Equipment manufacturers

War speeds Koenig & Bauer plans to expand in-house power generation
Koenig & Bauer has reduced its Q1 losses on sales that were slightly down on 2021, while flagging that ongoing supply chain uncertainties meant it could not provide a reliable forecast for the full...

BOXIT with Fusion Speed – an unbeatable combination
The ideal solution for one person operation, the BOXIT postal tray system is now included as standard in the Fusion Speed system free of charge making it the most advanced automated mail inserter...

Flint brings in monthly surcharge
Flint Group’s Commercial Publication Web (CPW) division has announced that it is introducing a monthly surcharge for web offset printers worldwide due to “hyperinflation” of ink costs.

Icahn increases Xerox holding
Activist investor Carl Icahn has upped his stake in Xerox after its share price fell sharply last week.

Canon plugs portfolio gap with latest launch
Canon has plugged the mid-range gap in its cutsheet toner production portfolio with a 100ppm ‘Swiss army knife’ of a press that features a number of firsts for the manufacturer.

Best of British: Thinking inside the box
Avid readers of Printweek’s news pages may recall that in September 2018 the German finishing systems manufacturer Kolbus bought a British boxmaking machinery manufacturer called British Converting...

Xerox profits impacted by rising costs
Xerox said its revenue was in line with expectations in Q1, “despite an increasingly volatile operating environment” but the company posted operating and pre-tax losses for the period, resulting in a...

Agfa to acquire Inca
Agfa has swooped to acquire Inca Digital Printers from Screen in a move that has numerous ramifications in the wide-format inkjet market.

Screen: deal with Agfa should complete by end of May
Screen has confirmed that the deal with Agfa to acquire its two inkjet subsidiaries based in the UK is expected to complete by the end of May.

HP lays out wide-format vision
In an exclusive interview, the general manager of HP Inc’s Large Format Business has revealed the company’s plans and focus areas as its customers look to accelerate their growth as they recover from...