New Nilpeter 17 FA-Line Press Installation at First Impression South Africa

Nilpeters agent in South Africa, CSM Machine Sales PTY Ltd, recently assisted long-time partner Uniprint, now First Impression, with a comprehensive company relocation to their new Hirt & Carter site at the Cornubia Industrial Business Estate in Durban, South Africa. The finishing touch was the installation of a new 17 Nilpeter FA-Line press.

Hobby Lobby Increases Overall Equipment Effectiveness by Over 30%

By year end 2019, Hobby Lobby will have 900 stores across the United States. In order to satisfy its printing needs for future expansion, Hobby Lobby Printing has replaced an older press with a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 4-color press with UV capabilities. To ensure that the press is reaching peak productivity, Hobby Lobby is using Heidelbergs Saphira Consumables and Heidelberg Assistant – an intelligent online platform of data driven smart services for Heidelberg customers.

Martin One Source Expands with RMGT 9 Series Press

Martin One Source was founded 30 years ago as a forms distributor and print broker specializing in fully integrated business forms and high-quality print projects. As business quickly grew, President and CEO, Chuck Martin realized it would be more profitable to bring his print work in house, adding his first press to the operation in 2005. By 2007, Martin One Source added a fully automated 6-Up Ryobi 755XL equipped with state-of-the-art UV curing and the company quickly established itself as the leading high value add printer in Central Illinois.

Spande to Attend Labelexpo Europe for the First Time in Company History

Chinese machine supplier Spande will attend Labelexpo Europe 2019 for the first time in the companys 10-year history. Spande will present the S7 Series flexo press, launched at a large event at Spandes Shanghai factory in May 2019. Spande Chairman Steven Ye is excited to launch in Europe: This is our first show on such a big international stage, and the first step in our global market strategy. We look forward to meeting European customers, and introducing them to our intelligent, productive, easy-to-operate flexo printing solution.

Graphco Showcases Refresh Your Pressroom at PRINT 19

Graphco, the Midwest and Southeastern US Distributor for RMGT, GEW UV and the US Distributor for Foliant Laminators,will feature the theme Refresh Your Pressroom at the PRINT 19 show held in Chicago, IL on September 3-5, 2019. To highlight this theme, visitors to the Graphco booth will see the value of adding LED-UV curing to their offset pressroom and live demonstrations will be presented in the booth showcasing a variety of Foliant laminating solutions.

MPS globally introducing Talk to me connectivity platform into all machines

The innovative MPS Talk to me connectivity technology, providing real-time data exchange and control, will now be introduced into all future MPS presses on a global scale. During Labelexpo Europe 2019, the overall program will be presented as part of the Beyond the Machine experience on MPS booth 11C20, September 24-27 in Brussels.

Thursday 19. September 2019

Russian printing company strengthens market position by investing in complete solution from Heidelberg

The printing company 2×2 in the city of Blagoveshchensk in the Far East of Russia has installed a complete solution from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). The package includes Russias first Speedmaster CX 75 five-color press with coating unit, Prinect Production Manager workflow software, and a Polar N 92 cutting machine and Stahlfolder Ti 52 folding machine for postpress. The companys intention with this substantial investment is to further expand its market position and strengthen its competencies.