Equipment manufacturers

August is sometimes dubbed the silly season by media outlets as they struggle to find newsworthy content, no such luck for print though as the month had more than its fair share of serious news.

Shares in Highcon have tanked after the manufacturer announced disappointing half-year results and accountants added a going concern note to its figures.

Inkcups has announced the commercial availability of a versatile new printer that can print directly onto pliable reusable bags and other items such as hard goods.

HP has reported that its sales for Q3 fell year-on-year but improved on the previous quarter.

Hawk Eye uses cameras, printer system information and artificial intelligence to automate print quality control and cut setup time and waste.

Here’s another pioneering British developer that grew up in the inkjet hothouse around Cambridge.

Agfa has lodged a patent infringement case against luxury fashion house Gucci, related to inkjet printing onto leather.

Reproflex3, the Northumberland pre-press, flexographic platemaker and FMCG packaging printer has acquired ANF, a flexo printing plate manufacturer in County Durham.

Sales at Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals wing were up nearly 6% in Q2, with the business gearing up for commercial availability of its SpeedSet B1 inkjet press next year.

Mimaki Europe has developed a new direct-to-film (DTF) printer with higher print speeds than its existing technology.