Companies & suppliers

There was a buzz in the air in Lucerne

Busy and successful Hunkeler Innovationdays highlights sector advances

Hunkeler Innovationdays has closed its doors after four very successful and busy days that saw the continuous-feed inkjet sector move well ahead of where it was in 2019 – the show’s previous outing.

Pitzinger: Heidelberg is a pearl of German mechanical engineering

Heidelberg appoints new comms and brand champion

Heidelberg has appointed a new head of global corporate communications from outside the industry.

Finnish paper companies can breathe a sigh of relief as the port strikes end

Finnish port strikes end

Strike action by thousands of stevedores at Finnish ports, which it was warned could impact the paper and pulp industry, has reached a swifter than expected resolution.

FPL Signs' parent group already operated VeloBlade machines

FPL Signs returns to Vivid for VeloBlade install

FPL Signs has taken on a new VeloBlade Nexus digital die-cutting system from Vivid Laminating Technologies to bolster its in-house offering.

PMS: regularly reviewed by Pantone’s team of colour scientists and trend experts

Pantone explains controversial colour changes

Pantone has added 224 mixed colours and five base ink colours to the Pantone Matching System – with some of the new formulations causing angst among printing industry pros.

The PageWide Advantage 2200 now has several new features

HP rolls out PageWide Advantage enhancements

HP is using Hunkeler Innovationdays to unveil a raft of enhancements to its PageWide Advantage 2200 press, which it is showing for the first time in Europe at the Swiss specialist trade show this...

The ProStream series can print up to 11,300 4/4 B2 sheets per hour

Canon launches ProStream 3000 high-speed inkjets

Canon has launched the next generation of its high-speed, web-fed inkjet presses for commercial print at Hunkeler Innovationdays.

At €1.186bn, group revenue reached the upper end of the projected range

Koenig & Bauer improves profitability in 2022

Koenig & Bauer has reported that, based on its preliminary and as yet unaudited figures, its preliminary group EBIT for 2022 has exceeded its own forecast, as well as market expectations.

Mondi: volume growth in containerboard, kraft paper and pulp

Mondi reports on 2022

Mondi has posted sales on continuing operations up 28% last year, with an even bigger increase in operating profits at the packaging and paper group.