Equipment manufacturers

Fujifilm upgrades full year forecast
Fujifilm has reported that sales of printing plates are recovering in its results for the first nine months of its financial year.

Heidelberg share price jumps on Q3 results
Heidelberg’s Q3 results have been boosted by the €26m (£21.9m) sale of its UK site in Brentford, with the business on track to make full year sales of at least €2.1bn with EBITDA of 7%-7.5% after...

Konica Minolta unveils HD B2 inkjet press
Konica Minolta has unveiled a high definition (HD) version of its AccurioJet KM-1e B2 inkjet press.

HP makes Scottish packaging acquisition
HP Inc has acquired Scottish plastic-free bottle manufacturer Choose Packaging to strengthen its sustainable packaging offering.

Koenig & Bauer consolidates press assembly at Würzburg
Koenig & Bauer is moving Flexotecnica assembly operations from Italy to its main Würzburg plant in Germany as part of its P24x efficiency programme.

Xerox results crimped by Covid and supply chain issues
Sales at Xerox were effectively flat last year and came in below expectations, but CEO John Visentin believes the firm’s new business initiatives will deliver growth in 2022.

Canon's printing business bounces back
Canon’s production printing business made a “solid recovery” last year, with further growth anticipated in 2022.

Canon and Plockmatic collaborate on inline coating for VarioPrint iX
Canon and finishing kit supplier Plockmatic have collaborated on the inline integration of Canon’s VarioPrint iX-series digital inkjet sheetfed press with Plockmatic’s DigiCoater Pro 400 HD LED paper...

Fujifilm bolsters digital ambitions with big hire
Fujifilm has hired an industry big hitter to spearhead its attack on the cutsheet toner market after its split from Xerox.

Customer satisfaction is the goal for 2022
Ricoh UK’s Simon Isaacs believes every business is on a journey and has customers that it needs to better understand, if it is to have any hope of providing satisfaction and retaining their trade.