Equipment manufacturers

Heidelberg to hold Digital Performance open house

Heidelberg will provide the first UK demonstration of its new Versafire EP and EV digital presses at an open house in September.

Ipex bows out after nearly 140 years

While few people would have been completely surprised when Informa announced its decision to close Ipex for good last month, the move was nevertheless met with a tinge of sadness from across the...

Can manufacturers really help printers attain nirvana?

Manufacturing excellence is a term that is widely bandied about by business consultants but what does it mean in practice? PrintWeek spoke to some of the big suppliers to the printing industry to find...

Star product: Canon Océ LabelStream 4000

Canon comes late to the digital labels market, albeit with a high-end offering

Apex founders retire, Cron and Ryobi agencies find new homes

Apex Digital Graphics has transferred its two exclusive UK agencies, Cron CTP kit and plates and Ryobi RMGT litho presses, to new companies as its joint owners look to retire and wind down the...

Xerox hits back with threats over Fuji Xerox agreement

In its latest salvo against Fujifilm, Xerox has threatened that it may not renew its technology agreement with Fuji Xerox and could look to replace products in its portfolio developed under the joint...

Mark Andy acquires Kluge in latest consolidation play

Acquisitive Label and packaging press manufacturer Mark Andy has bought post-press and packaging kit manufacturer Brandtjen & Kluge.

Fujifilm files $1bn suit against Xerox

The increasingly bitter feud between Fujifilm and Xerox has ramped up a notch with Fujifilm filing a $1bn (£760m) lawsuit against Xerox for damages over the collapse of the proposed merger.

Fujifilm seeks legal backing to enforce Xerox deal

Fujifilm is expected to turn to a judge to enforce its merger deal with Xerox in the next few days, according to a US press report.

Fujifilm UK launches new plate business model

Fujifilm UK has launched a new litho plate management business model that it said will allow printers to cost-effectively manage or outsource their plate production.