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MPS Open House Demos Offset and Flexo Presses

On display was the EXL410 UV full-servo offset press, which can be equipped with multiple converting units, as well as the EF410 flexo press

Masterpress Installs Omet XFlex X6 Press

Ten-color machine is first OMET press equipped with its new sleeve-based offset units

Four Star Color Propels Growth with KBA

Package printer adds heavier board stock with 41-in. Rapida 105 press

Dura-Fibre Folding Carton Material Runs Well

Heavyweight folding carton board is said to run well on many brands of presses

McCowat-Mercer Packaging Partners with KBA for New Rapida 105 Press

First new post-Drupa press with faster speed and increased automation to be installed in North America

Codimag Press Has Quality, Cost Benefits

The VIVA 340 press from Codimag is said to combine benefits of offset and flexo, offering efficiency and deep colors

Epic Litho Installs Komori’s Lithrone G40

First company in the Mid-Atlantic to offer its advanced printing capabilities

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Names New CEO

With a successful drupa leading to major orders, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen sets a new course toward profitability and brings in a new leader

Goss Joins Focus on Packaging at drupa

With 11 web presses sold at drupa 2012, Goss International celebrates a successful show as well as an increased focus on packaging markets

Heidelberg Sells Drupa Display Machine to Colordruck

Folding carton manufacturer buys world’s first Speedmaster XL 106 six-color press with dual coating unit

Lithuanian Converter Opts for Speedmaster SX 74

Garsu Pasaulis deploys Heidelberg technology for security, packaging, and label applications

Flexible Packaging | Precision Press First To Install Goss Sunday Vpak Press

Flexpack and label converter demonstrates confidence in new variable sleeve web offset technology

Duncan Print Group Adds New Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105

Machine's capacity for printing on plastic allows company to tap new market opportunities

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

Eliminate the extra mounting step by printing or foil stamping directly on thick SBS board from vertically integrated Lamitech.

Turner Printing Invests in Heidelberg Speedmaster

Ireland’s first Speedmaster SM 52 Anicolor will meet customers’ demand for short runs and fast turnaround service

German Label Converter Expands into Flex-Packs, Cartons with OMET Press

Illert Etiketten invests in a eight-color OMET VaryFlex-F1 press to expand its converted offerings to include flex-pack and cartons

New Offset Printing Press Expands Sales at Hammer Packaging

Hammer Packaging is reported the first US customer to install a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 press with production having started the first week in April

Keller Crescent Adds Splicer

GREENSBORO, NC | Keller Crescent has installed an ECP splicer from Martin Automatic to provide nonstop unwinding to a new Muller Martini Alprinta offset

Blanket Delivers Quality

For high-speed sheetfed applications, dayGraphica DuraZone 5200 offset blanket is designed to deliver high print quality and durability. Resists smashes

Blanket Offers Smash Resistance

Zenith 660 is a robust, long-life sheetfed offset blanket said to provide excellent on-press stability and great smash resistance due to a thick compressible

New MLP Press Improves Profits

CARROLLTON, GA | Printed Specialties has added a 40-in. Diamond 3000LX press from Mitsubishi that accommodates stock ranging from 0.0016-0.040 in. It

Control Ink, Save Time

Microcolor/Mercury automated ink control for letterpress and offset presses is said to provide savings of both production time and waste material. System

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

For New York-based Hammer Packaging, leadership means staying ahead of the curve, adopting new technology, and valuing its employees. As the recipient

Graphic Packaging Adds Print Capacity with MLP

The Consumer Products Div. of Graphic Packaging Intl., Marietta, GA, is adding capacity with an eight-color Mitsubishi Diamond V3000LX press. Plant manager Joe Mahoney says

Board Printing: Quality Is Key

Brazilian packaging printer Brasilgrafica offers a model of how a comprehensive quality policy can be implemented in a printing company. Managing director

Automated Color Functions

The Diamond Color Navigator automates color corrections and basic press functions. Press operators use a touchscreen color wheel to fine-tune colors on

Offset Printing: Spin in a New Direction

Disc Graphics knows first hand that differentiation is always a critical attribute in a competitive environment. In an era when vinyl records still reigned

Bell Invests in VLF

Heidelberg recently sold a Speedmaster XL 162 VLF press to Bell Inc., Sioux Falls, SD. Bell is supporting its new press with a Suprasetter 162 VLF CtP system. Both the press and platesetting device are scheduled to be installed in April

Standard Installs MLP Diamond UV Press

The Standard Group is enhancing the production capabilities at its Southern Standard Cartons division with the installation of an eight-color Mitsubishi (MLP) Diamond V3000LX sheetfed press equipped with a UV coater

Mitsubishi Streamlines

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | MLP USA, a subs. of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Tokyo, Japan, reports its parent company plans to establish a subsidiary dedicated

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