Newspaper production

Swiss partnership takes over CTP maker Luscher

Jun 09, 2013 at 09:52 pm by Staff

The parent of Swiss press maker Wifag has bought CTP developer Luscher in partnership with flexo/gravure specialist Heliograph. The deal sees Wifag-Polytype Holding and Helio.... Read More

Pulling out of shared printing bucks a trend

May 26, 2013 at 03:49 am by Staff

A German publisher is bucking consolidation trends by pulling out of a print partnership and spending $27 million to set up its own plant. Badisches Tagblatt in Baden Baden i.... Read More

China Print visitors get first look at Goss’s highly-automated new baby

May 14, 2013 at 09:10 pm by Staff

Take as many Community parts as you can, add components for auto plateloading, compact slide-apart sideframes, smart software and more… and it’s the new Goss Magn.... Read More

Move a manroland press? No problem, says KBA subsidiary

May 08, 2013 at 03:26 am by Staff

KBA’s retrofit subsidiary PHS has won the contract to move a manroland newspaper press across Germany. A 13-year-old four-web Geoman press belonging to Märkische O.... Read More

More hybrid colour for Saudi’s Al-Yaum

May 06, 2013 at 08:11 pm by Staff

An eight-tower KBA Continent press at Al-Yaum in Dammam, Saudi Arabia is being extended to meet demand for more pages and extra colour. Two towers and a second dryer are bein.... Read More