Equipment manufacturers

Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer is to step down at the end of the financial year, and will be succeeded by another industry outsider – a long-standing Zeiss executive – in April 2022.

This past year has accelerated change affecting the printing industry. Quadient’s Sof Tsigarides explores driving new revenue streams, enabling production efficiencies and growing existing business.

Xaar shareholders have approved the firm’s plans to sell its stake in 3D printing business Xaar 3D.

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Former Watkiss Automation chairman and post-press innovator Chris Watkiss has died aged 89.

Konica Minolta has corrected the statement it issued yesterday and it’s better news for customers regarding the planned restart date at its Tatsuno toner factory.

Heidelberg announced its first cloud-based Prinect app at its Innovation Week event.

As we move into the final quarter of the year, thoughts turn to 2022 and beyond. Ricoh’s Simon Isaacs emphasises the need for print business owners to be thinking boldly and imaginatively as they plot...

Konica Minolta has asked for “understanding and support” as it works to resume toner production, and has pushed back the expected re-start date for its crucial Tatsuno plant by more than a week.

Mimaki Europe is showcasing several machines it has launched during the coronavirus pandemic at Fespa this week.

Promattex has used Fespa to showcase a new direct-to-film (DTF) printer.