North america
Print pioneer John Crosfield passes away
John Crosfield, founder of Crosfield Electronics and pioneer of automatic register control and colour scanning technologies for the print industry, has passed away aged 96.
Quad/Graphics Launches Media Solutions Division
Quad/Graphics has become the latest major US printer to unveil a cross-media strategy, following the formation of Quad/Graphics Media Solutions, which it said would help customers better leverage...
OKI Data Americas expands Canadian reseller network
OKI Data Americas has added two new Canadian distributors - Ontario-based Northern Graphic Solutions and Winnipeg's Canadian Printing Equipment - as it looks build out its reseller network for its...
Ferrostaal brings Ryobi perfector to US ahead of Drupa show
Ferrostaal is rolling out several Ryobi state-of-the-art sheetfed printing presses across North America , taking advantage of the pre-drupa hype among US commercial printers to showcase equipment as...
HP merges print and PC divisions as Vyomesh Joshi departs
HP has moved to reassure printers of its ongoing commitment to the commercial print sector following yesterday's announcement of the merger of its commercial print and PC divisions.
Kodak: more details emerge behind fall into Chapter 11
A dramatic collapse in licensing revenues at Kodak's Consumer Digital Imaging division and a doubling of losses at its Graphic Communications Group wing helped propel the firm into Chapter 11...
Sales and profit up at Xaar as capacity expansion bears fruit
Inkjet manufacturer Xaar has said that growth in the ceramic decoration sector, along with successful capacity expansion at its Huntingdon facility, contributed to a 26% increase in sales during 2011.
Memjet looks to broaden reach
San Diego-based inkjet manufacturer Memjet is targeting Drupa to showcase the versatility of its core waterfall printheads, which can jet more than 700m drops of ink a second, across a broad range of...
Pitney Bowes boosts Intellijet Printing Systems
Stamford, CT-based Pitney Bowes this week unveiled a host of enhancements to its IntelliJet Printing Systems, including higher print speed options for the HP inkjet-based technology aimed at...
Kodak turns to Graphic Innovators to help drive hybrid inkjet printing
Kodak has signed a partnership deal that makes Chicago-area printing equipment reseller Graphic Innovators an authorized sales agent for Prosper printheads to complement its direct sales force.
New Manroland web owner may work with sheetfed side
The new owner of Manroland's web arm has said that the company may tie up with the sheetfed division in some territories.
Xeikon to offer glimpse of future toner tech at Drupa
Xeikon will unveil a new toner-based print platform at Drupa that it claims will combine the quality of its 1,200dpi colour printers with "inkjet-like speed" and cost of production.