News

Epson (5-A01) has launched its new 1.1m-wide SureColor SC-P10000 printer at Drupa, a smaller version of the 1.6m wide SC-P20000..

Mohn Media Mohndruck has placed an order with Manroland Web Systems for a new 96-page rotary web press for its Gütersloh, Germany site.

Sakal, the Indian newspaper and commercial business group, has invested €2m (£1.6m) with KBA (16-C47) and Bobst (10-A60) at Drupa to move into packaging.

Ireland-based trade printer Walsh Colour Print has signed for three Komori (15-D04) presses at Drupa, in a deal worth around €6m (£4.7m).

UK-based Vale Press has spent approximately £1m at Drupa, purchasing a Duplo iSaddle system and a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with Prinect Inpress Control.

Direct Services Gütersloh, owned by Bertelsmann, has ordered a Truepress Jet520ZZ from Screen (8a-C11) at Drupa.

German company AFD Direktwerbung has ordered a One2Out line from Ferag at Drupa.

Screen Europe vice-president of solutions and technology Tim Taylor left his role during Drupa and is understood to be taking up a new position at Ricoh.

Design, copy and print operation Sprint is looking to speed up its platemaking sixfold by installing a new Heidelberg Suprasetter A 75.

UK printer Augustus Martin has signed for three, new wide-format flatbed UV inkjet printers from the Inca Onset X series, at Drupa.

City Printing has achieved big cost efficiencies on short-runs after installing a PUR binder from Morgana Systems.

Kodak has exceeded its Drupa target for Prosper inkjet press sales, with six deals sealed at the show by Tuesday, including a press bound for the UK.

Konica Minolta has sold its first AccurioJet KM-1 UV B2 digital presses, to two US companies at Drupa. The machine had its commercial launch at the show.

Komori (15-D04) has secured nine letters of intent for its B1 Impremia NS40 sheetfed digital press.

MGI Digital Graphic Technology (5-D21) has called Drupa 2016 its “best ever” after seeing sales reach the “high double digits”.