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Kodak reveals Chapter 11 emergence plans 

Kodak reveals Chapter 11 emergence plans

6 May 2013 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Kodak is banking on its Stream inkjet and SquareSpot imaging technologies to create profitable revenue streams after the company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
UK printing industry reflects on union-breaking Thatcher era 

UK printing industry reflects on union-breaking Thatcher era

10 Apr 2013 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
"Divisive" has been the most-used word in national newspaper coverage following the death of Margaret Thatcher, and opinions about her legacy are also mixed in the printing industry.
Kodak moves closer to Chapter 11 bankruptcy exit 

Kodak moves closer to Chapter 11 bankruptcy exit

12 Mar 2013 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Kodak is set to file its long-awaited reorganisation plan next month.
Landa to skip Ipex due to huge backlog of orders 

Landa to skip Ipex due to huge backlog of orders

14 Jan 2013 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Landa Corporation will not exhibit at Ipex 2014 or any other major industry show currently on the calendar except for Drupa.
Landa on track with Nanography commercialisation plans 

Landa on track with Nanography commercialisation plans

29 Oct 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Landa Digital Printing is "on schedule" with its quality and reliability roadmap and will deliver its first Nanography presses at the end of next year, according to chairman and chief executive Benny Landa.
Report: Landa hunts investors, $1bn price tag on Nanography 

Report: Landa hunts investors, $1bn price tag on Nanography

17 Oct 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Landa has orders for 400 Nanographic presses and chairman Benny Landa is poised to embark upon a fundraising round for the venture, valuing it at up to $1 billion, according to a report in the Israeli financial press.
White toner device opens up new print applications 

White toner device opens up new print applications

21 Sep 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
A new sub-£2,000 OKI laser printer with white toner option has the potential to be "a printer's new salesperson" according to the machine's UK distributor.
Manroland Sheetfed cuts jobs at German press making plant 

Manroland Sheetfed cuts jobs at German press making plant

17 Sep 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Manroland Sheetfed is to cut more than 10% of its workforce in Germany, according to local reports.
Goss appoints industry outsider as new CEO 

Goss appoints industry outsider as new CEO

28 Jun 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Goss International has made a surprise move to replace its chief executive, with Richard Nichols taking over from Jochen Meissner with immediate effect.
Landa to review Ipex participation 

Landa to review Ipex participation

27 Jun 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Landa is "revisiting" its plans to exhibit at Ipex 2014 following news that HP and Agfa will not be at the show.
Kodak plans fast-track patent sale 

Kodak plans fast-track patent sale

14 Jun 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Kodak has decided to auction off its up-for-sale patent portfolio and aims to complete the process by early August.
Digital becomes mainstream at optimistic Drupa 2012 

Digital becomes mainstream at optimistic Drupa 2012

17 May 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
A feeling of renewal was apparent as Drupa 2012 drew to a close, with some viewing it as the "evolution Drupa" where digital printing became mainstream.
Inkjet book line is hit for Timsons at Drupa 

Inkjet book line is hit for Timsons at Drupa

16 May 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Timsons has reported a "Who's Who" of worldwide book printers making a pilgrimage to Drupa to see the new Timsons T-Print inkjet book production line.
Drupa visitor numbers down but international trade rises 

Drupa visitor numbers down but international trade rises

11 May 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Contraction in the printing industry is evident in the Drupa visitor numbers - although 170,000 visitors had attended by the half-way point, this figure is 20% down on the 2008 show.
Jadason shows latest version of B2 digital press 

Jadason shows latest version of B2 digital press

10 May 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Jadason is back at Drupa with a much bigger booth and the latest version of its QPress toner-based B2 sheetfed digital press.
Konica Minolta inkjet arm launches new printheads at Drupa 

Konica Minolta inkjet arm launches new printheads at Drupa

3 May 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) - the sales wing for Konica Minolta's inkjet head technology - is unveiling two world premieres at Drupa.
EFI makes fresh assault on screen printing with Orion 

EFI makes fresh assault on screen printing with Orion

10 Apr 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
EFI will unveil a new digital press that it believes can replace wide-format screen printing at Drupa.
KBA reveals details of RotaJet 76 at Drupa preview 

KBA reveals details of RotaJet 76 at Drupa preview

26 Mar 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
KBA revealed further details about its RotaJET 76 inkjet web this week, as it held a pre-Drupa customer event in Radebeul attended by 1,000 customers.
Kodak: more details emerge behind fall into Chapter 11 

Kodak: more details emerge behind fall into Chapter 11

26 Mar 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
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 bankruptcy protection.
KBA revamps Rapida 145 

KBA revamps Rapida 145

22 Mar 2012 |  Jo Francis  |   Comment now
KBA has revamped its large-format Rapida 145 with a host of new features that speed up makeready and production on the press.
 
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