Equipment manufacturers

A manufacturer of industrial tape products, including social distancing and plate mounting tapes, has been fined more than £100,000 after a worker was crushed to death in a slitter-rewinder.

Konica Minolta has appointed a new head of its UK Professional Print and Industrial Print Division as it looks to transform and grow the business.

Drupa host venue Messe Düsseldorf has opened the doors today to its first trade show since the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement or cancellation of its expos.

Screen Graphic Solutions has become the latest high-profile exhibitor to pull out of Drupa 2021.

Mimaki Europe has named long-serving executive Takahiro Hiraki as its new managing director.

Canon has expanded its Arizona flatbed family with a new mid-portfolio hybrid machine that boosts productivity of previous generations by 20%.

HP Inc has posted financial results for Q3 that were ahead of its expectations, and only slightly down on last year overall, but revenue in its Printing division dropped by 20%.

Inkjet developer Xaar has launched the 2002, its first new printhead for three years, which is targeted at applications including packaging, labels, ceramics and glass.

German print OEM developer DTM Print has added a new label finishing system to its machinery line-up.

Agfa has reported declining revenue and gross profit in Q2 2020 but said cost containment measures have mitigated the impact of Covid-19 on the profitability of its printing activities.