Equipment manufacturers

Manroland Sheetfed snaps up Schaaf
Manroland Sheetfed has snapped up the former head of Heidelberg’s large-format press business and aims to plug the “gaping hole” left by its rival’s exit from that part of the market.

Ricoh: 'future of sheetfed digital inkjet is on its way'
Ricoh has revealed further teaser details about its new B2 sheetfed inkjet press, ahead of its official launch.

Highcon teams with CMYUK as UK partner
Highcon has appointed CMYUK as its new UK agent and go-to-market partner.

Faster roll-to-roll printer heads up SwissQprint launches
SwissQprint has launched a range of new products, including the speed version of its Karibu UV roll-to-roll printer.

Koenig & Bauer: sheetfed 'has bucked industry trend'
Koenig & Bauer expects to break even in the current financial year, after filing 2020 results that were “significantly better than the industry average”.

SOS expands portfolio with Prepress deal
Service Offset Supplies (SOS) has acquired CTP kit reseller and support specialist Prepress Services (PPS) to expand its product and service offering.

Agfa to increase plate prices by up to 10%, plans surcharge in Europe
UPDATED: Agfa has announced a big increase in plate prices worldwide in response to “soaring input costs”, which its European wing choosing to implement a surcharge instead of a price rise.

Canon revamps TX large-format range
Canon has revamped its imagePrograf TX Series of large-format printers to boost productivity.

Heidelberg rolls out more cloud services
Heidelberg has opened up access to the cloud-based Zaikio procurement platform and has also launched its Maintenance Manager service; while at the group’s UK operation there’s change at the top of its...

Fujifilm makes substantial investment in inkjet inks
Fujifilm is making a multi-million dollar investment in the manufacturing of inkjet colorants for water-based inks.