Equipment manufacturers

Analyst: Xerox may need to raise HP bid
A financial analyst following Xerox has said the manufacturer may need to increase its bid for HP from $22-per-share (£16.89) to $26 in order to attract the company’s board and shareholders.

Kodak and Uteco install first Sapphire Evo hybrid press
Kodak and Uteco Group have now installed their first Sapphire Evo hybrid press at a customer site as Japanese printer Kinyosha takes delivery of the new machine.

Report: Xerox has designs on HP board
Xerox could attempt to gain control of HP’s board, in the latest move in its hostile takeover approach.

EFI boosts roll-to-roll portfolio at Connect
EFI has used its annual Connect user conference as the official launchpad for two new mid-range roll-to-roll superwide LED printers.

Intec launches second-generation automated digital die-cutter
Intec Printing Solutions has launched a new version of its ColorCut FB8000Pro automated digital die-cutter.

Best of British: Purveyors of fantastic plastics
Brett Martin is a long-established specialist in plastics that are used around the world in a wide range of applications. Its sheet plastics division makes materials such as foamboard, PET and...

Xerox bid could go any which way
Will they, or won’t they? As this issue of Printweek headed off to press, Xerox and HP were still locked in a tit-for-tat battle of words with HP refusing to engage in discussions.

Canon partners with OneVision on wide-format workflow offering
Canon Production Printing has partnered with pre-press software specialist OneVision to offer its large-format graphics customers in Europe improved operational efficiencies through end-to-end...

New features for Packaging Innovations 2020 ahead of 2021 expansion
The organisers of next month’s Packaging Innovations have announced a series of new features for the show with plans afoot for major new developments in 2021.

C&T Channel Matrix announces South Korean partnership
C&T Channel Matrix has signed a deal with South Korean firm SDS to sell its EasyBender range of automatic steel rule processing devices in the UK for the first time.