KIT & CONSUMABLES / NEWS 10 email: editor@printmonthly.co.uk July / August 2025 - Issue 355 Print press manufacturer, Ricoh, has announced the launch of the new RICOH Pro C5400 series of colour production printers. Ricoh’s latest production printer aims to combine enhanced production speed and operation with greater usability, designed to meet the diverse needs of commercial and enterprise operations. The Pro 5400 Series reportedly features significant improvements in overall core performance in comparison to its predecessors, the RICOH ProTMC5310S, C5300S, and Pro C5300SL. The new models also offer faster scanning speed, with duplex scanning of up to 300ppm. A new AI-powered orientation detection technology aims to elevate efficiency further, with further software support for continuous scans of small-format documents such as business cards. The Pro C5400 Series also offers a stapleless binding function which Ricoh calls an industry-first. The finishing option uses water to moisten and press the papers together, enabling stapeless binding of up to 16 sheets for corner binding, or up to 12 sheets for two position binding. HEIDELBERG has added a new very large-format (VLF) sheetfed offset press, the Cartonmaster CX 145, to its portfolio of solutions for the packaging sector. Announced as part of a commercial partnership between HEIDELBERG and Manroland Sheetfed, the CX 145, which is aimed at growth segments in folding carton printing, is based on the ROLAND Evolution 900. The new VLF solution means that HEIDELBERG is now a full-range supplier in folding carton production, with the new press aiming to plug the gap between its Speedmaster and Boardmaster press ranges. The press can be integrated into both HEIDELBERG’s Prinect workflow and the workflow solutions of third-party suppliers. Customers can also access performance data for the press in the HEIDELBERG Customer Portal. The VLF press is available to order from HEIDELBERG with immediate effect. The first customer installation of a Cartonmaster CX 145 is planned for 2026, followed by a global rollout, with the biggest demand expected to come from North America, Europe, and China. The package on offer for the CX 145 also covers sales, installation, training, and support, including service and consumables. Jürgen Otto, chief executive officer of HEIDELBERG, says: “Adding the Cartonmaster CX 145 to our portfolio is further proof of our credentials as a system integrator for the end-to-end production of folding cartons. Thanks to our excellent position in the folding carton segment, this new press is expected to be highly popular with customers and generate increasing sales.” The release of the CX 145 was announced at HEIDELBERG's recent 175th anniversary celebrations at its newly dubbed Home of Print customer demonstration centre in Wiesloch-Waldorf, Germany. To celebrate HEIDELBERG’s history, the business has made a number of announcements for new presses and solutions as well as officially opening its Print Media Center (PMC) with its new look. Jürgen Otto, chief executive officer of HEIDELBERG, welcomed visitors to an event at PMC in June, which included customers, suppliers, and politicians. The new Home of Print features various end-to-end production systems and according to HEIDELBERG, tracks the company’s “growth strategy for its core business” and presents “future-proof and specific solutions” that will appeal to relevant target groups. The centre includes the entire HEIDELBERG portfolio incorporated into a single digital ecosystem which includes software, equipment, robotics, postpress solutions, consumables, training, and consulting. The new offset press is based on the ROLAND Evolution 900 from Manroland Sheetfed Ricoh launches new Pro C5400 series of production printers Scottish folding carton producer, KennedySmith, has reported positive results after installing its first digital press, a Xeikon CX500, to run alongside its existing B1 litho printing equipment. The press was installed after the Irvine-based KennedySmith undertook a productivity analysis, highlighting the amount of smaller-format jobs that it was printing ‘multi-up’ on its B1 litho presses. According to director of KennedySmith, Michiel Molenaar, the jobs were taking longer to make-ready than to actually print, reducing the company’s profitability. Molenaar says: “We decided that this could be the ideal time to take a serious look at digital – the process typically offers virtually zero make-ready, though on a smaller-format substrate.” The company started printing on the Xeikon towards the end of 2023, and the re-training of its litho press operators is still on-going. The company has reported that the work produced on the press has been very successful. The CX500 covers a wide range of applications including labels, cartons, paper cups, and wall decoration, in a rollto-roll or roll-to-sheet configuration. Manroland and HEIDELBERG collaborate on new VLF sheetfed press KennedySmith reports success after Xeikon CX500 installation By Jonathan Pert and David Osgar The press supports various types of media including long sheet printing By Jonathan Pert Pictured: the Xeikon CX500 at KennedySmith’s facility in Irvine, Scotland printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine printmonthly_signlink
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