Digital printing

LumeJet Print Technologies (LPT) has gone into liquidation, three years after it was established after the original LumeJet business went into administration.

EFI has unveiled its new ultra-high-speed digital single-pass textiles printer, the Reggiani Bolt.

Mutoh has launched its latest ValueJet wide-format digital printer, the VJ-1627MH, which comes fitted with a specialised hot air knife media drying system.

Fujifilm has added a higher-performance model to its sheetfed inkjet offering, and has billed the third-generation Jet Press 750S as “the fastest B2 full-colour digital press on the market”.

Ricoh has acquired German software provider ColorGate in a deal worth around €10m (£8.7m).

Echo House is set to continue its pioneering relationship with Fujifilm on its Acuity Ultra range by taking on a new smaller-format version of the superwide machine in January.

Kodak is now negotiating with a single party over the sale of its flexo business and expects to seal the deal in Q4.

Bluetree Group is set to increase its floorspace by 45% in an ambitious expansion plan that will extend into 2020.

Heidelberg has reported an uptick in its first-half EBITDA boosted by the growth of its new subscription model, although its bottom line suffered from one-off costs.

Orders continue to rise at Koenig & Bauer but sales at the press manufacturer have been hit by a bottleneck in parts supply that has hit delivery schedules.

Adare SEC is to concentrate operations at its Redditch site on core security products with an investment of around £400,000 early next year.

Roland DG has launched the Texart RT-640M, the first machine in its Texart range that is capable of printing both direct-to-fabric (DTF) and dye-sub onto transfer paper.