Inkjet

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) UK has assembled a quartet of industrial inkjet veterans to push its portfolio into as-yet-untapped markets.

Meteor Inkjet has bolstered its offering with a raft of new products and software integrations.

CFH Docmail has made its first-ever investment in inkjet technology through a £3m, five-year contract with Canon to take on an Océ ColorStream 6000 Chroma.

MGI Digital Technology has launched the new B1 version of its AlphaJet industrial print system and it has already won an award for innovation.

Fujifilm has added a higher-performance model to its sheetfed inkjet offering, and has billed the third-generation Jet Press 750S as “the fastest B2 full-colour digital press on the market”.

Swedish firm Coloreel has won a major innovation award for its digital thread colouring machine.

Kodak is now negotiating with a single party over the sale of its flexo business and expects to seal the deal in Q4.

Agfa Graphics has reported a big jump in sales at its inkjet business on the back of its new Jeti wide-format printers, but results overall are down as the firm reshapes its offering.

Ricoh has acquired LAC Corporation, a Japanese company specialising in technology to print onto three-dimensional surfaces, as part of its industrial print growth strategy.

Xaar has turned to an internal candidate to take over the mantle of chief financial officer.