Equipment manufacturers

Heidelberg sales dip in Q3 but order backlog indicates strong Q4

Heidelberg’s revenue dropped by 4% year-on-year in Q3 but the company said its order backlog indicates a strong Q4 and its targets for the full-year are still in sight.

Top management change at Kolbus

Kolbus managing director Kai Büntemeyer has left the management of the company, effective yesterday (31 January).

Roland DG taps into personalisation market with DTG launch

Roland DG has unveiled a new desktop direct-to-garment printer built for on-demand personalisation.

EFI reports first billion-dollar year

EFI has broken the $1bn sales mark for the first time with its year-end 2018 results, which were only marred by declines in income and revenue from a “difficult” final quarter.

Intec launches new ColorFlare models at lower price points

Intec has begun shipping two new additions to its ColorFlare family of lamination and foiling hybrid machines – the CF350 and CF750.

Masterwork to become largest Heidelberg shareholder

Masterwork Group Co (Masterwork) is set to obtain a nearly 8.5% stake in Heidelberg, making it the largest shareholder in the German manufacturer, which is looking to further improve its market...

Tetra Pak to pioneer digital colour carton production

Multinational food packaging giant Tetra Pak has claimed it is to become the first carton manufacturer to introduce full-colour digital printing capabilities, in a collaboration with Koenig & Bauer...

Durst launches entry-level Tau RSC UV inkjet press

Durst has released a lower cost version of its Tau 330 RSC printer, the Durst Tau 330 RSC E UV inkjet press.

EFI results hit by tough economic conditions

EFI has attributed its expected Q4 revenue shortfall to weakening economic conditions leading to its customers delaying their investment plans.

Azonprinter launches new industrial flatbed range

Croatian manufacturer Azonprinter has launched a new range of industrial wide-format flatbed printers based on Ricoh Gen5 printheads.