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Fujifim installs Jet Press 720 demonstration machine in Europe
Fujifilm has set up the first European install of its new Jet Press 720 at the company's demonstration centre in Brussels.

Killer App: Power 100 gets personal
<i>PrintWeek</i>'s annual Power 100 supplement, which charts the 100 most powerful people in UK print, has become an important date in the diary for the great and the good of the print and publishing...

Bwe Systec appoints new managing director for UK and Ireland
Paper-management system developer Bwe Systec has appointed Waleed Khan to be managing director of its UK and Ireland business unit.

Xennia to launch high-speed Osiris textile printer at ITMA
Industrial inkjet manufacturer Xennia Technology has unveiled its latest digital textile printer, the Osiris, which it claims offers output speeds "comparable" with rotary screen printers.

StudioRIP eyes Chinese expansion
Low-cost RIP developer StudioRIP has appointed a dealer in China and translated its software to allow operation by native Chinese speakers as it targets "significant growth" in the region over the...

Wyndeham Impact strikes to continue after second ballot
Strikes over a pay dispute will continue at Wyndeham Impact after Unite members voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of further action in a second ballot.

First Pindar redundancies announced, 6m creditor deficit revealed
Administrators at KPMG have made 31 of the 72 employees at Pindar Preston redundant.

Kodak exhibits at Image Today, 2011
Kodak showcased its Nexpress range of digital production colour presses with Print Genius at Image Today 2011, a three-day exhibition, which opened today.

PrintStop India installs Maharashtra's first Konica Minolta Bizhub press C8000
Mumbai-based start-up digital printing company, PrintStop India has added one Konica Minolta Bizhub C8000 to its fleet of seven other Bizhub presses, which include Bizhub 1051, 1200 and C6501.
HP's latex technology on display at Media Expo 2011 for signage solutions
HP India will showcase its latex technology printers L25500 and L65500 at Media Expo 2011 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from 29-31 July.

Great Western acquires Farbotech Color as ink industry mimicks printing consolidation
Portland, OR-based Great Western Ink has acquired Farbotech Color of Los Angeles in a move Great Western President Keith Voigt said was part of a strategy to build market share and expand...

US Labor Department delays posting of new print industry job descriptions
The US Department of Labor has delayed the update of its O*Net website (www.onetonline.org), which means that printing job descriptions that better reflect the industry's evolution into a high-tech,...

Shortlist for PrintWeek India Quality Awards 2011
The shortlist for 18 Quality categories of PrintWeek India Awards 2011 has been announced.

Richard Edward to make Discovery Channel appearance
London's Richard Edward is set to showcase its playing card manufacturing skills to a global audience thanks to an upcoming television appearance.