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.

The end of one technology era and the beginning of another dominated April’s listicle, where the challenges facing some in the trade finishing sector were writ large.

With the latest Earth Day still very fresh in our memories, our collective focus shifts towards our environmental footprint and the steps we can take to mitigate it.

German inks and coatings manufacturer Siegwerk has established a new division dedicated to functional coatings for new sustainable packaging products.

At around 70,000 copies sold per issue, Empire magazine is proof that the sector is far from moribund. However, it did want its March 2024 issue to be a bit more dead – or rather, undead.

A wide-format-specific RIP for high-fidelity colour printing with high-end job management tools.

Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company and pioneer of mass production, once said: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

It’s hard to know which is worse – a print company with not enough business, or a firm with enough work but plant that has broken down. Neither are ideal and both are worrying.

Epson’s global president, Yasanori Ogawa, will give a keynote speech on the first day of Drupa 2024, 28 May, showing how Epson has reinvented itself as a major inkjet manufacturer.

German pigment maker Heubach GmbH has filed for insolvency following a failed attempt at a financial restructure.