Digital

Under-pressure Xerox asks for better terms

A high-profile campaign by two investors to get the terms of the Xerox-Fujifilm takeover improved appears to be bearing fruit – Xerox has asked to renegotiate the deal currently on the table.

Ruddocks buys Polar 92 cutter with jogger

Ruddocks Design & Print has taken on a Polar 92 N Plus guillotine with two stacklifts and a jogger to enhance its cutting capabilities.

Hybrid Uteco/Kodak press reaches commercialisation

Uteco Group and Kodak are poised to install the first hybrid Sapphire Evo press for flexible packaging, featuring Kodak’s Stream inkjet technology.

Me & my: Riso ComColor FW5230

Sometimes you just want a no-nonsense machine for no-nonsense jobs. Spectrum Graphics is a small company with a big reputation for all kinds of digital material.

Inkless raises €1m for printing without cartridges

Dutch start-up Inkless has secured a €1m (£870,000) funding package to produce a system for printing without ink, toner or cartridges.

Fresh foray in Xerox takeover row

Investors Darwin Deason and Carl Icahn have launched a fresh offensive in their bid to derail Xerox’s proposed sale to Fujifilm, with Deason filing an amended lawsuit as part of an ongoing attempt to...

Solopress ramps up with multimillion-pound spend

Solopress is in the final stages of a multimillion-pound investment programme to boost capacity to keep up with demand and shape itself for future growth.

New Harlequin RIP introduces PDF 2.0 compatibility

Global Graphics Software has launched the latest version of its flagship Harlequin RIP, which it claims is the first major PDF RIP for production printing to offer compatibility with the PDF 2.0...

MBO team targets growth as XIC founder steps aside

XIC managing director Bill Fawcett has sold the business he founded 32 years ago to an MBO team led by director of operations Murray Alexander.

HP seeks to increase publishing supply chain efficiency with Piazza

HP has introduced a set of independent and interlocking cloud-based services to make book manufacturing and distribution more time- and cost-efficient for publishers.