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Printing Impressions and its sister publication, Book Business, hosted the Digital Book Printing Conference (a.k.a. DigiBook) at the Marriott Marquis in New York on November 19th. In other news, Manroland Sheetfed hosted the ROLAND 700 Evolution event that took place at its headquarters in Offenbach Am Main, Germany.

The U.K. industrial group Langley Holdings has signed a contract to acquire DruckChemie, a German print chemicals group. Langley has made numerous acquisitions of under-performing businesses over the last two decades, evolving into a near billion euros revenue group employing over 4,000 people in over 70 countries.

The Roland 700 Evolution was unveiled at manroland sheetfed's Print Technology Centre in Offenbach, Germany, last week. This latest generation incorporates many new technological developments and enhancements, such as a newly designed central console, feeder pile transport for fewer interruptions and solid fixing of the suction head.

An Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system has been installed by Eagle Systems at the manufacturing operations of Packaging Graphics in Pawtucket, RI, a leading manufacturer of blister cards, folding cartons, thermoformed blisters, trays and clamshells.

LEBANON, OH—Continuing its focus on delivering meaningful, unique solutions for customers, JBM has installed a manroland R700 direct drive sheetfed offset press that provides color management, quick changeovers and fast net run rates. This new technology will enable JBM to continue to serve the niche envelope industry.

Air Motion Systems and Carlisle Printing have teamed up to retrofit LED UV on a 40” 5 over 5 Long Perfector, the first of its kind in North America. "The results are fantastic," stated Marcus Wengerd, owner of Carlisle Printing. "I can honestly say that installing LED UV is the best thing I have done in 22 years of printing."

After an exhaustive nine month equipment evaluation, JBM chose a Manroland R700 Direct Drive press to provide faster changeovers, high run speeds and advanced color management tools. JBM felt it was the best suited solution for its niche envelope market.

To commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2014, the Belgian Post Group (bpost) released a new stamp that shows the face of a young lady with 606 words taken from The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Printed on a Roland 704 3B sheetfed offset press, the stamp made the Guinness World Records.

A sharper design, boosted efficiency and extensive set of standard features are the key characteristics of the latest additions in technology and innovations for the HiPrint Press from manroland sheetfed.