Westdale Press is expecting to cut makereadies and reduce start up waste after investing in a 10-colour XL 105 Heidelberg Speedmaster long perfector, its second XL 105 in as many years.

Despite some high-profile failures, lean manufacturing is still worth pursuing, says Charles Gubert

Heidelberg has proposed a rights issue to raise approximately 420m euro (349m) following the publication of mixed results for the financial year to 31 March 2010.

Faster and higher-quality digital printers are attracting interest from companies looking to diversify, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi

Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana has brought together its creasing and cutting technology to release the CardXtra Plus multifunction finishing system.

Newspaper publisher Express Newspapers Group has confirmed that it is to go ahead with building a new print facility rather than upgrading its existing West Ferry facility.

Benson Group has invested in a brace of high-speed Bobst Masterfold lines to remove bottlenecks and balance capacity in folding and gluing production within its Gateshead plant.

How is a newspaper produced? Alok Singh spends time with the Bhaskar team who handle production control, scheduling and job flow. Not to mention printing, and despatching and deliveries

Danish software developer WebProof has launched a workflow that can deliver the same functionality as Enfocus Switch, but which is entirely free.

Bishops Printers has set its sights on hitting the 25m-turnover mark in the coming years after it completes its move to a new site.