KBA and Xerox Target Folding Carton Market With Digital Sheet-Fed Press

KBA Sheetfed Solutions and Xerox announced a partnership to develop an industrial digital sheetfed press for the folding carton market.  The KBA Varijet 106 Powered by Xerox integrates Xerox Impika inkjet technology into the KBA Rapida 106 press platform. The press, in the final stages of development, will print 4,500 B1 750 x 1060 millimeters…

Domino Launches its K630i & K600i at Drupa 2016

Domino Digital Printing Solutions launched its new solutions for digital booklet production, Domino K630i monochrome digital press and  for B2 sheet-fed printing, Domino K600i monochrome printer and demonstrated its latest ‘Textures by Domino’ label printing solution at drupa ’16. Philip Easton, Director of Domino’s Digital Printing Solutions Division, commented,  “Domino is committed to delivering solutions that provide…

Smurfit Kappa and HP to Revolutionalise Corrugated Post-Print Production

HP at Drupa announced its strategic collaboration agreement with  Smurfit Kappa, a world leader in paper-based packaging solutions to further develop the recently announced digital corrugated post-print solution, the HP PageWide C500 Press. HP Page Wide C500 Press will enable Smurfit Kappa to print direct-to-board with quality to substitute lithography, deliver faster turnarounds with just-in-time production…

Dulari Digital, First Indian Company to Order Impremia IS29 from Komori

Dulari Digital specialises in wedding, photo, and commercial print in the India’s State of Punjab. Aman Goel, Director at Dulari, said, ”After seeing the prints, I am confident that that the IS29 will deliver the kind of colour consistency with a wide range of colour gamuts, that we need.” The litho quality IS 29 is…

Prakash Launches SG50 Automatic Splicing Machine Globally

The Indian web offset press manufacturer, Prakash Web Offset​ launched  SG50 automatic splicing machine a globally at Drupa. The SG50, of which there are 12 units installed, is a shaftless reel changer with a maximum splicing speed of 460 metres per minute. The SG50, which Prakash Web Offset director Saurabh Gupta calls it world’s most…

Pune’s Kadam Digital Buys DigiBook 450 PUR

Morgana Digibook 450 – the perfect binding machine for digital or litho printers was on display at drupa 2016 and has been bought by  Pune’s Kadam Digital. The sales was facilitated by Malhotra Graphics, Morgana’s India representative. PUR is the strongest, most flexible binding adhesive available and offers several additional advantages over other binding adhesives. When inks, coatings or…

Collaborative Robots in Action at PackPlus 2016

Most industry veterans would find this image rather ironic –they’re used to seeing robots as giant machines behind safety cages, not in close proximity to human beings. That is all about to change. Collaborative robots, or “Cobots” as they’ve been nicknamed, are now in India. These force-sensitive smart robots are capable of working next to…

Heidelberg to Present Speedmaster XL 106 at drupa

Heidelberg has unveiled the next generation of its flagship XL range, the Speedmaster XL 106, with one of the first machines slated for installation at Anton Group as part of a £40m, three-press deal the firm is set to sign at drupa. The 750×1,060mm-format XL106 is targeted at commercial and packaging applications and Heidelberg already…

Kodak Brings the “Science to Create” to drupa 2016

Kodak will unveil a series of new products  at drupa 2016. With a broad range of new developments and enhancements, Kodak continues to drive the evolution of the graphic arts industry. Kodak will introduce a new process free plate. With demand for its process free Kodak Sonora Plates growing to over 3000 customers, Kodak’s latest…

Xerox to Introduce Two New Inkjet Presses at Drupa

Xerox recently announced that it will be launching two new inkjet presses, the Xerox Brenva HD Production Inkjet Press and the Xerox Trivor 2400 Inkjet Press at Drupa 2016. These presses are the first innovative series of inkjet offerings to come from Xerox. The Brenva HD and Trivor 2400 will enable print providers to accelerate…