Equipment manufacturers

Konica Minolta gears up for KM-1 launch

Konica Minolta has announced the anticipated beta installation of the KM-1 B2-plus UV inkjet four-colour sheetfed press in Europe.

IFS unveils Horizon all-in-one multi-finisher

Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has launched what it calls a highly automated, all-in-one multi-finishing system from Horizon for both digital and litho work.

LumeJet assets bought by investors including former CEO

LumeJet’s assets have been bought from administrators by a small group of investors, including former chief executive Paul Anson, who have started a new business with the intention of resurrecting...

Xeikon unveils new Fusion concept

Xeikon has eschewed the trend for hybrid conventional/digital label lines, in favour of a new Fusion concept that pulls together different digital modules.

Pitney Bowes secures long-term Communisis contract

Communisis has appointed Pitney Bowes as a long-term transactional mail hardware and software supplier in a move it said will drive productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.

Fujifilm launches Acuity LED 1600 II

Fujifilm has introduced a new version of its Acuity LED 1600 wide-format LED UV inkjet printer.

Mtex debuts two machines in UK at open house

Wide-format textile printer manufacturer Mtex Technologies has shown two of its machines in the UK for the first time at an open house event held at its Moira, Leicestershire premises earlier this...

ITL to launch new UV LED curing products at Labelexpo

Integration Technology (ITL) is to use Labelexpo to unveil products it claimed will offer “unrivalled” performance and class-leading dose outputs for digital label printers.

Azonprinter launches bottle printing system for Razor

Azonprinter has launched a new rotary adaptor that enables direct 360-degree printing on a wide range of products, including large bottles, glasses and candles.

Future printers could be robots

There’s good news and bad news for printing industry workers in a new study about the likelihood of robots taking over from humans in certain jobs.