Equipment manufacturers

Lucid Dream unveils online PDF editor and pre-flight tool
Lucid Dream Software is beta testing ArtAffirm, a new cloud-based PDF editor, pre-flight and layout tool that will allow printers' clients to pre-flight and correct their own artwork before submitting...

Kodak enters bankruptcy protection
Eastman Kodak and its US subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the digital imaging and pre-press giant ran out of money to finance its stuttering transformation.

Lscher and MacDermid launch Accent flexo plate
Lscher has partnered with MacDermid to launch Accent, a new flexo coating plate for packaging and commercial print applications that can be imaged like a normal litho plate on Lscher's XPose! UV...

Loricas finds the solution to its shortfall
Loricas Solutions is a growing north-east-based direct mail house that has been in operation in one form or another for around 22 years. The firm rebranded last year from NEMC Design and Print,...

HP set to be Drupa's second largest exhibitor
HP is to showcase its digital products and applications at Drupa 2012's second largest stand, a 4,952sqm exhibition space.

Manroland bids to be put to creditors on Wednesday
Negotiations for the sale of Manroland have entered the final stages, with a shortlist of two different bid proposals due to be presented to creditors on Wednesday (18 January).
Muller Martini prepares for digital finishing launches at Drupa
Muller Martini has said it will unveil new digital finishing products at Drupa 2012, where it will be exhibiting under the motto "one world - one drupa" from its booth (C21) in hall 14.

MAN and Allianz pledge 24m for Manroland staff
Former Manroland owners MAN Group and Allianz have agreed to provide financial support for the thousands of staff that could be made redundant through the company's Chapter 11-style restructuring.

New Year predictions - Heidelberg's Lance O'Connell
Lance O'Connell, Prinect and CTP business manager, Heidelberg UK

Kodak 'on brink of Chapter 11' report claims
Kodak could be preparing to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the Wall Street Journal, as its struggle to secure new funding comes to a head.