Equipment manufacturers

Former Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson has taken over as CEO at EFI – effective immediately – after being appointed to an executive role by the manufacturer’s new owner Siris Capital just last month.

Heidelberg has reported “a far better order situation” as it begins the second quarter of its financial year 2019/2020.

GEW is set to launch its new LeoLED UV curing system in a bid to make the technology affordable and accessible, with versions for label printing and sheetfed offset available.

Epson has unveiled the SureColor SC-F6300, a new dye-sub printer developed for textiles producers, photographic studios and promotional goods businesses.

Masterwork Group chairman Li Li has been appointed to Heidelberg’s supervisory board.

Koenig & Bauer has reaffirmed that it is on track to meet its sales and profit targets for this year in the light of last week’s trading outlook warning from arch-rival Heidelberg.

Bobst has reported a slowdown in sales for the first half of 2019 and subsequently issued a warning on growth for the remainder of the year.

Former Xerox chief executive Jeff Jacobson has become executive chairman of EFI after the private equity firm that he recently joined as an executive partner completed its acquisition of EFI.

Heidelberg has downgraded its profit expectations for the current financial year after weak trading in June – particularly in its home market of Germany – caused the group to revise forecasts.

Duplo UK has appointed a new managing director, a digital veteran with more than 20 years industry experience.