Digital
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EskoArtwork hopes to broaden appeal with digital finishing system Ipex launch
EskoArtwork is to launch a fully automated digital finishing system aimed at a wider range of users, from cutsheet digital press clients through to smaller signage and packaging producers.
NewspaperDirect expands into Gulf
Digital newspaper network NewspaperDirect has expanded its reach into the Persian Gulf.
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Kodak to show Prosper 5000XL at Ipex
Kodak will launch its Prosper 5000XL, the first colour press based on its Stream technology, at Ipex in May, and has confirmed that the first European installation will be Italian printer Rotomail.
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Heidelberg preparing digital move
Heidelberg has confirmed that it is talking to possible digital partners to enable it to sell digital presses in 170 countries and said that a deal should be in place by the end of the year.
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Canon seals takeover of Oc
Canon has taken a majority stake in Oc after securing a 71% stake in the Dutch manufacturer following its 8.60 euro (7.80) per share offer.
Park Communications invests in pair of Xerox DocuColor presses
Park Communications has bolstered its digital department by investing in a Xerox DocuColor 8000 and DocuColor 8002 digital colour presses.
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Potts Printers picks up Europe's first Presstek 52DI-AC
Potts Printers has brought "an important balance" to its pressroom and opened up new markets after investing in its maiden digital press, Europe's first install of the Presstek 52DI-AC.
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Printed electronic greetings cards developed
A Manchester company has helped to pioneer state-of-the-art printed electronic greetings cards for Hallmark subsidiary Tigerprint.
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POP European parts company with business development director
POP European business development director Dimitri Hoebreckx has left the consortium with chairman Christian Duyckaerts taking on Hoebreckx' responsibilities.
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Riso to release 'world's fastest cut-sheet inkjet' at Ipex 2010
Riso's latest colour inkjet device, the ComColor, will have its European launch at Ipex in May.