Equipment manufacturers

Heidelberg board down to two after another departure
Heidelberg has announced the shock departure of its ‘digital transformation’ evangelist Dr Ulrich Hermann, with the firm’s management board reduced to just two people as a result.

Agfa to bring latest RTR wide-format tech to Fespa 2020
Agfa is to demo its new Oberon RTR3300 large-format roll-to-roll printer at Fespa 2020.

Best of British: A focus on innovation
Garage start-ups leading to greater things are legendary in the US tech sector – Hewlett-Packard in 1938 and Apple in 1976 are genuine examples – but tend to be rarer in the UK. However, one example...

Milestones in inkjet
Of all the different print technologies currently in use, inkjet is probably the most interesting for its sheer versatility, working across documents and wide-format, labels and packaging and even 3D...

Star product: BlueCrest Epic Direct Mail
An automated, easy-to-use DM inserter that pushes the envelope.

Star product: Komori Impremia NS40
Komori is preparing to launch the Impremia NS40, a B1-format press that uses Landa’s Nanographic printing technology. It joins a growing sector of presses that are all likely to make a splash at Drupa...

Packaging Innovations: Broadening the debate
You can’t talk about packaging these days without being keenly aware that there is an impassioned and important debate about its impact – particularly plastic packaging – on the environment, and...

HP to update on Q1 earnings before responding to Xerox
HP wants its shareholders to have “full information” on its earnings and inherent value before it responds to Xerox’s increased bid for the company.

Heidelberg confirms Q3 results and outlines outlook
Heidelberg has confirmed the key figures from its preliminary Q3 report, which was published last month, and outlined its plans to “sustainably improve its profitability and liquidity”.

Komori to acquire MBO Group
Komori has signed a deal to acquire MBO Group, with the aim of making the German paper folding machine manufacturer a Komori subsidiary.