Equipment manufacturers
Kodak announces 7% flexo plate price hike
Kodak GCG has announced a global price increase of up to 7% on all flexographic plates from July 15 in response to rising energy and raw material costs.

Park's Granite Communications adds eight-colour KBA
Southend-based Granite Communications has replaced its Mitsubishi Diamond press with an eight-colour KBA Rapida 105 perfector.

Pre-owned Xerox kit strikes back
The market for used machinery in India is ripe. Pankaj Kalra of Xerox India speaks to Samir Lukka to decode the knots and crosses of the print business.

Xeikon organises a three-day technology event
Xeikon recently organised a special event showcasing the rotary process digital printing technology for printing labels, packaging and transfer applications.

UKHO invests in pre-press overhaul with Fujifilm
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has invested in a range of pre-media equipment from Fujifilm, including two Screen platesetters, two FLH-Z 125 ZAC processors and an XMF workflow.

Six Stitch Star machines at Sakshi newspaper
Sakshi has installed six Stitch Star machines at the Vijaywada plant in Andhra Pradesh.

Belgian prepress firm Basysprint launches multifunction UV platesetters
Belgian prepress specialist Basysprint has announced a new range of UV platesetters able to handle a range of plate treatments for different applications in a single device.

Canon and Océ merge Swiss operations
Canon and Océ have announced the decision to combine their print businesses in Switzerland.
Ricoh plus Heidelberg confirm their presence at Pamex 2011
Ricoh India and Heidelberg India have booked a combined space of 900 sq/mtrs for the eight edition of Pamex to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 1 to 4 November 2011.

Kodak takes workflow suite virtual with VMware tie-up
Kodak has announced a virtualised version of its Unified Workflow Solutions for Prinergy Connect workflow and Insite Prepress Portal.