Equipment manufacturers

Kodak has suffered a setback to the launch of its Prosper press range with Italian firm Rotomail plumping for an HP T300 machine instead of Kodak's Prosper 5000XL.

Inca has appointed its first business development manager Nigel Sherman to spearhead the firm's expansion into new markets for its inkjet technology beyond large-format display graphics.

A German wide-format start-up has opted for a trio of HP's water-based printers, including two latex machines, due to the machines' environmental credentials.

During the month of July, prices for creamwove writing paper at Rs 41,000 a tonne and maplitho printing paper at Rs 52,205 a tonne, had notched up about 5 to 9% on a yearly basis.

With more than 70 machines sold to more than 40 customers in India both, Novacut and it's counterpart Speria 106, have been bestsellers in India for the past six years.

Durst has opened its inkjet technology research centre at its Lienz site in Austria.

German press auxiliary manufacturer Technotrans launched its Indian office at Chennai on 24 July 2010.

UV-curing specialist Integration Technology Limited (ITL) has invested 100,000 in extending its LED UV applications facility.

Agfa has begun producing thermal Azura TS plates at its Leeds Seacroft factory following a surge in demand for its chemistry-free plates.

Noel D'cunha talks to K C Sanjeev, managing director, Welbound Worldwide which manufactures critical links in the bookbinding workflow, starting from folding machines to trimmers.