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Duplo unveils new DBM-700 Oppboga Bruk
to invest more
bookletmaker Oppboga Bruk is targeting
Swedish board mill
growth in the luxury and
premium packaging, plastic-
Duplo has unveiled the their capabilities, while replacement packaging and
successor to its popular achieving exceptional sign and display segments
DBM-600 bookletmaker, results.” with a multimillion-euro
the DBM-700. Launched on While the bookletmaker spend on a new production
21 November and available can be configured with a line.
immediately, the DBM-700 DBM-700S square spine The multiply paperboard
presents a completely new unit or DBM-700T trim- speciality mill, which has
core to Duplo’s modular sys- ming unit, for now, it will sales of around €23m
tem, capable of producing continue using the same (£20m), is investing
ancillary equipment – col-
up to 2,000 square-spined The successor to Duplo’s DBM-600 bookletmaker, the DBM-700 lating towers and digital between €5m-€6m in a
booklets per hour. It’s avail- feeders – as the DBM-600. state-of-the-art laminating
line that it believes will dou-
able with two or four stitch- tions, with a top one-up innovation and meeting the Duplo said the new booklet- ble its production capacity.
i ng he ad s. Th e speed of 4,600 A5 booklets evolving needs of the print maker will cost around 20% Ground works have already
square-spined booklets, of up to 10 sheets, or 5,200 industry,” said Martyn more than the DBM-600, of begun, with CEO Andrew
which give a “perfect-bound of 105x200mm booklets of Train, managing director of which a few remain in stock, Robinson hoping the line
look and feel”, according to up to five sheets per hour. Duplo UK. and is aimed at users looking will be in production during
Duplo, are significantly eas- Two-up speeds can reach “The system represents a for a step-up in automation. September 2024. The
ier to produce at speed. as fast as 9,000 booklets per significant leap forward for Sales launch immediately bespoke lamination
This higher pace of pro- hour, trimmer dependent. offering our customers the through Duplo channels, machine is being built by a
duction is carried over into “The DBM-700 exemplifies means to achieve much along with a handful of consortium of European
the machine’s other func- Duplo’s commitment to more, and faster: expanding authorised distributors. partners.
Ricoh premieres 2024 flagship Fedrigoni updates

high-speed inkjet Imitlin range

Ricoh has unveiled a new Fedrigoni Group has
flagship high-speed inkjet refreshed and expanded its
line that it said offered a 50% range of embossed Imitlin
productivity boost on its pre- papers as part of a wider
decessor. The Ricoh Pro strategy to position the prod-
VC80000 is targeted at appli- ucts for elegant packaging
cations including direct mail, applications.The new tactile
publishing and commercial and textured Imitlin range –
print.
The duplexing press is, It sets a new standard in automation and data first intelligence a portmanteau of Imitation Made from FSC-certified fibres
according to Ricoh, the and Linen – “combines ele-
smallest machine in its class nificantly boost output and rollers to halve the start-up gance with strength”, six new shades that follow
coming in at under 10 metres simultaneously bring down times of typical dryers. according to Fedrigoni, the latest market trends in
in length in standard twin- total cost of ownership. It also comes with auto- offering anti-fingerprint line with the WGSN Global
engined configuration. It “It sets a new standard in mated quality control treatment, light-fast colours, Colour Forecast: Vibrant
runs CMYK on 585mm reels automation and data first through Pro Scanner, for and a high folding endur- Ochre, Teal Green, Jade
and is capable of 1,200dpi intelligence to increase pro- inline colour to colour and ance that suits creative Green, Grey Stone (compat-
and a top speed of 150m/min. ductivity and usable output front to back consistency. Pro applications including ible with Sirio Pietra), Pink
While the flat-out speed is with consistency across oper- Scanner, first introduced as boxes, shopping bags, cases, Sand (compatible with Sirio
the same as the VC70000 it ators and shifts,” said Eef de an option on the VC70000, covers, and notebooks. Nude), and Ginger Brown.
will replace, when it begins Ridder, VP Graphic The range is made from
shipping in early 2024, Communications Group, can be linked with FSC-certified virgin fibres In addition to the new
according to Ricoh the new Ricoh Europe. Supervisor for shop-floor and is completely biodegrad- shades, the latest range also
generation platform uses a One of the new features is data collection delivered able and recyclable.The new includes a new embossing
“unique family of software Ricoh’s ‘firefly’ dryer technol- through web-based dash- line of embossed papers called E/R00 Diana, which
and hardware tools” that sig- ogy, which uses small, heated boards. includes the introduction of mimics the texture of leather.
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