Newspaper production

Going nuclear: dryer/paster firm Megtec sold

Jul 11, 2014 at 11:37 am by Staff

The power generation group of giant Babcock & Wilcox has acquired press peripherals maker Megtec Systems. The US company formed by the 1997 merger of the French-owned Mat.... Read More

Agfa adds large-format Avalon

Jul 11, 2014 at 11:32 am by Staff

Agfa has added a new star to its external-drum thermal platesetter range. The Avalon N16-80 XT is a fully configurable top-end solution for high-volume publishing and packagi.... Read More

Canon pitches primer-free digital on coated stocks

Jul 08, 2014 at 01:52 pm by Staff

Canon has joined the multi-substrate digital print fray with its first inkjet web capable of printing on coated stocks. The wide (762 mm) web Océ ImageStream 3500 will print.... Read More

Control upgrade saves waste at Gaston

Jul 07, 2014 at 01:49 pm by Staff

New consoles and presets are part of an control upgrade at the Gaston Gazette. Contractor Harland Simon says its upgrade of the GMI inkers – including Prima RIPSet preset tec.... Read More

Auckland deal: Kiwis to set an example in sharing

Jul 04, 2014 at 11:58 am by Staff

Fairfax Media NZ is quietly abandoning plans for a greenfield print site in Auckland with the announcement that it will outsource work to rival APN’s Ellerslie plant. The two.... Read More