MagnaColours gets LJ Specialities

Inks supplier MagnaColours has acquired the goodwill and inventory of pigments, dyestuffs and speciality chemicals supplier LJ Specialities. LJ has a manufacturing capability for textiles finishes and dispersing agents, though resale makes up a large proportion of its business. Plastribution had previously announced its intention to cease trading the operation by the end of December 2018, as it looks to exit the textiles segment of its business by the end of March 2019. The company’s other

Staff Writer, 12 November 2018

Fujifilm wins appeal in battle with Xerox

Fujifilm wins appeal in battle with Xerox. Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp has won an appeal in its legal battles with Xerox Corp, with a New York court overturning preliminary injunctions requested by an activist investor that had blocked their planned merger. Xerox in May scrapped a $6.1 billion deal with Fujifilm in a settlement with investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason that also handed control of the U.S. photocopier giant to new management. The ruling by the New York State Appellate Court

Staff Writer, 12 November 2018

EFI establishes Guy Gecht Scholarship with PGSF

EFI establishes Guy Gecht Scholarship with PGSF. Print’s next generation of talent will have added support in reaching their goals, thanks to a new Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) award created in honour of visionary print technology executive and industry leader Guy Gecht. The Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) senior leadership team approved the creation of the PGSF Guy Gecht scholarship to commemorate Gecht’s outstanding legacy of leadership and innovation as EFI’s

Staff Writer, 12 November 2018

Xaar 1201 opens up new graphics markets for Chinese OEMs

The Xaar 1201 printhead is opening up new markets for Chinese OEMs in wide-format graphics – as recently underlined by the printhead’s presence on XuCheng’s stand at SGIA 2018 in Las Vegas.
Used in XuCheng’s PRIMO X3500 flatbed industrial printer, the Xaar 1201 printhead delivers a high level of print quality and performance. Designed for easy integration by printer manufacturers, it features 1280 nozzles that jet variable drop-sizes. These produce high-quality graphics and textiles on a wide

Staff Writer, 25 October 2018

Konica Minolta develops AR glasses for industrial environments

Konica Minolta has developed AIRe Lens, a new wearable augmented reality (AR) technology designed to bring digitalization and AR to the assembly line.

AIRe Lens has been developed specifically for industrial applications. The smart glasses deliver technical information and step-by-step guidance to wearers while maintaining mobility and hands-free production. The technology is designed to guide industry operators step-by-step through work processes, such as assembly, maintenance or quality

Staff Writer, 23 October 2018

Xerox rolls out more ConnectKey apps

Xerox has recently releases a series of new ConnectKey apps and capabilities, including apps that will connect printers directly to popular business platforms like Salesforce and Quickbooks.

Xerox's ConnectKey brand refers to the hardware, software and services that add mobile and cloud capabilities to Xerox's multi-function printers. By bringing integrating digital tools with printers, Xerox aims to expand the boundaries of its market segment.

"There are a number of business processes that

Staff Writer, 17 October 2018

EFI establishes Guy Gecht scholarship with PGSF

Print’s next generation of talent will have added support in reaching their goals, thanks to a new Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) award created in honor of visionary print technology executive and industry leader Guy Gecht. The Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) senior leadership team approved the creation of the PGSF Guy Gecht scholarship to commemorate Gecht’s outstanding legacy of leadership and innovation as EFI’s CEO.

After serving nearly 19 years as the

Staff Writer, 17 October 2018

Heidelberg to offer lifetime laserhead warranty for Suprasetter

The print media industry is changing and so are the needs of the print shops. To be competitive they have to significantly increase productivity through a coordinated system that enables maximum availability. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is one of the manufacturer who offers equipment, consumables, service and software solutions that are fully integrated to provide a Smart Print Shop. Last fall, the Consumables and Services divisions at Heidelberg were merged to form the new

Staff Writer, 08 October 2018

Sign Istanbul receives more visitors in 2018

20th International Industrial Advertisement and Digital Printing Technologies Fair SIGN Istanbul that was realized Tüyap Beylikdüzü by Tarsus Turkey /IFO Fair Organization, was visited by 21.731 professionals during four days, 2.825 of them were from 25 foreign countries.
Seda Bozkurt, assistant GM, Tarsus Turkey, said, “In this year, companies over 300 from 27 countries attended to the fair. Sign Istanbul 2018 was also shined with its product range. In the fair, innovations of the sector were

Staff Writer, 04 October 2018

FESPA confirms its features programme for FESPA Eurasia 2018

FESPA has confirmed its features programme for FESPA Eurasia 2018, which will take place from 6 to 9 December at the Istanbul Expo Centre in Istanbul, Turkey.

Visitors to FESPA Eurasia will be able to experience, for the first time in the region, Print Make Wear Istanbul as well as returning features, the World Wrap Masters Eurasia and signage demo workshop.

 

Print Make Wear Istanbul

Following its successful launch at FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 and a popular response at FESPA Mexico

Staff Writer, 02 October 2018

Agfa meets top players in Inkjet Sector

Staff Writer, 01 October 2018

SIGN Istanbul is all set to start amid Lira issues

SIGN Istanbul 2018, International Advertising Industry and Digital Printing Technologies Fair that will be organized by Tarsus Turkey / IFO Fair Organization for the 20th time on September 20-23, will once again host the international competition of the sector. The fair, where all the innovations with regards to “Industrial Printing Technology”, “Digital Printing Technology”, “Textile Printing”, “Sign Technology”, “Serigraphy Technology”, “Visual Communication & Display Products”, “LED

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

Xerox receives awards for its cutting edge print technology

Xerox receives awards for its cutting edge print technology. The Xerox Iridesse Production Press and XMPie’s Circle PersonalEffect Edition are each a recipient of the print industry’s prestigious InterTech Technology Awards. The awards – managed by the largest graphic arts trade association, Printing Industries of America (PIA) – recognize technologies that are transforming the graphic communications space. Jim Workman, VP, Center for Technology and Research, PIA said, “We look for devices and

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

Kornit Digital to present at the Citi 2018 Global Technology Conference

Kornit Digital  to present at the Citi 2018 Global Technology Conference where Ronen Samuel, the company’s chief executive officer, and Guy Avidan, the company’s chief financial officer, will be giving presentation. Samuel and Avidan will be available for one-on-one meetings on September 5 and 6, 2018. To schedule a one-on-one meeting please contact your Citi sales representative. A live webcast of the presentations will be accessible at ir.kornit.com in the “Events & Presentations”

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

Agfa Graphics unveils Apogee v11

Agfa Graphics is set to launch a new version of its Apogee workflow software that automates all pre-press tasks and includes multi-product support to increase printing efficiency.
Apogee v11 will feature a new mechanism to combine print jobs in an intelligent way in order to optimise press time, while also keeping track of the actual order, Agfa said.
Collation marks, signature barcodes and all other marks remain in place and refer to the original order when multiple orders are combined onto a

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

K&B posts big increase in orders

A big increase in orders for special presses has boosted first-half results at Koenig & Bauer, with the order backlog at the manufacturer ‘extraordinarily high’ at more than €800m
Although overall sales in the period to 30 June slipped by 4.5% to €514.4m, order intake was up 17.2% to €705.3m and the order backlog jumped by almost 30% to €805.8m.
K&B said it was on track to meet its targets for 2018, on the back of a massive 52.8% rise in orders for presses in its Special division, to

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

RISO to showcase its inkjet innovations at PRINTING United

RISO to showcase its inkjet innovations at PRINTING United. The company has chosen PRINTING United (Dallas, Texas, October 23-25, 2019) as a trade show destination where the story can reach an audience eager to hear it. “PRINTING United definitely fits us well in terms of the products we offer and the markets we serve,” says Andre D’Urbano, director of dealer sales and corporate marketing, RISO Inc. “RISO was one of the first to enter the cut-sheet digital market with high-output, low-cost

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

SGIA announces 2018 product of the year winners

SGIA announces 2018 product of the year winners. All 255 entries will be displayed in the Golden Image Gallery/Product of the Year Gallery at the 2018 SGIA Expo. After evaluating a record-setting field of 255 submissions, judges of the 2018 Product of the Year Competition selected 68 winning products, the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) announced today. “This year’s competition was tight. A number of categories were decided by five points or less because of the quality of the

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

Flint Group announced price increases on conventional and UV sheetfed inks and coatings

Flint Group announced price increases on conventional and UV sheetfed inks and coatings in Europe. Price increases vary by technology, reaching double digits for products most affected by intense raw material challenges. “Raw material consolidation continues without pause,” said Tony Lord, VP/GM of Flint Group’s CPS Inks division. “China’s ‘Blue Skies’ initiative continues to force raw material companies to shut down – often permanently.” Photoinitiators are a striking example of how China’s

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

FESPA EURASIA getting ready for 2018

FESPA Eurasia 2018, the region’s one of the leading event for screen, textile and digital wide format, returns to Istanbul, Turkey from 6 to 9 December 2018.
2018 will be the 6th edn. of the exhibition, which has gone from strength to strength, growing its visitor audience by 25% since the first event in 2013. The last FESPA Eurasia, which took place in 2018 attracted 8,761 unique visitors. Roz Guarnori, exhibitions director at FESPA comments: “Since the launch of FESPA Eurasia in 2013 we have

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

Sistrade’s software reduces time

Stocks and purchases control is crucial for sustainable company management. It has direct outcomes in financial and operational results.
SISTRADE provided to its customers a system for stocks and purchases management flexible, with  exponential solutions, adjustable to accommodate your company rules and create an actual generation of business management scenario for a faster and more stable growth of your enterprise.
Why Sistrade stocks and purchases management module? Reduction of time consumed

Staff Writer, 12 September 2018

Heidelberg receives InterTech Technology Award

Printing Industries of America (PIA), the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, has recognized the industrial inkjet printing system Primefire 106 of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) with the distinguished 2018 InterTech Technology Award. With 39 InterTech Technology awards in total, Heidelberg is the most decorated manufacturer in the industry.

Staff Writer, 27 August 2018

Agfa revenue and profit fall continues in Q2

Agfa’s revenue and gross profit both declined in Q2, continuing the trend seen in Q1.

The Belgian manufacturer recorded sales of €559m (£503m) in the second quarter, down 10% on Q2 2017, with first-half sales standing at €1.11bn, down 8.4% year-on-year.

The company’s gross profit fell by 15.5% to €180m in Q2, with first-half gross profit down by 11.7% to €358m. Gross profit margin was 32.2% in Q2, which Agfa said was in line with Q1.

Group recurring EBITDA was down by 19.5% to €49m and

Staff Writer, 25 August 2018

HP print growth continues in Q3

HP Inc’s revenue increased by 12% year-on-year in Q3, from $13bn (£10.1bn) to $14.6bn, with its Printing division continuing its current growth with sales up by 11%, from $4.68bn to $5.19bn.
Operating margins in the manufacturer’s Printing segment, which comprises supplies, commercial hardware and consumer hardware, averaged 16% for the three-month period to 31 July 2018.
HP’s Personal Systems division, which comprises workstations, notebooks and desktops, saw net revenue climb by 12%

Staff Writer, 25 August 2018

Heidelberg to hold digital performance event

Heidelberg will provide the first UK demonstration of its new Versafire EP and EV digital presses at an open house in September.
Both the EP (Performance) and EV (Value) printers will be shown working in tandem with the Prinect Digital Front End at the event and Heidelberg will also demonstrate the Speedmaster CX 75 B2 litho press.
The company said this will enable visitors to see how Heidelberg can control colour across both technologies and also how litho and digital can be used in tandem.
“This

Staff Writer, 13 August 2018

Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica has changed their management

Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica has changed their management. Dr. Peter Lechner is the new CEO at Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica. He succeeds Christoph Müller, who is moving to the company’s supervisory board as chairman. “Peter Lechner has many years of experience in the field of flexible packaging. He will continue on the positive path of Flexotecnica and achieve our ambitious goals,” Müller said. “Our order books are full. This year a raft of presses we have sold will go into operation

Staff Writer, 13 August 2018

Intec launches second-gen ColorFlare

Intec launches second-gen ColorFlare. Commercially available with immediate effect, the new machine can be used as an in-house decorative effects system for short-run, on-demand digital applications, as well as for laminating traditional litho output. The device has replaced the CF1000LX – a 2017 update to the 2016-released CF1000 model – in the manufacturer’s portfolio. Like its predecessor, the CF1200 can foil, laminate (matt, gloss and soft-touch) and produce holographic special effects. It

Staff Writer, 13 August 2018

Konica Minolta has been awarded a contract by a public agency

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia (Konica Minolta), an integral value provider in enterprise content management, has been awarded a contract by a public agency to digitise its operational efficiency and accessibility of records via its Document Process Outsourcing Solution. With its expertise and experience in digitisation of backend repositories, Konica Minolta will assist the agency to digitise approximately 10 million pages of physical materials such as case files, corporate data and

Staff Writer, 13 August 2018

Brazilian May paper production falls 11% y-o-y

Brazilian May paper production falls 11% y-o-y; 13% over April. The latest data released by the Brazilian Tree Industry Assn (Ibá) show that the country produced 763,000 tonnes of paper in May 2018, 11% lower than May 2017 and 13.1% down compared to April. The 116,000 tonnes month-to-month decline is explained by a truckers’ strike that affected road transportation all over the country during 11 days at the end of May. Of the total paper produced in Brazil in May 2018, 380,000 tonnes were

Staff Writer, 13 August 2018

Domino opens new fluids facility

Domino Printing Sciences has marked its 40th anniversary with the opening of a new fluids manufacturing facility in Liverpool.
The 16,000sqm site, which was officially opened last on 18th July, will provide the Cambridge-headquartered commercial inkjet printing and industrial coding, marking and labelling equipment manufacturer with a significant increase in productivity and capacity and a reduction in lead times.
The expansion will also create 19 new jobs, bringing the total workforce at the

Staff Writer, 13 August 2018