Equipment manufacturers

Xerox ready for cut-sheet inkjet battle
Xerox production print chief Marybeth Gilbert said the firm would fight to retain its number one spot in cut-sheet inkjet as it unveiled a range of new products including an upgrade for the Baltoro...

Penfield aims to bridge supplies gap with PMS venture
Ink industry veteran Grant Penfield is positioning his new distribution and production business to help industry suppliers deal with Brexit issues that could delay shipments to end users.

K&B: sheetfed orders "robust", continues digital drive
Koenig & Bauer came close to breaking even at an EBIT level in Q3 despite ongoing issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and said it had “substantially outperformed the sector as a whole” in terms of...

Agfa continues to be hit by pandemic effects
Agfa has reported a fall in revenue and gross profit in Q3 as the effect of the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit its offset printing activities.

Heidelberg shares rise as trading improves
Heidelberg has reported an improving performance for the second quarter of its financial year, with CFO Marcus Wassenberg stating that the group is being “fundamentally realigned” for the future.

Komori and MBO step up collaboration
Press manufacturer Komori says it is “intensifying collaboration” with post-press specialist MBO acquired earlier this year.

EFI upgrades Nozomi
EFI has souped up its Nozomi single pass corrugated printing line with across-the-board productivity boosts.

Xerox reports improvement in Q3
Xerox chief executive John Visentin said the manufacturer is “prepared to respond however events unfold” as it revealed Q3 results showing a pick-up in business at some of its operations.

Mimaki to launch new entry-level printers
Mimaki is set to launch two new entry-level roll-to-roll inkjet printers that are said to combine high quality printing and high productivity “at minimal cost to the user”.

Xaar will not face ICO action over systems breach
Xaar will not face any censure from the Information Commissioner’s Office following the cyber attack that it made public last month.