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DIGITAL NEWS

Kongsberg PCS launches new Micropress’s
digital revamp

digital cutter Micropress has put Canon

inkjet technology at the cen-
tre of its £3.5m digital print-
Kongsberg Precision come.” ing revamp. The firm has
Cutting Systems (Kongsberg He added: “With corru- built a new 1,600sqm exten-
PCS) has launched a new gated converters around the sion at its Reydon, Suffolk
digital cutting platform, the world under increasing pres- site to house its new short-
Kongsberg Ultimate. sure to produce better, run printing division, and
The machine was faster, safer, and more effi- construction work is now
unveiled on 30 November largely complete.
2024. The Kongsberg ciently to meet the demands Micropress has invested in
Ultimate features “innova- of the global market, we a Canon VarioPrint iX3200
tive drive technology” and have underlined our com-
an acceleration rate of up to mitment to deliver a solu- sheetfed inkjet press that will
2.74G, according to the tion that has been be delivered in January, and
manufacturer, as well as a Fox: “the Kongsberg Ultimate promises to redefine standards” engineered for precision and is set to be running 24/6 by
cutting speed of 168m/min. and other materials with less investment for convertors of built for productivity. February.
Kongsberg PCS in a environmental impact. corrugated board,” said “Businesses seeking to With an eye on the future,
statemet, said that the “Engineered with our Kongsberg PCS president elevate their operations Micropress also looked at
device runs on six core val- deep understanding of cor- and CEO Stuart Fox. need look no further than continuous feed digital
ues, the business added: rugated and display convert- “Enhancing operations the Kongsberg Ultimate.” presses as part of the project,
Productivity, Precision, and Cross said that type of
Safety, Uptime, User ers’ needs for precision, the and providing a significant Kongsberg PCS became a equipment was “firmly on
E x p e r i e n c e , a n d Kongsberg Ultimate prom- competitive advantage, the standalone company in 2021 our radar”. Its digital team
Sustainability. On the latter ises to redefine standards platform sets a new industry following its acquisition has already been ramped up
point, the machine is said to and usher in a new era of benchmark and is set to from Esko in 2020 by private in anticipation of the expan-
incorporate greater use of productivity and innovation, drive the future of corru- equity firm OpenGate sion, with 15 people working
recycled, readily recycled, delivering a fast return on gated production for years to Capital. on the digital side.
Agfa showcases B1 inkjet SF Taylor in Xerox

power at SpeedSet reveal FreeFlow Vision first

SF Taylor has become the
Agfa has taken the wraps first UK company to inte-
off its SpeedSet 1060 B1 for- grate Xerox FreeFlow
mat sheetfed inkjet press at Vision software into its
a VIP customer event in print operations. Xerox
Cambridge. Around 30 FreeFlow Vision offers real-
hand-picked customers time, at-a-glance visibility
from around the world saw and control of production
the press printing at its top operations in a web-based Simon Young and Rob Dolan
speed of 150m/min, or the platform. Harnessing
equivalent of 11,000sph at advanced AI and machine “This marks a significant
the Inca facility, now Brooks with senior PR & press manager Mike Horsten at the event learning technologies, it is stride forward in our com-
said to boost productivity
rebranded as Agfa. UK and lightweight 0.2mm paper to “We focused on B1 folding for users, particularly those mitment to delivering
Ireland customers in attend- 2mm microflute – widened cartons because B1 is the with multiple production unparalleled services to our
ance included DS Smith, its potential appeal. size needed for this market presses, including Xerox clients. The efficiency
Delta Group, Simpson He described the press as to adopt digital. The and non-Xerox devices. enhancements gained
Group and McGowans. The “robust and agile”, with SpeedSet fits into the exist- “We are strengthening through this collaboration
core target market for the “killer speed” and said it ing process. SpeedSet cus- our partnership with Xerox will empower our clients
SpeedSet is folding cartons, was built to last for at least tomers can consider by seamlessly integrating with faster, more reliable
although Matt Brooks, head 15 years. “The first print is replacing multiple devices, FreeFlow Vision software services and contribute to
of packaging at Agfa’s the right one,” he stated. and it is opening up some into our operations,” said our journey towards a more
Digital Print Solutions busi- “And we are able to run at conversations about multi- Simon Young, managing sustainable future by reduc-
ness, pointed out that its these speeds consistently ple equipment replace- director at Stockport, ing resource consumption
substrate versatility – from and reliably.” ment,” he added. Cheshire-based SF Taylor. and waste.”

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