Category: Offset and CtP
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RMGT shows off press automation
RMGT‘s stand at IGAS 2022 was dominated by a 970 PF8 offset press
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Heidelberg shows 21,000 sph press
Heidelberg has demonstrated an option to increase the running speed of its B1 Speedmaster XL106 from 18,000 to 21,000 sheets per hour, making it the fastest sheetfed offset press in the world.
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Heidelberg upgrades SX102
Heidelberg has announced the latest generation of its Speedmaster SX102 B1 offset press, adding a range of automation features from its flagship XL presses.
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Heidelberg to sell PURe inks
Heidelberg is now selling the PURe range of inks alongside its Saphira consumables to its European customers. The PURe group is a spin-off of Epple Druckfarben AG and has developed its ink system with sustainability in mind.
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Harlow Printing invests in RMGT 920 SRA1 press
Harlow Printing, a commercial printer based in South Shields in the north of England, has installed a four-colour RMGT 920 offset litho press complete with LED-UV curing.
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Screen updates 4-up platesetter
Screen has updated its 4-page PlateRite 4600 range of thermal platesetters with a new 4600N series, which appear to offer the same level of productivity as the outgoing series though Screen claims that it has improved their usability and that this should lead to reduced operating costs.
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Screen launches new VLF platesetters
Screen has announced a new thermal VLF platesetter, the PlateRite Ultima 40000N, which use an external drum design and are suitable for plates large enough to accommodate 40 A4 pages. They should be available worldwide at some point this month though this will vary from region to region.
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Koenig and Bauer updates Rapida 76
Koenig and Bauer has released the latest generation of its Rapida 76 B2 offset press, which has a revamped design with improved accessibility for easy handling and faster servicing, along the lines of the new Rapida 106 X.
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Actega continues supplying Koenig and Bauer
Actega has been supplying consumables for inline finishing to Koenig and Bauer since November 2016 and has now agreed to continue this arrangement for the next five years.
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Healey’s installs RMGT LED UV offset press
Healey’s Print Group, based in Ipswich, UK, has installed a B3 520GX offset litho press from Ryobi Mitsubishi Graphic Technology complete with LED UV curing.
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Bertelsmann signs up with Heidelberg
Bertelsmann Printing Group (BPG), based in Gütersloh, Germany, has signed a subscription contract with Heidelberg for two of its sites, Mohn Media in Gütersloh and Vogel Druck in Höchberg near Würzburg.
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Tresu launches Global Service
The Tresu Group, which supplies ancillaries for the flexo sector, has announced a new holistic care programme that offers round-the-clock support, on-going machine optimisation, training and testing.