with thermal CTPs
Kodak (Hall 5, F09) enjoyed a double celebration as it made its 21,000th thermal CTP sale, to Karton-Pak of Poland, while celebrating the 21st anniversary of the technology.
Dayfold invests in new filtration system
Print company Dayfold has bought a new water treatment and filtration system to improve quality, control variables and efficiency and is meanwhile looking to Drupa for a possible investment in foiling...
HP secures huge Indigo sales
HP (Hall 17) has secured sales for around 50 of its drupa-launched Indigo 12000s, including major deals with two of the world’s biggest web-to-print firms.
John Brailsford Printers transforms operations with post-press spend
A Rotherham printer has made an “enormous” impact on productivity after installing a host of new equipment, including a bookletmaker and binder.