Electrophotography/toner

Fujifilm Business Innovation and Konica Minolta expect their new joint venture company to be formally established by the end of September.

The ringleader of a drug smuggling gang that imported “colossal” amounts of cocaine into the UK concealed using toner cartridges has been jailed for more than 30 years.

Bespoke print and embellishment specialist EA Printing has opened up its product offering following the installation of a full-spec Fujifilm Revoria PC1120.

Fujifilm’s booth was “incredibly busy” on day one of Drupa with crowds flocking to see its much-enlarged portfolio.

Konica Minolta has added to its high chroma toner press range with a new model that will be part of its Drupa exhibit.

Konica Minolta has made a major investment in its UK professional print business with the opening of a new Client Engagement Centre.

Impress Print Services has completed a re-equip of its sheetfed digital printing setup that has seen the award-winning business become a major customer of Fujifilm.

Sales at Ricoh’s Graphic Communications wing have grown by 11.6% to ¥262.1bn (£1.35bn).

Xeikon plans to focus on digital presses for specialist applications at Drupa, including a new high-res inkjet model for labels and an inline embellishment system co-developed with Kurz.

It’s the end of an era for Xerox, which will stop making its iGen5 and Nuvera digital presses over the summer, while a new era beckons with a fresh third-party partnership for high-speed continuous...