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Manroland ppi Media seeking new investors

Manroland subsidiary ppi Media, which develops smart editorial, planning and production software for the print and publishing industries, is seeking new investors following Manroland�s insolvency.

 

KBA readies its inkjet web for Drupa 2012

KBA is on track to unveil its new digital web press at Drupa 2012 coming May. KBA explained that details of the press were under wraps for the time being, but it would be a high-speed inkjet web device with "a special focus on integrated workflow".

 

Manroland files for its insolvency protection

Manroland has today filed for insolvency protection with the German district court in Augsburg after negotiations with a potential investor "failed on the home stretch".

 

Kodak shows new Versamarks

Kodak has said its new series of Versamark high-volume inkjet printers can "co-exist" with the company's Prosper technology after showcasing models from the new range at an event at its La Hulpe facility.

 

KBA on track with its new plant expansion

KBA has held a topping-out ceremony for its new $19.3m foundry in W�rzburg, Germany which the manufacturer claimed would allow it to produce large press parts "much faster and more efficiently".

 

HP launches upgrade for T200 inkjet press

HP has launched a new high-productivity colour option for its T200 colour inkjet web press.

 

Heidelberg acquires digital manufacturer

Heidelberg has acquired German digital press manufacturer CSAT as part of plans to expand its offering in the packaging sector.

 

Fujifim installs 1st Jet Press 720 machine

Fujifilm has set up the first European install of its new Jet Press 720 at the company's demonstration centre in Brussels.

 

Oce hit by the declining construction market

Dutch digital manufacturer Oce has blamed the decline in construction markets coupled with supply chain problems caused by the Japanese earthquake for lower sales in the second quarter of 2011.

 

KBA to cut 700 jobs in manufacturing plants

KBA warned that activity in the web sector remained critically low as it announced a further 700 job cuts across its Frankenthal, Wurzburg and Trennfeld plants.

 


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