News

HP has sealed a huge Japanese deal for a new books-on-demand factory at Drupa, and has also announced a collaboration with packaging giant Smurfit Kappa for its upcoming C500 corrugated solution.

Ashford Colour Press has become the first company to purchase Domino’s new K630i digital booklet system, in a deal worth approximately €750,000 (£590,000).

CNPIEC, a public publishing company belonging to the Chinese government, has invested in a CMC Cartonwrap 1000 box-on-demand system.

St Ives has begun production for Royal Mail’s two newly launched online print services for small businesses and consumers.

Jubilee Greenwood Press is saving time and money after bringing all its laminating work in-house following a review.

After a successful restructuring process, struggling specialist substrate manufacturer Neschen has been taken over by German investment group Blue Cap.

Centrum Printing from Sydney, Australia, has placed the first order at Drupa for a large-format system from KBA.

Gomer Press has bought two new pieces of equipment from Kolbus to help it cope with increasing demand for both sewn and casebound books.

Scodix has sold almost 40 machines in the first week of Drupa (Hall 4, D60) .

Southern German printer B&K Offsetdruck has ordered a complete finishing line from Gämmerler at Drupa (Hall 14, A80).

Highcon has sold its first Beam digital cutting and creasing line in the US to All Packaging Company.

Ricoh now has 15 European installations of its Pro VC60000 and has secured its first customer in central and Eastern Europe at Drupa.

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 Druck, a screen printer based in northern Germany, has placed an order for an Onset X3 from Inca at Drupa.

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.