Equipment manufacturers

Vanguard opens UKI sales channel
American manufacturer Vanguard has opened its first sales channel to the UK and Ireland with distributor ArtSystems.

K&B: More Rapida offset presses being equipped with fully automatic plate logistics
Koenig & Bauer reported an uptake in commercial printers equipping their Rapida sheetfed offset presses with fully automatic plate logistics systems.

Kodak to show new inkjet web at Hunkeler Innovationdays
Kodak will showcase the recently launched Prosper Ultra 520 inkjet web press for the first time in Europe at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne, Switzerland next month.

Landmark year for Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, with CEO Toshimitsu Taiko aiming for the business to “once again soar as a growth company”.

Mail mess top and tails an eventful December
While the ongoing impact of the Royal Mail strikes is the bread in the December’s listicle sandwich, the filling in last month’s ranking of our most read stories also featured M&A deals, the decline...

New PACE event for print automation at Xerox
A number of companies have banded together to host a new event focused on automating print and minimising the industry’s carbon footprint.

Tributes paid to industry stalwart Dave Varty
Industry colleagues and associates are mourning the loss of Ricoh’s Dave Varty, who has died aged 58 after spending all his working life in print.

CMC launches new website in rebrand
CMC Machinery has rebranded as CMC Packaging Automation.

Chas Moloney RIP
Ricoh’s Chas Moloney has passed away after a short illness.

Star product Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark V
Horizon’s solution for high-throughput, high-quality booklets upgraded with iCE LiNK workflow management capability plus the ability to handle continuous-fed rolls.