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      Layflat.com launches all-in-                                                             Soto joins
                                                                                               Rotocon
      one book block system                                                                    Francisco Soto as director of
                                                                                                Rotocon has appointed

                                                                                               sales, covering Canada,
                                                                                               Florida (US), Latin America
        Layflat.com has launched                                         the eye of many people   and the Caribbean to expand
      a new fully automatic book                                         attending the show and was   business in the Americas.
      block system consisting of                                         just another element to   Soto will support customers
      an in-line press and in-line                                       highlight how well Layflat.  and grow business for
      soft cover module.                                                 com machines operate.  Rotocon’s Ecoline and
        According to exclusive UK                                         “The in-line press’s debut   Chrome equipment, includ-
      agent PhotoXport, the LF                                           has confirmed that Layflat.  ing flexo printing presses,
      2000 All-in Max is unique,                                         com is paving the way for   finishing machines and ancil-
      taking a stack of single sided                                     layflat book creation. The   lary equipment serving the
      sheets, binding them                                               Layflat team’s Drupa show-  label and narrow-web indus-
      together and then placing                                          case was a solid demonstra-  try.
      them in a soft cover to pro-                                                              With extensive knowledge
      duce layflat books.   The Layflat.com and PhotoXport teams at Drupa  tion of PhotoXport’s   of printing and packaging
        Launched at Drupa 2024,   for automatic book-of-one   engine, it is fully integrated   innovative and professional   equipment gained from over
      it’s capable of 2,000 cycles   production and can handle   with HP’s PrintOS connect   ethos.”  19 years of industry experi-
      per hour. The hot-melt   paper sheets from 0.15-  through Production Beat,   To  learn more about   ence and established rela-
                                                                                               tionships with printers and
      machine creases, folds, glues   0.3mm thick and card 0.35-  allowing HP Indigo users to   Layflat.com machines,   partners across the Americas,
      and presses in one pass to   1mm thick. The compact   monitor the LF 2000 All-in   including video highlights of   Soto is well-positioned to fur-
      produce book blocks up to   line has a footprint of   Max workflow alongside   the  LF  2000  All-in  Max   ther expand Rotocon’s pres-
      50mm thick with an open   3.1x2.1m. While the LF   their HP Indigo press.   operating alongside an HP   ence in these rapidly growing
      width range of 355-915mm.   2000 All-in Max can process  According to PhotoXport:   indigo 18k at Drupa, visit   regions. He is based in
      It features a barcode scanner   sheets from any digital   “Needless to say this caught   photoxport.com/layflat/  Toronto, Canada.
      Antalis continues acquisitive                                      B&T Tec completes

      streak with Club Groupe buy                                        Swiss retrofit project


                                                                          B&T Tec GmbH has com-
        Acquisitive paper giant
      Antalis has signed a binding                                       pleted a comprehensive ret-
      agreement to acquire Club                                          rofit of a customized LeoMat
      Groupe,  Digital  Printing                                         die-cutting, delaminating
      France  and Technical                                              and relaminating system for a
      Digital Printing (TDP) –                                           Swiss customer, demonstrat-
      part of its strategy to con-                                       ing the economic benefits of
      solidate its market position                                       modernization over new   Swiss retrofit project
      in Europe.                                                         equipment investment. It
        The deal was announced                                           completed the six-week pro-  of investment value,’
      last week and remains sub-  “This transaction is in line with our strategy of targeted growth”  ject on schedule, including   explained Peer Boysen, B&T
      ject to the usual conditions.   of around €14m (£12m) in   Group,” said Hervé Poncin,   full control system renewal,   Tec managing director. ‘In
      It follows Paris-     2024.                                        servo drive replacement and
      headquartered Antalis’   Antalis said the new deal   Antalis Group CEO.  frequency inverter upgrades.   smaller label processing con-
      recent acquisition of Poitoo   would will significantly   “Their recognised exper-  The modernized 21-year-old   verters, this share typically
      Adhésifs.             strengthen its expertise in   tise in the sale of printing   system underwent successful   reaches around 60 percent.’
        Founded and managed by   visual communication in   solutions, combined with            The mechanical portion
      Laurent Pigot and Frédéric   France by integrating a   their proximity to customers,   commissioning and factory
      Dupaix, Club Groupe spe-  portfolio of loyal customers,   will fully contribute to   acceptance testing with cus-  increases further with addi-
      cialises in the sale of   an experienced sales team,   strengthening our local pres-  tomer personnel before   tional equipment, including
      machines and consumables   and a solid network of tech-  ence and enhancing our ser-  delivery.  die-cutting, laminating or
      for large-format digital   nical partners.                          ‘Retrofitting is often the   relaminating units, making
      printing.               “We are delighted to wel-  vice offering in France. This   most economically sensible   targeted retrofits particularly
        Based in France, the   come the Club Groupe,   transaction is in line with our   approach for older machines
      group employs around 30   Digital Printing France and   strategy of targeted growth to   where mechanical compo-  cost-effective compared to
      people and generated sales   TDP teams to the Antalis   serve our customers.”  nents represent the majority   new machinery purchases.
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