Equipment manufacturers

Mimaki Europe will officially launch a new printer at the fourth running of its Global Innovation Days online event later this month.

Commercial printers still using violet CTP will soon be down to a sole supplier of suitable plates for their systems.

Horizon has launched the new iCE StitchLiner Mark IV system for the high speed production of high quality sheetfed booklets.

Heidelberg has reiterated its full-year targets after incoming orders increased in Q3, and despite some one-off impacts to EBITDA including €15m (£13.3m) in inflation relief for workers in Germany.

Roland has announced six new machines in its TrueVis line of digital presses, including five new UV-LED printer-cutters and the manufacturer’s first water-based resin ink machine, the AP640.

Polar has successfully emerged from bankruptcy protection after a takeover deal for the business was agreed with an Austrian investor.

Renowned Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato partnered with Epson to produce a show at Paris’ Haute Couture Fashion Week, using cloth that had been recycled with new dry recycling technology.

Heidelberg has compared the energy consumption of its latest presses with 1990s models as part of a new energy efficiency campaign.

Xerox has reduced its losses for the full-year on flat sales, but is expecting an improved performance this year.

Foiling machine and die manufacturer Metallic Elephant has launched a new polymer letterpress division after installing a Dantex AQF 2530 combination processor.