Companies & suppliers

Atlas updates slitter rewinders

Atlas Converting Equipment has revamped its latest slitter rewinders targeting increased productivity and material waste reduction.

Taylor Brothers makes digital foray

Bristol family-run litho printers Taylor Brothers is making its first move into digital after choosing a Heidelberg Linoprint C901.

Impika to show iPrint Compact at Hunkeler Innovationdays

French digital print specialist Impika will be showing its iPrint Compact single engine duplex digital colour printer feeding two finishing lines, one for book block and one for newspaper production,...

<i>Sun on Sunday</i> offsets <i>News of The World</i> legal bill

Investigations into the phone hacking scandals at <i>News of The World</i> continue to impose significant costs for parent company News Corporation, according to its second quarter results.

Kodak requests third Chapter 11 plan extension, concludes patent sale

Eastman Kodak completed the sale and licensing of its digital imaging patents for $527m this week as it asked for yet another extension to the deadline for filing its Chapter 11 plan.

USPS move to end Saturday delivery leaves direct mail sector in limbo

This week's US Postal Service announcement that it is ending Saturday mail delivery - without the direct OK of Congress - leaves direct mail and commercial printing industries in limbo.

Election drives Consolidated Graphics Q3 revenue rise

Consolidated Graphics (CGX) cited an increase in both digital and election year print spending as it reported Q3 net income up 32.4% to $16.9m on a 4% revenue rise to $295.3m.

KBA announces price hike for loss-making sheetfed press division

KBA has announced a 2.5% price increase for its sheetfed offset presses, effective from 15 April 2013.

FFEI challenges Esko DeskPack with RealPro ToolKit launch

Following customer feedback to its range of packaging pre-press tools launched at Drupa FFEI has launched a modular suite of Illustrator plug-ins, RealPro Toolkit.

Shuttleworth focuses on efficiency with MIS upgrade

Shuttleworth has updated its MIS software to version 5.2 with a focus on providing a simplified yet customised interface to improve staff efficiency.