Consumables

Fujifilm to increase plate prices

Fujifilm Europe has announced it will be increasing the price of its offset printing plates as raw aluminium costs continue to rise.

Agfa UK upbeat on H1 results

Agfa’s worldwide wide-format inkjet business posted double-digit growth in Q2, while its UK wing has reported “positive” trading conditions overall in the first half.

Xerox launches new white toner

Xerox has launched White Dry Ink for the optional fifth unit on its iGen 5 digital production colour cutsheet press.

Kodak Q2 revenue down

Kodak has recorded a further fall in revenue for Q2 2017, while reporting an improvement in Prosper annuities and Sonora plate volumes.

Domino picks Xaar 502 printhead for new outer case coders

Domino has chosen to incorporate Xaar's 502 GS15 O printhead into the new 70mm C6000+ variant of its C-Series Plus piezo drop-on-demand outer case coders.

Langley positive on interims

Manroland Sheetfed parent company Langley Holdings has said group performance was, on the whole, satisfactory although its press manufacturing operation was slightly behind target at the half year.

Oasis installs wonder wall of graphics for gala event

At a recent London Roundhouse event, the Everything Everday London Gala, held in aid of the Ubuntu Education Fund, the capital’s 150-year-old venue required some sprucing up with wall graphics and...

Spot the difference: cut out colours to cut costs

Brand owners have traditionally been very protective about their brand colours, and that’s understandable – consistent branding and high print quality reassure consumers that the product too will be...

Sabur Digital signs Sihl deal

Barnsley-based sublimation equipment supplier Sabur Digital has signed an agreement with substrate manufacturer Sihl for the distribution of its Design2Wall range of wallpapers.

Amari takes on 3M films for distribution

Sign and display graphics distributor Amari Plastics has taken on a number of 3M’s commercial graphic and architectural films for distribution.