Equipment manufacturers

Heidelberg has posted strong end of year results and looks to continue its growth strategy with its updated portfolio and through planned acquisitions in the services sector, the company said.

Digital cutter manufacturer Zünd (9-C05) has used Drupa to show and launch its new D3 digital cutter, marking an improvement on its S3 cutter, according to Zünd product manager Roman Hasler.

German manufacturer Rowe (4-B38) is presenting a prototype from its new ColorPress series of wide-format printers.

Vivid Laminating Technologies (6-D58) has revealed a range of new products, including additions to its Matrix laminator range.

OKI Europe has presented its Next Generation wide-format printing technology for the first time at Drupa (Hall 5, B21).

CNPIEC, a public publishing company belonging to the Chinese government, has invested in a CMC Cartonwrap 1000 box-on-demand system.

Ferag has premiered its collating and inserting line EasySert, which compiles advertising inserts into recipient-specific collections at Drupa (Hall 15, D25).

After three years of development, Recyl (Hall 11, C32) is using Drupa to launch its NextWave Ultrasonic Cleaning system for anilox rollers and unveil its new owners.

Scodix has sold almost 40 machines in the first week of Drupa (Hall 4, D60) .

DuPont (Hall 8b, C21) has revealed a one-stage solvent-free plate production process that produces flat-top digital dots directly onto the plate.