North america
Expo space sold out at 'Drupa of ideas'
Drupa's pre-show buzz has reached fever pitch over the past few days as announcements have come thick and fast from some of the major exhibitors speaking at the Messe Dusseldorf's International Media...
Color-Logic to debut FX-Viewer at GOA
Color-Logic has announced the launch of FX-Viewer, the new graphic effects visualizer for its Process Metallic Color System (PMCS).
RR Donnelley Posts Q4, Full Year Loss
Chiacago-based RR Donnelley slipped to a $121.1m net loss for the year to 31 December 2011, compared with a $217.1m profit in 2010, after it recorded a $326.6m net loss in the final quarter.
Big Mountain Imaging targets wide-format growth with Durst Rho 500R
Philadelphia, PA-based Big Mountain Imaging has installed a new five-meter Durst Rho 500R superwide roll-to-roll UV inkjet printer in a bid to capitalize on the growing interest in higher-resolution...
Maximum Graphics appoints Nawfel president, targets geographic growth
Chaska, MN-based Maximum Graphics, which is part of Consolidated Graphics (CGX), announced that Rob Nawfel has been appointed president as it looks to promote the printer's digital presses and...
Kodak to exit digital camera manufacture
Kodak will stop manufacturing digital cameras, pocket video cameras and picture frames in the first half of 2012 and look to licence its camera brand instead in a bid to save $100m a year in operating...
Drupa to mark worldwide launch for Goss Sunday Vpak
Goss International's Sunday Vpak flexible packaging, label and folding carton press will be shown for the first time outside North America at Drupa, where it will have its "unofficial worldwide...
Kodak creditors attempt to mitigate damage
A number of Kodak's creditors are attempting to reduce their exposure to the imaging giant by issuing "reclamation claims" for recently-shipped goods.
API Group's major shareholder calls for company to be sold
API Group's largest minority shareholder Steel Partner Holdings has called for the foil, holographics and laminates manufacturer to be put up for sale.
Edwards Brothers merges with Malloy
Two Ann Arbor, MI-based printers located five miles apart, Edwards Brothers and Malloy, announced a merger this week that will create the sixth largest book manufacturing firm in the US with combined...
Unite slams Olympic ticket printing contract award to US firm
Unite has slammed the decision to award the 16m ($25m) ticket printing contract for the London 2012 Olympics to a US-based firm, Weldon, Williams & Lick of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Alphagraphics looks for modest expansion
After a tumultuous few weeks that saw it bought off its insolvent parent company by a private equity firm before its CEO was abruptly replaced, Alphagraphics is now looking to go back to the basics of...