Flexo
Heidelberg plans to grow digital label printing offering
Heidelberg has sold the Swiss site of label wing Gallus but will continue to operate from the location, where it will focus on digital label printing alongside a new customer demo centre.
Koenig & Bauer consolidates press assembly at Würzburg
Koenig & Bauer is moving Flexotecnica assembly operations from Italy to its main Würzburg plant in Germany as part of its P24x efficiency programme.
Xsys: 'unprecedented' rise in costs means prices have to go up
Xsys has followed fellow flexo plate supplier Miraclon in announcing a 6% price increase on its Nyloflex product range.
Flint sells Xsys pre-press business
Flint Group has confirmed that its Xsys pre-press wing is being sold, with Steve Dryden stepping up to become CEO of Flint as a result.
Bobst updates on connectivity vision
Bobst CEO Jean-Pascal Bobst has hailed the firm’s 2020 results as “a major achievement” in light of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reuters: Flint Group could spin off flexo wing
Flint Group is engaging with potential buyers for its Xsys pre-press business according to a report from Reuters.
Firm fined over HSE incident
A specialist printing firm has been fined a six-figure sum after an incident where an employee suffered asphyxiation after becoming entangled in a part of a press.
Flint Group creates new pre-press arm
Flint Group has created a new division combining Xeikon’s pre-press business and Flint’s flexo wing, and has revived an old brand name as its moniker.
Contact expands board
Flexo plate manufacturer Contact Originators rounded off a challenging but still successful 2020 with the promotion of two long-serving employees to directors.
Contact Originators continues expansion with new hires
Flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators has continued its year of recovery after suffering a serious fire in January by increasing its headcount.