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FespaDaily news round-up, day four: Armor; Mactac; Bickers/Simpson

The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day four of the show at the Hamburg Messe.

Odessa signs for HP Scitex 17000 at Fespa

Odessa Print Group has purchased an HP Scitex 17000 corrugated press with flexible loading kit at Fespa.

SAI to give European debut to number of products at Fespa

Software company SA International (SAI) is showing a number of new products and discussing new partnerships with its European audience for the first time at Fespa.

Legal team changes at BPIF

The BPIF has appointed a new head of BPIF Legal after Anne Copley announced her intention to retire at the end of the month.

Kodak revenues slide but profits up in Q1

Kodak posted a net profit in the first quarter of 2017 of $7m (£5.4m), a $22m improvement on the same period last year, but sales were down 5%.

Thomson Print & Packaging gets new digital Versafire CV

Thomson Print & Packaging is replacing its five-year-old Ricoh digital press with a Versafire CV five-colour machine, in order to integrate it with the Prinect workflow already in use on its...

Mimaki moves into 3D inkjet space

Mimaki (A1-A25/B6-C50) has announced the first details of its new 3D inkjet machine, due to be commercially available by the end of this year.



KBA has had a positive Q1 in Europe with orders and revenue up

KBA Group posted 20% more orders in the first quarter of 2017 than in the same period last year with a “substantial increase” in orders for medium-format sheetfed presses, particularly in southern...

Fujitsu staff announce new strike days

Fujitsu UK workers have announced an additional five strike days as part of a long-running dispute over pay, pensions, job security and union recognition, as the IT giant pushes on with proposals to...

FespaDaily news round-up, day three: Kornit; Texo Trade Services; Zünd; Agfa; J-Teck3

The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day three of the show at the Hamburg Messe.

McGowan: EFI Nozomi could replace litho-lam

EFI has reported strong interest in its giant Nozomi C18000 corrugated printing line from display graphics printers – with McGowans in Ireland set to become the first to install one in that market. ...

HP ‘reinvents’ its Latex range at Fespa

HP has launched two mid-range Latex printers at Fespa as well as a series of enhancements to its PageWide printers and an automated feeder for its flagship HP Scitex 17000.

Adventa debuting QuickPro Direct

Adventa (A1-E19) has launched QuickPro Direct, a canvas wall art product for flatbed printers, at its inaugural Fespa.

Vapor makes show debut

First-time exhibitor Vapor Apparel (B6-C103) is debuting its ranges of sublimation-friendly clothing to the European market at Fespa.

Elitron showing new large-format cutter

Italian manufacturer Elitron (A1-D55) is debuting its new Kombo SDC+ 3.2 large-format digital cutter at this year’s Fespa.