North america
HP extends labels and packaging reach with new Indigo presses
HP unveiled new features for its Indigo WS6600 Digital Press at Labelexpo Americas 2012 this week and has signed up five beta customers to trial its Indigo 20000 Digital Press.
Tensor in deal with Manroland for North American sales
Manroland Web Systems has signed an agreement to sell Tensor International's single width web fed offset presses in the US and Canada.
Kodak culls COO role and will cut further 1,000 jobs
Kodak has axed the role of president and chief operating officer Phil Faraci and will shed a further 1,000 jobs as it speeds up cost cutting efforts while the clock ticks on its Chapter 11...
Landa team takes Nanography message on tour
Landa Digital Printing experts are taking to the conference circuit as the firm aims to build upon the buzz generated at the Drupa launch of Nanography.
Think Printing acquires Speedmaster to meet surge in political mailing
Richmond, VA-based Think Printing has invested in a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 to answer growing demand for political direct mail.
InnerWorkings survey finds cautious optimism in print community
A new survey from global managed print services provider InnerWorkings shows positivity in the commercial printing industry.
Kodak losses continue to mount in latest monthly report
Kodak's US operations made a net loss of $78.7m (49.7m) on revenues of $162.5m in July taking its combined losses since the start of the year to $745m on sales of $1.1bn.
Presstek touts positives of proposed acquisition by AIP
Direct imaging press manufacturer Presstek has said that the proposed acquisition will provide a range of benefits as well as boosting the company's financial resources.
Agfa's former Shoreham site could become Tesla museum
A dormant Agfa-Gevaert photographic emulsion manufacturing plant in Shoreham, Long Island has become the subject of a preservation campaign that has already raised $1.2m (735,000) in donations.
Kodak to sell personalised and document imaging businesses
Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.
UPDATE: Kodak to sell Personalized and Document Imaging businesses
Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.
HP posts $8.9bn Q3 loss despite rising IPG profits
Commercial press sales was one of the few bright spots as Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced an $8.9bn (5.6bn) third quarter loss.