North america

ProLabel has installed an entry-level Xeikon 3030 as the US flexo industry continues its shift toward digital labels.

Kirkwood Holdings has bought digital printer Nu Graphics for an undisclosed sum as part of a strategy to boost its digital footprint.

North Plains has acquired rival digital asset management (DAM) vendor Xinet for an undisclosed amount to form "the largest pure-play DAM vendor" in the print industry.

Domino Printing Sciences has made a $24m (15m) paper profit on its investment in US-based egg monitoring firm TEN Media after the venture was valued at $500m by a new investor.

Durst has unveiled a new series of UV printers, the P10, which can produce "fine art" quality output at resolutions up to 1,000dpi.

Manroland US web and sheetfed divisions will share some backend functions for the time being in an effort to get up and running quickly following their sale to separate companies.

Heidelberg USA announced this week that it is bringing several new digital presses to the North American market, with the goal of providing traditional offset commercial printers with entry-level...

Flint Group North America has blamed rising raw material costs, including crude oil, for price hikes across a range of its sheetfed and web offset ink, varnish and press wash products.

Inca is calling for entries to the second iteration of its Inca Digital Excellence Awards, which recognises "stunning" work carried out on the manufacturer's wide-format UV inkjet printers.

EFI will unveil a new digital press that it believes can replace wide-format screen printing at Drupa (Hall 05, stand C01).

Offset press manufacturers Miyakoshi and Ryobi have joined forces to develop an 8,000sph B2 digital press, which they are to demonstrate as a prototype at Drupa 2012 (Hall 9, Stand A04).