The press, which is being offered by Ryobi UK distributor Apex Digital Graphics, is smaller and less expensive than the manufacturer's GX series five-colour.

Joining existing launches in the range of a two-colour and four-colour press, the Ryobi 525GE will come with a list price of around £289,000.

Neil Handforth, sales and marketing director at Apex, said: "The GE variant offers considerable automation, but will take some 38% less space than a five-colour GX machine, making it ideal for companies where shopfloor space is at a premium."

The press comes with a semi-automatic plate changing system, as well as automated cleaning for ink rollers and blankets and ink volume setter software. It is also supplied with Ryobi's PCS-JX printing control system fitted as standard.