Equipment manufacturers

Koenig & Bauer posts big increase in orders

A big increase in orders for special presses has boosted first-half results at Koenig & Bauer, with the order backlog at the manufacturer ‘extraordinarily high’ at more than €800m (£712m).

EFI's Guy Gecht to leave CEO role

Long-serving EFI chief executive Guy Gecht has announced that he plans to step down after more than 18 years in the role, and a search is underway for his successor.

Xerox CEO sets out imperatives

Xerox’s new chief executive has pledged to “transform” the business in order to better serve customers and stakeholders, and has also stated that the group is not being actively offered for sale.

Star product: Perfect Bindery Solutions One-Line

A complete line for high-end book production in low volumes.

Me & my: Esatec Digistar 2 1100

Frip Finishing’s origins stretch back almost half a century, to the founding of Impact Printing Company in Scotland in 1970, supplying cheque printers and MICR ribbons to the security sector.

Fujifilm launches Jet Press and offset comparison tool

Fujifilm has launched a new comparison tool to show printers the economic benefits of the Jet Press 720S compared with offset printing.

Heidelberg to hold Digital Performance open house

Heidelberg will provide the first UK demonstration of its new Versafire EP and EV digital presses at an open house in September.

Ipex bows out after nearly 140 years

While few people would have been completely surprised when Informa announced its decision to close Ipex for good last month, the move was nevertheless met with a tinge of sadness from across the...

Can manufacturers really help printers attain nirvana?

Manufacturing excellence is a term that is widely bandied about by business consultants but what does it mean in practice? PrintWeek spoke to some of the big suppliers to the printing industry to find...

Star product: Canon Océ LabelStream 4000

Canon comes late to the digital labels market, albeit with a high-end offering