More and more label printers are facing the challenge of making short-run production cost- efficient. In response to this trend and to coincide with the 200th Gallus ECS 340 to be successfully installed since this machine system was launched at Labelexpo 2009, Gallus is inviting potential customers from the whole of Europe and the rest of the world to St.Gallen for the "Gallus Short Run Days" on 10 and 11 April 2014.

On two information-packed days with four different workshops, participants will be able to watch live demonstrations of the Gallus ECS 340 with "Plus" update package and also the near-line solution comprising the Linoprint L digital drop-on-demand (DoD) system and the Gallus ECS C converting system.

Agenda includes educational seminars and technology demonstrations

Mark Andy continues its commitment to converters with an Open House to be held at the company's global headquarters in Chesterfield, Missouri, on 25, 26, 27 March. The single-day agenda will be repeated each of the three days, and will include educational sessions as well as live demonstrations of the latest Mark Andy and Rotoflex technologies.

Edale, UK manufacturers of web-fed flexo printing presses and converting equipment, are pleased to report that longstanding customer, Craig & Parsons, have purchased their fifth Edale machine since their very first was installed back in 1999.

Craig & Parsons based in Folkestone, Kent, were established in 1945 with the labelling division started up in 1970. The company has continued to grow and run as a strong family business boasting three generations of experience and knowledge.

MPS America LLC joins other leaders from the narrow web supply chain in the Flexpack Tech Tour, a series of seminars across the USA addressing challenges, direction and solutions with flexible package printing.

MPS today announced its participation with other leaders from the narrow web flexible supply chain in hosting the Flexpack Tech Tour, a series of free seminars across the USA to share knowledge and discuss flexible packaging trends, challenges and solutions. At the first seminar in California, Denny McGee and Eric van den Berg of MPS America LLC will be presenting the EF multi-substrate press technology in addition to the EXL-packaging press, solutions which allow narrow web printers to capitalize on flexible packaging opportunities.

Baden-Württemberg's environment minister visits KBA-MetalPrint

KBA-MetalPrint GmbH is known around the world as the global leader for metal decorating presses. But it was the company's additional front-line competence in air purification and energy recovery systems which attracted prominent visitors to its headquarters in Stuttgart at the end of February: The central topic of the meeting with Baden-Württemberg's environment minister Franz Untersteller, other Green Party politicians and representatives of interested enterprises was energy efficiency. This is after all a subject which often fails to attract the attention it deserves in the current energy transition debate.

Only several months after a ROLAND 707 LV HS was installed at the Offsetdruckerei Schwarzach GmbH plant, the well-known Austrian printing company made a swift and bold move: it purchased another one that is equipped with UV.

The two acquisitions bring up the total ordered number of Manroland sheetfed ROLAND 700 at Offsetdruckerei Schwarzach GmbH over 80 units – solid proof of a close partnership built on trust and consistent ability to deliver great results.

The Indianapolis Star, with five GEOMAN presses, and The Daily Advertiser equipped with two UNISET presses orders retrofits to modernize their pressroom equipment.

Gannett Publishing Services has chosen the expertise from manroland web systems Inc. to upgrade and retrofit the press control systems on their manroland web systems presses at The Indianapolis Star in Indianapolis, Indiana, and at The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Classy publications in waterless coldset with inline coating

Rheinisch Bergische Druckerei (RBD) in Düsseldorf has already been using a KBA Cortina to print the regional daily Rheinische Post in a waterless offset process for the past four years. Further products are advertising freesheets, diverse special publications and supplements on the most varied papers – all in exceptionally high print quality.

The installation of a 5-color Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 press with Inpress Control, aqueous coater and extended delivery earlier this month marked a watershed moment for Ryan Printing in Blauvelt, NY. The new press heralds the one-shift operation's transition from half- to full-size shop with competitive firepower to spare.

"Before the installation, we were thinking of adding a second shift based on rising volume, but the speed (16,500 sph) and productivity of the CX 102 has made that unnecessary," Ryan said.

·         Expertise spans the full range of high-speed web applications

·         UK market at the forefront of commercial web offset developments

·         Trade show exhibit highlights new direction

MPS and local representative ROTOCON will inform visitors how the new EB press can benefit their print production.

MPS today announced its participation together with its local agent ROTOCON at Label Summit Africa 2014, held March 10-11th in Cape Town, South Africa. The two-day conference and table-top exhibition will be held for the second time and is Africa's leading package and printing event. Visitors are welcomed to MPS stand number 19 to learn about the benefits of the MPS press lines: the new EB cost-effective flexo press and the EF flexo multi-substrate press line; both ideal solutions for the African printing and converting industry.

Medium-format Rapidas are a hit in Singapore and Southeast Asia

A five-colour Rapida 105 with coater from Koenig & Bauer (KBA) was installed at Singaporean commercial printer Ngai Heng in early 2013. The success story of the high-performance KBA Rapida press series continues in the Asia Pacific region with this installation.