Inkjet

Kodak: Prosper to overtake Versamark this year
Kodak installed another five Kodak Prosper presses in its first quarter, and has a further five orders for the high-speed inkjet system in the pipeline.

First KBA results under new structure
KBA’s first-quarter results have been boosted by a big jump in orders for its sheetfed and special presses, as the group pushes ahead with plans to spin-off its operations into autonomous business...

Paperlinx assets to go under the hammer
A major online auction of Paperlinx UK assets is being prepared, including warehouse racking with the capacity to hold 50,000 pallets and a host of printing and finishing kit.

Premier Paper acquires Paperlinx reels business
Premier Paper is taking on at least 30 former Paperlinx employees after agreeing a deal to acquire its reel paper operations.

Open house to showcase inkjet, DI and CTP kit
Presstek and International Graphic Supplies (IGS) are running a joint open house event next week.

New structure for CPI UK
A restructure of CPI Group’s UK operations has resulted in the departure of two senior executives and two high-profile returnees to the book printer’s revamped management team.

Capita scoping out further buys
Outsourcing giant Capita is planning to expand its Document & Information Services business through further acquisitions, while its new Mansfield site has achieved a major milestone.

Clays makes multimillion-pound ‘strategic’ HP investment
St Ives Clays has announced that it will purchase multiple HP Inkjet web presses in a multimillion-pound deal that marks the next major stage in its digital production print strategy for the UK book...

HP previews new PageWide wide-format printer
HP gave customers a sneak peek of its new PageWide wide-format printer, ahead of the product’s official launch.

Xaar sees future potential in sheetfed inkjet
Fresh Xaar chief executive Doug Edwards is aiming to expand the use of the firm’s technology in commercial print, and has inkjet replacements for today’s mid-range electrophotographic (EPS) digital...

Sonora boosts Kodak results
Kodak’s Sonora processless plate business grew by 212% year-on-year and the company is set to add 15 million square metres of manufacturing capacity for the plate in 2015.

HP and KBA to launch 2.8m-wide Color Inkjet Web Press
HP and KBA have announced plans to produce their first co-developed press, the HP T1100 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press.