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C&T adds self-adhesive rubber profile to portfolio

C&T Channel Matrix has expanded its Sprintrubba range of rubber profiles with the addition of a new self-adhesive version.

Commercially launched last month following several months of tests, Super Sprint has been designed to speed up the application of rubber profiles to the cutting dies.

C&T said the product maintains all of the characteristics of the original Sprintrubba in terms of longevity and on-press performance, and adds a strong self-adhesive backing.

The new acrylic-based

Staff Writer, 31 December 2018

Fespa 2019 promises 'explosion of possibilities'

The countdown to Fespa 2019 has begun as the global wide-format print expo unveils its latest branding and strapline.

With the promise of an 'Explosion of Possibilities' for visitors, next year’s Fespa show will take place from 14-17 May at Messe Munich, Germany. It marks 20 years since its first appearance in the city in 1999. It has subsequently returned to Munich in 2005, 2010 and 2014, a destination which consistently ranks highly in visitor feedback.

Head of marketing Sarah Farrell said

Staff Writer, 09 December 2018

Konica Minolta enters augmented reality market

Konica Minolta has moved into the augmented reality (AR) market with the launch of a flexible cloud-based tool that can be used to bring printed material to life.
Launched around a month ago, genARate, which requires no coding or previous experience to use, overlays digital content such as video, animations or 3D models onto printed materials.

Targeted users include commercial printers, agencies, central reprographics and marketing departments.

With the genARate Studio augmented reality tool

Staff Writer, 06 December 2018

Full-year and Q4 print revenue up for HP

HP Inc’s revenue increased by 12.3% for the full year and by 10.3% in Q4, with sales in its Printing division up by 11% for the full year and by 9% in Q4.

The manufacturer recorded total sales of $58.5bn (£45.7bn) for the 12-month period ended 31 October 2018, up from $52.1bn a year earlier. For the three-month Q4 period its revenue was up from £13.9bn a year ago to $15.4bn.

Revenue in the firm’s printing division grew from $18.7bn to £20.8bn for the full year, and from $4.86bn to $5.3bn in

Staff Writer, 06 December 2018

ColorJet India associates with Digital HiRes in Spain and Portugal

India’s one of the biggest manufacturer and exporter of wide format inkjet digital printers ColorJet India has appointed Digital HiRes from Spain, as its distributor in Spain and Portugal. Digital Hires, which was set up in 1992, is one of the successful and renowned distributor in Spain, Portugal and the UK, of digital treatment of images and printing systems for the printing industry.

The Spanish company will be marketing all the variants of digital printers from ColorJet like UV, soft

Staff Writer, 06 December 2018

Memjet and MGI Form Strategic Inkjet Technology Partnership

MGI becomes a global OEM partner and integrates Memjet’s DuraLink printing technology into its new B1 Inkjet Printing and Embellishment Press for high-volume print and packaging markets

Memjet has announced that MGI Digital Technology, one of the leading French manufacturer of digital printing presses and finishing solutions, has integrated Memjet’s DuraLink printing technology into its new AlphaJET B1 Inkjet Printing and Embellishment Press. This is the first 40-plus-inch sheet-fed press to

Press Release, 29 November 2018

Jeti boost for Agfa in Quarter 3

In the third quarter sales were down 9.6% at €257m, although Agfa said that if discontinued businesses and currency effects were excluded, the decline was 3.8% “markedly better than in previous quarters”.

Sales at its inkjet business were up by 9% in the three months to 30 September after it booked multiple orders for the Jeti Tauro H3300 and H2500 LED wide-format printers launched in June.

Other new product launches included v11 of its Apogee workflow software and Avatar V-ZH, a no-pre-heat

Staff Writer, 20 November 2018

Heidelberg reports H1 loss while anticipating subs payoff

Heidelberg has reported an uptick in its first-half EBITDA boosted by the growth of its new subscription model, although its bottom line suffered from one-off costs.

Planned restructuring at the German manufacturer has racked up costs of €5m (£4.35m) in the first half of 2018/19, five times the spend in H1 2017/18, alongside the acquisition of post-press rival MBO and the partial repayment of a €55m high-yield corporate bond in July led to a dip in overall profit.

Breaking even in the same

Staff Writer, 15 November 2018

Zanders first to reveal 2019 paper price raise

Zanders has become the first mill to announce paper price increases for 2019.
The German papermaker will increase prices for all deliveries from 1 January. The amount of the price increase will be individually discussed depending on the individual product, the respective market and the customer, the company said.
“Prices for chemicals, energy and pulp have seemingly stabilised, but remain at an historical all-time high,” said Zanders sales director John Tucker.
“The cost explosion that has