Presses
Packaging and labelling appetite drives Lewisburg Printing Mitsubishi buy
Looking to drive further growth in its packaging and labelling business, Tennessee-based Lewisburg Printing has added a Diamond 6000LX sheetfed press to its lineup of other Mitsubishi printing...
Ferrostaal enters US, Canada as Ryobi press distributor
Essen, Germany-based Ferrostaal AG has moved into the US market as the new master distributor for Ryobi commercial presses, taking over that role from xpedx Printing Technologies.
Ruddocks buys Speedmaster XL to boost turnover a fifth
Lincoln-based Ruddocks has bought a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-5+L.
AJS Labels boosts digital capacity by 200% with HP spend
AJS Labels unveiled the largest chunk of its 1m 2011 digital spend last week, part of the Littlehampton firm's strategy to boost its short to medium-run adhesive label firepower.
Konica Minolta to launch textile printers at ITMA 2011
Konica Minolta will launch two new textile printers, the Nassenger Pro 1000 and Nassenger Pro 60, at next month's ITMA 2011 textile machinery exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, from 22-29 September.
Star Product: Ricoh Pro C751
Ricoh's latest is targeted at the burgeoning light production market
Wifag completes Solna acquisition
Newspaper press manufacturer Wifag has expanded its range of machinery after acquiring Swedish press manufacturer Solna.
Cincinnati newspaper to become first with new compact, sectioned print format
The <i>Cincinnati Enquirer</i> will become the first newspaper in the world to convert to a new press configuration that provides a smaller size while maintaining both the broadsheet look and...
MPS to launch EXL Sleeve-Offset press at LabelExpo
MPS Systems BV, a UV flexo press manufacturer, will launch its new EXL Sleeve-Offset press at its stand (11Q40) at LabelExpo Europe 2011 to be held from 28 September to 1 October.
"Why I love letterpress" by Sachin Shardul
Letterpress dates back to the 15th century, to Johannes Gutenberg himself. Sachin Shardul reminisces his love for the technology which began the revolution in print.